Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development WA
Trial location(s)
Salmon Gums east, Ted’s Road, WA
Aims
To determine if early sown canola benefits from seed dressings in low rainfall environments.
Key messages
NDVI taken June 13 and July 11 showed no treatment differences. Similarly we found no significant treatment effects on seed yield, oil, oil yield or gross margins in this experiment. The surrounding crop was also of adequate density and in contrast to some years in this region the farmer did not have any low density areas on his farm. Thus we did not really have conditions similar to those reported by the farmers in previous years and the experiment did not add to our knowledge base.
Lead research organisation
Department of Agriculture and Food WA
Host research organisation
N/A
Trial funding source
GRDC DAW00227
Related program
Tactical Break Crop Agronomy
Acknowledgments
This trial is one of a series conducted throughout WA as part of the GRDC/DAFWA co-funded project “Tactical Break Crop Agronomy in Western Australia”. Thanks to the Esperance TSU for trial management and the Guest family for their continued support in providing trial sites. Pam Burgess (DAFWA. Esperance) provided technical assistance to ensure all treatments and measurements occurred in a timely and accurate fashion.
Trial source data and summary not available Check the trial
report PDF for trial results.
Climate
Salmon Gums east, Ted’s Road WA 2017
Observed climate information
Rainfall avg gsr (mm)
218mm
Derived climate information
Salmon Gums east, Ted’s Road WA
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.
