District wheat and barley trials

2010

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) N/A
Year(s) 2010
Contributor South Australian Research and Development Institute
Trial location(s) Franklin Harbour, SA
District wheat and barley trials locations
Aims

To compare current varieties to varieties which are not commonly grown in the district, and to compare varieties in soil types and rainfall regions where National Wheat Variety trials are not conducted.

Key messages
  • Guardian and Mace top yielding varieties at Franklin Harbour.
  • Espada and RAC 1671 top the yields at Mt Cooper.
  • Hindmarsh barley stands out; yielding 4.76 t/ha at Mt Cooper.
  • Estoc, Scout and Espada top yielding varieties at Elliston.
Lead research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute
Host research organisation N/A
Related program Eyre Peninsula Farming Systems
Acknowledgments

Thanks to the Franklin Harbour Ag Bureau, particularly Mark Carmody, Graham Dolphin, Cindy Siviour and Michael Siviour for all their effort in coordinating, planting and maintaining the Franklin Harbour trial. Thanks to Geoff, Jake and Leroy Hull for help with the Mt Cooper trials and use of their land. Thanks to Nigel and Debbie May for their assistance and the use of their land with the Elliston trial. Thanks to Amanda Cook for the statistical work.


Other trial partners SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre

Method

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

Franklin Harbour 2010

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
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Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Franklin Harbour, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Franklin Harbour, SA Sodosol
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 Franklin Harbour SA
2010 236.2mm
2009 211.7mm
2008 186.4mm
2007 179.5mm
2006 194.1mm
2005 209.6mm
2004 185.4mm
2003 198.2mm
2002 179.8mm
2001 214.8mm
2000 195.8mm
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.

Franklin Harbour 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: 09-10-2019 11:49am AEST