Trial details
Researcher(s)
Reece Curwen (DPIRD)
Year(s)
2014 - 2017
Contributor
Stirlings to Coast Farmers
Trial location(s)
Bloxidge Road, WA
Aims
To investigate deep ripping over several sites and seasons .
Key messages
The deep ripping site at Kojaneerup showed no consistent canola yield response in 2017
Two consecutive frosts and extreme rainfall in late September reduced yield potential.
Small differences in yield were not consistent within yield zones nor replicates.
Lead research organisation
Stirlings to Coast Farmers
Host research organisation
N/A
Trial funding source
GRDC
Related program
Subsoils and Building Regional Capacity
Acknowledgments
Thanks to participating growers, GRDC investment in Subsoils and Building regional capacity projects.
Other trial partners
Not specified
Method
Crop type
Oilseed: Canola
Treatment type(s)
Soil Preparation : Tillage
Trial type
Experimental
Trial design
Replicated
Bloxidge Road 2014
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Bloxidge Road 2015
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Bloxidge Road 2016
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Bloxidge Road 2017
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Kojaneerup 2014
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Kojaneerup 2015
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Kojaneerup 2016
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Kojaneerup 2017
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Observed trial site soil information
Soil conditions
Trial site
Soil texture
Bloxidge Road, WA
Not specified
Kojaneerup, WA
Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Trial site
Soil order
Bloxidge Road, WA
Podosol
Kojaneerup, WA
Tenosol
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the
OzWALD model-data fusion system.
Year
Bloxidge Road WA
Kojaneerup WA
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
Climate
Derived climate information
No observed climate data available for this trial.
Bloxidge Road WA
NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
Kojaneerup WA
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
2017 trial report
2017 trial report
