Trial details
Researcher(s)
Peter Hooper (Hart Field Site Group)
Year(s)
2013 - 2014
Contributor
Hart Field Site Group
Trial location(s)
Hart, SA
Aims
To investigate where wheat performs best in a crop rotaion.
Key messages
Previous crop (legume, oaten hay, cereal or fallow) had no effect on wheat grain yield in 2014.
Grain protein values were lower following a cereal where there was less available soil N at the start of the season.
Lead research organisation
Hart Field Site Group
Host research organisation
Hart Field Site Group
Related program
N/A
Acknowledgments
N/A
Other trial partners
Not specified
Method
Crop types
Cereal (Grain): Barley
Hay: Oaten
Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Oilseed: Canola
Grain Legume: Field peas
Hay: Vetch
Treatment type(s)
Crop : Type
Crop : Rotation
Trial type
Experimental
Trial design
Randomised,Replicated,Blocked
Hart 2013 Barley
Sow rate or Target density
Not specified
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Fertiliser
Not specified
Hart 2013 Oaten
Sow rate or Target density
Not specified
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Fertiliser
Not specified
Hart 2013 Wheat
Sow rate or Target density
Not specified
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Fertiliser
Not specified
Hart 2013 Canola
Sow rate or Target density
Not specified
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Fertiliser
Not specified
Hart 2013 Field peas
Sow rate or Target density
Not specified
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Fertiliser
Not specified
Hart 2013 Vetch
Sow rate or Target density
Not specified
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Fertiliser
Not specified
Hart 2014 Wheat
Sow rate or Target density
Mace wheat @ 180 plants/m2
Sow date
15 May 2014
Harvest date
Unknown
Plot size
5.0m x 10.0m
Plot replication
3
Fertiliser
DAP (18:20) + 2% Zn @ 60 kg/ha
Hart 2014 Barley
Sow rate or Target density
Not specified
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Fertiliser
Not specified
Hart 2014 Oaten
Sow rate or Target density
Not specified
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Fertiliser
Not specified
Hart 2014 Canola
Sow rate or Target density
Not specified
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Fertiliser
Not specified
Hart 2014 Field peas
Sow rate or Target density
Not specified
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Fertiliser
Not specified
Hart 2014 Vetch
Sow rate or Target density
Not specified
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Fertiliser
Not specified
Observed trial site soil information
Soil conditions
Trial site
Soil texture
Hart, SA
Calcarosol
Derived trial site soil information
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the
OzWALD model-data fusion system.
Year
Hart SA
2014
2013
2012
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2010
2009
2008
2007
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2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
Climate
Hart SA 2014
Observed climate information
Rainfall trial gsr (mm)
280mm
Derived climate information
Hart 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.
Trial report and links
2014 trial report
