Yield and water use improvements of South Australian wheat varieties from 1957-2007

2011
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Chris Lawson (SARDI)
Victor Sadras (SARDI)
Year(s) 2011
Contributor Hart Field Site Group
Trial location(s) , SA
Hart, SA
Yield and water use improvements of South Australian wheat varieties from 1957-2007 locations
Aims

To monitor water use with a capacitance probe installed in each plot to update the water use efficiency benchmark of 20 kg/ha/mm derived from French and Schultz.

Key messages
  • An increase of wheat grain yields released between 1957 and 2007 was found.
  • Yields have increased because of improved harvest index, more biomass at flowering, and increased grain number.
  • Nitrogen is critical in allowing each variety to reach its potential through increasing growth rate between stem elongation (GS31) and flowering.
  • WUE has improved over the 1957-2007 timescale through increased yields, not greater extraction of water.
Lead research organisation Hart Field Site Group
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC
Related program National Water Use Efficiency Initiative
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Variety
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

2011

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

Hart 2011

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
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Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
, SA Not specified
Hart, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
, SA Chromosol
Hart, SA Chromosol
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 SA Hart SA
2011 603.1mm683.8mm
2010 602.9mm686.7mm
2009 589.7mm669.9mm
2008 560.7mm633.9mm
2007 580.7mm649.9mm
2006 587.1mm651.2mm
2005 599.5mm675.4mm
2004 577.6mm633.0mm
2003 570.6mm652.2mm
2002 541.3mm649.4mm
2001 531.0mm674.5mm
2000 521.5mm625.6mm
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.

SA

Hart SA

SA

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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

2011 trial report



Trial last modified: 11-12-2019 08:00am AEST