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Very Early Sown Canola Variety Trial

2016

Research organisation
Funding source
Department of Agriculture and Food WA
<abbr title='Grains Research and Development Corporation'>GRDC</abbr>

Trial details

Researcher(s) Martin Harries
Mark Seymour
Year(s) 2016
Contributor Department of Agriculture and Food WA
Trial location(s) Wongan Hills, WA
Very Early Sown Canola Variety Trial locations
Aims
  1. To obtain data on late March and early April sowing of canola varieties.
  2. To determine if changing variety to better match season length improves yield.
Key messages
  • Early sowing is the key to maximising canola yield in the northern region;
  • Delaying sowing by 15 days after March 31 led to 195kg/ha less yield – a loss of 13kg/ha/day.
  • When sowing in March at Wongan Hills the mid and mid/late maturity varieties performed best.
  • When sowing in mid-April early and early/mid maturity varieties performed best.
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, Shari Dougal and DAFWA RSU staff for trial management and measurements.
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Oilseed: Canola
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Type
  • Sowing : Timing
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Wongan Hills 2016

Sow date 31 March 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
Wongan Hills, WA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Wongan Hills, WA Kandosol
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.
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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.

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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 report and links

2016 trial report



Trial last modified: 03-08-2017 16:08pm AEST