Trial details
Researcher(s)
Griffith Ben (Braysher)
Year(s)
2001
Contributor
Central West Farming Systems
Trial location(s)
Merriwagga, NSW
Aims
To investigate the consequences of four different cropping practices at Merriwagga under 2 tillage systems.
Key messages
The trial is showing clearly that the early years of no tillage come with a significant yield penalty in most treatments.
This is most significant when coming out of a spray fallow as seen in both the ley/fallow/wheat treatment and the wheat/fallow/wheat treatment.
Lead research organisation
Central West Farming Systems
Host research organisation
N/A
Related program
N/A
Acknowledgments
Thanks to Geoff & Ian Barber, Jeff & Trevor Muirhead, Vic Harrison, Peter Dart and John Wesley for co-operating, sowing and other farming operations.
Other trial partners
Not specified
Method
Crop types
Oilseed: Canola
Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Grain Legume: Field peas
Hay: Vetch
Treatment type(s)
Trial type
Experimental
Trial design
Replicated
Merriwagga 2001 Canola
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
100m x 100m
Plot replication
Not specified
Merriwagga 2001 Wheat
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Merriwagga 2001 Canola
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Merriwagga 2001 Field peas
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Merriwagga 2001 Vetch
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Trial source data and summary not available
Observed trial site soil information
Soil conditions
Trial site
Soil texture
Merriwagga, NSW
Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Trial site
Soil order
Merriwagga, NSW
Kandosol
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the
OzWALD model-data fusion system.
Year
Merriwagga NSW
2001
2000
Climate
Derived climate information
No observed climate data available for this trial.
Merriwagga 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.
Trial report and links
2001 trial report
