Improving water use efficiency 2008

2008
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Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) N/A
Year(s) 2008
Contributor Hart Field Site Group
Trial location(s) , SA
Improving water use efficiency 2008 locations
Aims

To investigate the reasons for these differences in WUE by establishing four sites on different soil types and rainfall zones in selected grower paddocks.

Key messages
  • The best WUE for 2008 occured at the Tarlee site for barley, 28.5kg/mm/ha or 141%.
  • Frost in August and October reduced WUE at Spalding.
Lead research organisation Hart Field Site Group
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

This trial is funded by the GRDC in collaboration with the University of Adelaide and CSIRO.

Thanks to growers Brian Kirchner, Andrew and Rohan Cootes and Mark Hill (Growers).


Other trial partners UoA and CSIRO

Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Trial type
Trial design

2008

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
, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
, 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
2008 497.2mm
2007 545.4mm
2006 567.7mm
2005 581.9mm
2004 530.9mm
2003 536.3mm
2002 515.5mm
2001 544.4mm
2000 519.9mm
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

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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