| Researcher(s) |
Jessica Crettenden (SARDI) Roy Latta (SARDI) |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2010 |
| Contributor | SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre |
| Trial location(s) |
Minnipa, SA
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| Related trials |
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To test whether soil health and fertility can be improved under a higher carbon input system with or without grazing.
| Lead research organisation |
SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | GRDC UA00117 |
| Related program |
Eyre Peninsula Farming Systems |
| Acknowledgments |
We gratefully acknowledge the help of Mark Klante, Trent Brace and Brett McEvoy for their assistance. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Pasture: Medic |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Replicated |
| Sowing machinery |
3.5 ha plot size |
|---|---|
| Sow date | Not specified |
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Rainfall avg ann (mm) | 325mm |
|---|---|
| Rainfall avg gsr (mm) | 242mm |
| Rainfall trial total (mm) | 410mm |
| Rainfall trial gsr (mm) | 346mm |
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
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16/4, pp 309-330. DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(01)00008-1.
