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Vivonne Bay drainage trial

2007

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

Trial details

Researcher(s) Jenny Behenna
Lyn Dohle
Therese McBeath
Year(s) 2007
Contributor Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
Trial location(s) Vivonne Bay, SA
Vivonne Bay drainage trial locations
Aims
  • To test the ability of a range of drainage treatments to improve crop yields in soil prone to waterlogging.
Key messages
  • Most drainage treatments did not cause a yield penalty in 2007 when waterlogging was not a constraint to cropping.
  • The gravel slot treatment had the lowest yield in 2007, drained the most water, and was the most expensive to install.
  • We now have a site established to evaluate a range of drainage treatments for their effect on crop yield and the amount and quality of water draining from the paddock.
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 sponsors:

  • Centre for Natural Resource Management (DWLBC project 054129)
  • National Landcare Program, and
  • the Pontifex family.
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Oilseed: Canola
Treatment type(s)
  • Soil Improvement : Type
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Unknown

Vivonne Bay 2007

Sow date Not specified
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
Vivonne Bay, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Vivonne Bay, 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 Vivonne Bay 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.

Vivonne Bay SA

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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

2007 trial report



Trial last modified: 15-12-2021 10:21am AEST