Kikuyu pastures: the quality and quantity

2010

Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Lyn Dohle (Rural Solutions SA)
Year(s) 2010
Contributor Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
Trial location(s) Hundred of Dudley, SA
Hundred of Duncan, SA
Hundred of Menzies, SA
Kikuyu pastures: the quality and quantity locations
Aims

To investigate the quality and quantity of kikuyu pastures.

Key messages
  • In terms of feed value, kikuyu out performed the annual pastures for nearly all criteria during the spring/summer period.
  • Kikuyu paddocks were able to sustain a higher stocking rate than the annual paddocks over the spring/summer period.
Lead research organisation Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Many thanks to the trial sponsors;

  • GRDC Grain and Graze 2,
  • John and Jo Symons,
  • Ian and Virginia Green, and
  • Terry and Ros Howard.

Other trial partners Rural Solutions SA
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Method

Crop type Pasture: Kikuyu
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Type
  • Farm operations: Economics
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Hundred of Dudley 2010

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

Hundred of Duncan 2010

Sow date Not applicable
Harvest date Not applicable
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

Hundred of Menzies 2010

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
Hundred of Dudley, SA Not specified
Hundred of Duncan, SA Not specified
Hundred of Menzies, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
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 Hundred of Dudley SA Hundred of Duncan SA Hundred of Menzies SA
2010 296.2mm546.8mm475.7mm
2009 294.1mm554.9mm475.5mm
2008 299.9mm512.8mm431.9mm
2007 325.1mm486.9mm419.8mm
2006 230.1mm518.8mm480.9mm
2005 77.4mm531.6mm476.2mm
2004 83.9mm547.7mm490.5mm
2003 157.7mm563.1mm518.6mm
2002 124.1mm501.2mm506.0mm
2001 176.2mm544.4mm519.6mm
2000 296.7mm521.3mm501.1mm
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.

Hundred of Dudley SA

Hundred of Duncan SA

Hundred of Menzies SA

Hundred of Dudley SA

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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Hundred of Duncan SA

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Hundred of Menzies 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

2010 trial report



Trial last modified: 16-01-2023 08:51am AEST