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Interactions between management practices and soil biota in northern farming systems

2006
CC BY 4.0

Research organisation
Funding source
Central West Farming Systems
<abbr title='Grains Research and Development Corporation'>GRDC</abbr>

Trial details

Researcher(s) Mike Bell (QDPI )
Nikki Seymour (QDPI )
Graham Stirling (Biological Crop Protection)
Lukas Van Zweiten (NSW DPI)
Year(s) 2006
Contributor Central West Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Condobolin, NSW
Interactions between management practices and soil biota in northern farming systems locations
Aims

To report on interactions between management practices and soil biota in northern farming systems.

Key messages

Soil biota hold the key to sustainable crop production via impacts on processes like suppression of disease outbreaks and the cycling of essential nutrients.

Lead research organisation Central West Farming Systems
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC DAQ00048
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

GRC Program 3.5.1 Sustainable rotations. DAQ00048.
Other trial partners QDPI&F and NSW DPI
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Method

Crop type None: No crop specified
Treatment type(s)
  • Management systems : Land Management / ecosystems
Trial type Article/commentary
Trial design Unreplicated

Condobolin 2006

Sow date Not applicable
Harvest date Not applicable
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
Condobolin, NSW Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Condobolin, NSW Kandosol
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 Condobolin NSW
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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.

Condobolin NSW

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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

2006 trial report



Trial last modified: 20-01-2023 13:39pm AEST