Responsive farming for soil type at Mudamuckla

2010

Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Roy Latta (SARDI)
Cathy Paterson (SARDI)
Ian Richter (SARDI)
Wade Shepperd (SARDI)
Year(s) 2010
Contributor SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre
Trial location(s) Mudamuckla, SA
Responsive farming for soil type at Mudamuckla locations
Aims

To manage risk through tailoring inputs to the different production zones potential by using variable rate technology.

Key messages
  • 4 kg/ha of P as a blanket application increased grain yields and gross margins over nil P in all 3 soil zones, however applying a variable rate to the medium soil zone of 8 kg P/ha improved gross margins over the 4 kg/ha rate.
Lead research organisation SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC UA00107
Related program Eyre Peninsula Farming Systems
Acknowledgments

Thanks to Peter Kuhlmann for the opportunity to use this paddock as part of EPFS 3 and Andre Eylward for sowing the paddock and all their help during the year.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

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

Mudamuckla 2010

Sow rate or Target density 43C80 canola sown at 3 kg/ha (accidentally double the planned rate of 1.5 kg/ha),
Sowing machinery

Farmer machinery, broadacre strips

Sow date 26 May 2010
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Paddock history 2009: Wheat 2008: Wheat 2007: Self sown barley
Fertiliser

Fertiliser application strips were applied at 0, 4 and 8 kg P/ha (as phosphoric acid) over 4 permanent sampling points in each of the good, medium and poor zones identified in 2009

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Mudamuckla, SA Grey calcareous sandy loam
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Mudamuckla, SA Tenosol
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 Mudamuckla SA
2010 93.0mm
2009 103.1mm
2008 81.5mm
2007 70.1mm
2006 87.0mm
2005 92.8mm
2004 92.5mm
2003 82.5mm
2002 69.8mm
2001 82.3mm
2000 98.3mm
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

Mudamuckla SA 2010


Observed climate information

Rainfall avg ann (mm) 291mm
Rainfall avg gsr (mm) 219mm
Rainfall trial total (mm) 347mm
Rainfall trial gsr (mm) 275mm

Derived climate information

Mudamuckla 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: 30-01-2019 16:41pm AEST