Ripping and subsoil placement of chicken litter and fertiliser

2015
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Stuart Sherriff (Trengove Consulting)
Sam Trengove (Trengove Consulting)
Year(s) 2015
Contributor Hart Field Site Group
Trial location(s) , SA
, SA
, SA
Ripping and subsoil placement of chicken litter and fertiliser locations
Aims

To investigate ripping and subsoil placement of chicken litter and fertiliser.

Key messages
  • The nil treatment produced the highest grain yield at all sites.
  • Deep ripping treatments reduced early crop vigour and grain yield at all sites, however at the Clare sites the effect on crop vigour was less.
  • Subsoil manuring produced higher grain yields than surface manuring at 4 of 5 harvested sites.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC TRE0002
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support of GRDC (TRE0002) and Northern and Yorke Natural Resource Management. Thank you to David Woodard for assistance with the Bute site selection and Renick Peries for the loan of the subsoil manure ripper. Also thankyou to all of the growers involved for assisting with machinery, chicken litter and provision of land for trials.

 


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Fertiliser: Type
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

2015

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

2015

Sow date 6 May 2015
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 2.5m x 12m
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser
  • 80 Kg/ha 32:10 Kg/ha IBS
  • 160 Kg/ha post emergent urea

2015

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser Not specified
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Trial results Clare East

# Treatment 1
NDVI (.)
1 Untreated control 0.75
2 Ripping only 0.74
3 20 t/ha chicken litter on surface 0.88
4 20 t/ha chicken litter on surface with ripping 0.85
5 20 t/ha chicken litter in subsoil with ripping 0.73
6 MAP, MoP, SoA, urea on surface 0.86
7 MAP, MoP, SoA, urea on surface with ripping 0.82
8 MAP, MoP, SoA, urea in subsoil with ripping 0.76

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Trial results Clare West

# Treatment 1
NDVI (.)
1 Untreated control 0.75
2 Ripping only 0.74
3 20 t/ha chicken litter on surface 0.88
4 20 t/ha chicken litter on surface with ripping 0.85
5 20 t/ha chicken litter in subsoil with ripping 0.73
6 MAP, MoP, SoA, urea on surface 0.86
7 MAP, MoP, SoA, urea on surface with ripping 0.82
8 MAP, MoP, SoA, urea in subsoil with ripping 0.76

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Trial results Hart East

# Treatment 1
NDVI (.)
1 Untreated control 0.75
2 Ripping only 0.74
3 20 t/ha chicken litter on surface 0.88
4 20 t/ha chicken litter on surface with ripping 0.85
5 20 t/ha chicken litter in subsoil with ripping 0.73
6 MAP, MoP, SoA, urea on surface 0.86
7 MAP, MoP, SoA, urea on surface with ripping 0.82
8 MAP, MoP, SoA, urea in subsoil with ripping 0.76

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Trial results Hart West

# Treatment 1
NDVI (.)
1 Untreated control 0.75
2 Ripping only 0.74
3 20 t/ha chicken litter on surface 0.88
4 20 t/ha chicken litter on surface with ripping 0.85
5 20 t/ha chicken litter in subsoil with ripping 0.73
6 MAP, MoP, SoA, urea on surface 0.86
7 MAP, MoP, SoA, urea on surface with ripping 0.82
8 MAP, MoP, SoA, urea in subsoil with ripping 0.76

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Trial results Bute NW

# Treatment 1
NDVI (.)
1 Untreated control 0.75
2 Ripping only 0.74
3 20 t/ha chicken litter on surface 0.88
4 20 t/ha chicken litter on surface with ripping 0.85
5 20 t/ha chicken litter in subsoil with ripping 0.73
6 MAP, MoP, SoA, urea on surface 0.86
7 MAP, MoP, SoA, urea on surface with ripping 0.82
8 MAP, MoP, SoA, urea in subsoil with ripping 0.76

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Trial results Bute Mid

# Treatment 1
NDVI (.)
1 Untreated control 0.75
2 Ripping only 0.74
3 20 t/ha chicken litter on surface 0.88
4 20 t/ha chicken litter on surface with ripping 0.85
5 20 t/ha chicken litter in subsoil with ripping 0.73
6 MAP, MoP, SoA, urea on surface 0.86
7 MAP, MoP, SoA, urea on surface with ripping 0.82
8 MAP, MoP, SoA, urea in subsoil with ripping 0.76

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Trial results Bute SE

# Treatment 1
NDVI (.)
1 Untreated control 0.75
2 Ripping only 0.74
3 20 t/ha chicken litter on surface 0.88
4 20 t/ha chicken litter on surface with ripping 0.85
5 20 t/ha chicken litter in subsoil with ripping 0.73
6 MAP, MoP, SoA, urea on surface 0.86
7 MAP, MoP, SoA, urea on surface with ripping 0.82
8 MAP, MoP, SoA, urea in subsoil with ripping 0.76

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
, SA Not specified
, SA Not specified
, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
, SA Calcarosol
, SA Chromosol
, 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 SA SA SA
2015 456.4mm410.7mm533.0mm
2014 541.6mm432.1mm599.9mm
2013 531.6mm412.9mm576.6mm
2012 533.2mm437.1mm610.6mm
2011 561.4mm454.1mm638.3mm
2010 566.6mm437.9mm633.8mm
2009 521.5mm446.1mm580.2mm
2008 507.1mm415.4mm544.3mm
2007 551.7mm420.0mm603.8mm
2006 534.0mm398.9mm602.7mm
2005 505.3mm433.2mm632.8mm
2004 489.1mm403.0mm587.3mm
2003 520.5mm408.3mm613.0mm
2002 517.1mm380.1mm596.9mm
2001 555.1mm423.0mm639.9mm
2000 552.6mm374.5mm596.9mm
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.

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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

2015 trial report



Trial last modified: 09-12-2019 19:50pm AEST