Improving water use efficiency - 2010

2010
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Chris Lawson (SARDI)
Glenn McDonald (UoA)
Victor Sadras (SARDI)
Year(s) 2010
Contributor Hart Field Site Group
Trial location(s) ,
, SA
Condowie, SA
Hart, SA
Improving water use efficiency - 2010 locations
Aims

To investigate the reasons for these differences in WUE by continuing with trials established at 4 sites in 2008 on different soil types and rainfall zones in selected grower paddocks.

Key messages

The highest recorded WUE was observed at Spalding where 18.3 kg of wheat was produced per hectare for every mm of growing season rainfall.

Lead research organisation Hart Field Site Group
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

This trial is funded by the GRDC and conducted in collaboration with Chris Lawson and Victor Sadras, SARDI, and Glenn McDonald from the University of Adelaide.

The Hart Field-Site Group wish to thank Brian Kirchner, Andrew and Rowan Cootes, Michael and David Miller, David Henschtke and Matt Ashby for the use of their paddocks and cooperation with this trial work.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Management systems: Other
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

2010

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

2010

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

Condowie 2010

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

Hart 2010

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 8m x 10m
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial source data and summary not available
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
, Not specified
, SA Not specified
Condowie, SA Not specified
Hart, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
, Chromosol
, SA Chromosol
Condowie, 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 Condowie SA Hart SA
2010 526.6mm615.8mm636.9mm686.7mm
2009 487.1mm585.1mm618.0mm669.9mm
2008 491.2mm551.1mm594.6mm633.9mm
2007 516.5mm581.7mm614.2mm649.9mm
2006 498.1mm583.6mm611.0mm651.2mm
2005 501.3mm596.0mm621.2mm675.4mm
2004 469.8mm545.6mm579.3mm633.0mm
2003 475.7mm548.0mm608.1mm652.2mm
2002 469.3mm535.9mm575.0mm649.4mm
2001 496.8mm563.0mm613.4mm674.5mm
2000 474.6mm527.2mm600.5mm625.6mm
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

SA

Condowie SA

Hart SA

SA

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SA

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Condowie SA

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

2010 trial report



Trial last modified: 09-12-2019 19:07pm AEST