To investigate whether plant growth affected by sodic subsoils.
Key messages
Under the current dry conditions there is limited water in the subsoil which makes this project difficult.
Soil sampling throughout the year on various paddocks showed plants using what little subsoil moisture was available.
Since subsoils were not very wet, it is unlikely that the sodic nature of the subsoils was expressed.
Lead research organisation
Central West Farming Systems
Host research organisation
N/A
Related program
N/A
Acknowledgments
We would like to thank the 5 co-operators who allowed us access to their properties throughout the year. We would also like to acknowledge the contribution of the late Greg Webb to this work. Greg was an active member of CWFS who died suddenly in 2004.
We would like to dedicate this paper to the memory of Greg Webb.
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.
Condobolin NSW
Forbes NSW
Parkes NSW
Tottenham NSW
Condobolin NSW
Forbes NSW
NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
Parkes NSW
NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
Tottenham NSW
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.
