Trial details
Researcher(s)
John Blake (SCF)
Year(s)
2014 - 2016
Contributor
Stirlings to Coast Farmers
Trial location(s)
Tenterden, WA
Aims
To determine how best to ameliorate subsoil acidity.
Key messages
Significant lime response in third year after application
Sub soil acidity can be addressed with lime incorporation but may not be most cost-effective treatment – requires further seasons of testing
Lead research organisation
Stirlings to Coast Farmers
Host research organisation
N/A
Related program
N/A
Acknowledgments
N/A
Other trial partners
Not specified
Method
Crop types
Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Oilseed: Canola
Treatment type(s)
Trial type
Experimental
Trial design
Replicated
Tenterden 2014 Wheat
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Tenterden 2014 Canola
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Tenterden 2015 Wheat
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Tenterden 2015 Canola
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Tenterden 2016 Wheat
Sow date
Not specified
Harvest date
Not specified
Plot size
Not specified
Plot replication
Not specified
Tenterden 2016 Canola
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
Tenterden, WA
Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Trial site
Soil order
Tenterden, WA
Sodosol
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the
OzWALD model-data fusion system.
Year
Tenterden WA
2016
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Climate
Derived climate information
No observed climate data available for this trial.
Tenterden 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
2016 trial report
