Seed Quality and Depth for the Best Bet Canola Establishment

2016

Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Martin Harries
Mark Seymour
Year(s) 2016
Contributor Department of Agriculture and Food WA
Trial location(s) Eradu, WA
Seed Quality and Depth for the Best Bet Canola Establishment locations
Aims
  1. To refine canola establishment methods for early sowing.
  2. To see if it is possible to chase moisture at depth with canola.
Key messages
  • Even when sowing in April, into drying soil, establishment of canola was better at 1 cm compared to 3 or 7 cm.
  • Sowing small OP seed deeper, at 3 and 7 cm, resulted in the poorest establishment and yield.
  • In difficult conditions hybrid seed was better able to establish than OP canola.
Lead research organisation Department of Agriculture and Food WA
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC DAW00227
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to Stephanie Boyce and Geraldton RSU for trial management and measurements and to the MIG group, Blake family and Bruce Ley for providing the trial sites.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Oilseed: Canola
Treatment type(s)
  • Sowing: Placement
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Unknown

Eradu 2016

Sow date 13 April 2016
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial source data and summary not available
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Eradu, WA Deep yellow sand
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Eradu, WA Sodosol
Soil Moisture Source: BOM/ANU
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the OzWALD model-data fusion system.
Year Eradu WA
2016 262.2mm
2015 264.2mm
2014 242.7mm
2013 249.3mm
2012 259.0mm
2011 304.2mm
2010 267.4mm
2009 294.2mm
2008 276.6mm
2007 194.8mm
2006 237.3mm
2005 262.6mm
2004 248.2mm
2003 203.8mm
2002 174.2mm
2001 198.9mm
2000 310.0mm
National soil grid Source: CSIRO/TERN
NOTE: National Soil Grid data is aggregated information for background information on the wider area
Actual soil values can vary significantly in a small area and the trial soil tests are the most relevant data where available

Soil properties

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Climate

Derived climate information

No observed climate data available for this trial.
Derived climate data is determined from trial site location and national weather sources.

Eradu WA

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Some data on this site is sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology

SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
Jeffrey, S.J., Carter, J.O., Moodie, K.B. and Beswick, A.R. (2001). Using spatial interpolation to construct a comprehensive archive of Australian climate data , Environmental Modelling and Software, Vol 16/4, pp 309-330. DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(01)00008-1.



Trial last modified: 15-05-2019 12:02pm AEST