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Annual medic-wheat rotation at MAC

2010

Research organisation
SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre

Trial details

Researcher(s) Roy Latta (SARDI)
Year(s) 2010
Contributor SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre
Trial location(s) Minnipa, SA
Annual medic-wheat rotation at MAC locations
Aims

To assess the performance of annual medics in a pasture – wheat rotation over the 2009 and 2010 seasons.

Key messages
  • The study has shown benefits from the medic as a break crop and a high quality forage source.
  • There was no wheat quality loss in 2010 as a result of high soil N from 2009 medic production.
Lead research organisation SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre
Host research organisation N/A
Related program Eyre Peninsula Farming Systems
Acknowledgments

Thanks to Brett McEvoy for harvesting the selected paddock sites.
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Cereal (Grain): Wheat Pasture: Medic
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Type
  • Crop : Rotation
Trial type Demonstration
Trial design Unreplicated

Minnipa 2010 Wheat

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

Minnipa 2010 Medic

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
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
Minnipa, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Minnipa, SA Calcarosol
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 Minnipa SA
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Climate

Minnipa SA 2010

Observed climate information

Rainfall avg ann (mm) 325mm
Rainfall avg gsr (mm) 242mm
Rainfall trial total (mm) 410mm
Rainfall trial gsr (mm) 346mm

Derived climate information

Minnipa 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: 26-11-2019 17:44pm AEST