To investigate options for no-till sowing in stony soils.
Key messages
Wheat established by no-till yielded at least as well as full cut sowing on stony soils in 2009.
Seed scattered on soil surface germinated at Lock in 2009!
Hydraulic tines, K-Hart discs and Canadian designed points are excellent options for no-till on stony soils.
Lead research organisation
SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre
Host research organisation
N/A
Trial funding source
GRDC SA-EP-080906
Trial funding source
Caring for our Country
Related program
Eyre Peninsula Farming Systems
Acknowledgments
Thanks to SANTFA sponsors, CASE IH, Flexi-Coil, Agmaster, K-Hart, Atom-Jet, Agpoint and Kelbro Machinery for trial equipment. Thanks to Matthew Cook for braving his spring tines in the stony conditions again!
Thanks to Jack Desbiolles for help with trial design. Thanks to Brenton Spriggs, Wade Shepperd, Liam Cook and Willie Shoobridge for trial assistance. Special thanks to Rex Glover for the use of his land for the trial. Thanks also to all the growers who had input in to the treatments for this trial.
Trial source data and summary not available Check the trial
report PDF for trial results.
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.
Lock SA
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.
