| Researcher(s) |
Damian Jones |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2017 |
| Contributor | Irrigated Cropping Council |
| Trial location(s) |
Kerang, VIC
|
To test the effectiveness of broadcasting canola into wheat stubble as a method of establishing a canola crop
Establishment was highest where stubble was removed, however sufficient plants were established for a commercial crop where stubble remained standing rather than laying on the ground.
Conditions post spreading of the seed were perfect for establishment - seed spread onto moist soil, 30 mm of rain and cool temperates post rainfall - and a similar level of success may not be achievable evry season.
| Lead research organisation |
Birchip Cropping Group |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation |
Irrigated Cropping Council |
| Trial funding source | GRDC BDW00024 |
| Related program |
Maintaining profitable farming systems with retained stubble |
| Acknowledgments | N/A |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Oilseed: Canola |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Demonstration |
| Trial design | Unreplicated |
| Sow rate or Target density | 40 plants/m2 |
|---|---|
| Sowing machinery |
Spread |
| Sow date | 19 May 2017 |
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | 15m x 1.42m |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Fertiliser |
125 kg DAP/ha at sowing 150 kg urea/ha |
| Seed treatment | Commercial seed |
| Rainfall avg ann (mm) | 375mm |
|---|---|
| Rainfall avg gsr (mm) | 232mm |
| Rainfall trial total (mm) | 425mm |
| Rainfall trial gsr (mm) | 220mm |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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