Landmark pasture trial

2017

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) N/A
Year(s) 2017
Contributor Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
Trial location(s) Playford Hwy, SA
Landmark pasture trial locations
Aims

To determine whether clover or ryegrass is the best fit for Kangaroo Island in terms of heading date and seasonal growth patterns.

Key messages

Farmers planning to renovate pasture’s can face an almost bewildering choice of varieties to select from. Victorian perennial rye grass is one of the best known of the ryegrass varieties and is still used by many. However, given it was developed and released in the early 1900’s it’s been superseded by many new and improved varieties. To look at this another way, this would compare to you buying rams from a breeder that had not done any genetic improvement in his flock for 100 years. 

Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Sponsors

• PGG Wrightson

• Valley Seeds

• Dyna-Gro

• Heritage Seeds

• Pasture Genetics

• Stephen Pasture Seeds

• Upper Murray Seeds

• AGKI - for the hire of the cone seeder & Landmark’s contribution towards its maintenance and improvements.


Other trial partners Not specified

Method

Crop types Pasture: Clover Other crop: Grasses
Trial type
Trial design

Playford Hwy 2017 Clover

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

Playford Hwy 2017 Grasses

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Trial source data and summary not available
Check the trial report PDF for trial results.
Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Playford Hwy, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
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 Playford Hwy SA
2017 528.9mm
2016 506.5mm
2015 486.1mm
2014 549.7mm
2013 545.1mm
2012 536.6mm
2011 532.5mm
2010 532.2mm
2009 505.7mm
2008 462.2mm
2007 451.8mm
2006 509.6mm
2005 524.2mm
2004 545.1mm
2003 560.2mm
2002 517.3mm
2001 535.1mm
2000 523.5mm
National soil grid Source: CSIRO/TERN
NOTE: National Soil Grid data is aggregated information for background information on the wider area
Actual soil values can vary significantly in a small area and the trial soil tests are the most relevant data where available

Soil properties

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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.

Playford Hwy SA

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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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


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Trial last modified: 06-08-2019 07:54am AEST