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Preventative fungicide applications on wheat crops

2006

Research organisation
Funding source
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
<abbr title='National Landcare Programme'>NLP</abbr>

Trial details

Researcher(s) Jenny Behenna (Keilem)
Tim Buck (Rural Solutions SA)
Tim Prance (Rural Solutions SA)
Year(s) 2006
Contributor Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
Trial location(s) Seddon, SA
Preventative fungicide applications on wheat crops locations
Aims
  • To investigate the potential of preventative fungicide applications on wheat crops to provide longer protection and potential saving of yeild.
Key messages
  • Most farmers apply fungicide as a curative rather than preventative measure.
  • Foliar fungicides are more effective when applied before the onset of the disease.
  • Preventative applications can be applied at lower rates than curative applications thus reducing application costs and potential yield loss.
  • Despite the dry spring finish, all plots treated with fungicide demonstrated an increase in yield compared to the control.
  • There was a small yield deficit incurred from applying only Folicur at GS39 compared with only Triad at GS32.
Lead research organisation Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source NLP
Related program National Landcare Programme
Acknowledgments

Thanks to the funding bodes /sponsors:
• National Landcare Program
• KI NRM Board
• Richard & Kate Stanton & Sons.
• Jenny Behenna (Keilem)
Other trial partners Rural Solutions SA
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Fungicide : Application Method
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Unreplicated

Seddon 2006

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Table 1

# Treatment 1
Grain yield (t/ha)
1 █ Nothing post GS32 2.62
2 █ Folicur @ GS39 2.75
3 █ Triad @ GS32 2.88
4 █ Triad @ GS32 + Folicur @ GS39 2.91

Grain yield t/ha

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Seddon, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Seddon, SA Chromosol
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 Seddon SA
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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.

Seddon SA

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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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

2006 trial report



Trial last modified: 15-12-2021 10:40am AEST