To investigate the effect of some common trace elements on wheat yields in waterlogged soils. zinc, copper and manganese were used in the trial as they are micronutrient deficiencies known to occur in southern Australia.
Key messages
Site received only ‘mild’ waterlogging.
No statistically significant effect of Zn, Mn and Cu oxides on yield in 2012.
Plants were not deficient at this site.
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 funding administered by AgKI,
Berry family for providing land and spraying trial,
Kangaroo Island Pure Grain for grain classification, and
Trial source data and summary not available Check the trial
report PDF for trial results.
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.
Kangaroo Island SA
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.
