| Researcher(s) |
Peter Kuhlmann (Mudabie Pty Ltd) Cathy Paterson (SARDI) Ian Richter (SARDI) Wade Shepperd (SARDI) |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2010 |
| Contributor | SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre |
| Trial location(s) |
Mudamuckla, SA
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To compare P efficiency of commonly grown varieties (plus a few new ones) on the upper EP to provide farmers with better knowledge of their current varieties, or select new varieties that may better utilise applied P in a grey calcareous soil.
| 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 Sue Budarick, Alex Watts and Jack Pecina for their help sampling during the year. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Cereal (Grain): Wheat |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Replicated |
| Sow rate or Target density | 150/m2 |
|---|---|
| Sowing machinery |
9 m seeding widths |
| Sow date | 2 June 2010 |
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | 4 |
| Rainfall avg ann (mm) | 290mm |
|---|---|
| Rainfall avg gsr (mm) | 216mm |
| Rainfall trial total (mm) | 347mm |
| Rainfall trial gsr (mm) | 275mm |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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