| Researcher(s) |
Mick Brady (DEDJTR) Therese McBeath (CSIRO) Michael Moodie (MSF) Andrew Ware (SARDI) |
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| Year(s) | 2015 |
| Contributor | CSIRO - Agriculture and Food |
| Trial location(s) |
Minnipa, SA
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This project was undertaken to identify strategies that minimise the risk of canola production in the low rainfall zone. This will improve the long term profitability of canola in low rainfall farming systems.
| Lead research organisation |
Mallee Sustainable Farming Inc. |
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| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | GRDC CSP00187 |
| Related program |
Optimised Canola Profitability Project |
| Acknowledgments |
Thank you to the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) for providing the funding. Thank you to Alan Crook and the Minnipa Agricultural Centre for providing the land to the trials. Thank you to Dr. Ray Correll (Rho Environmetrics) for completing the statistical analysis for these trials. ATR Stingray is a registered variety of Nuseed Pty Ltd. Hyola 450TT is a registered variety of Pacific Seeds. |
| Other trial partners | DEDJTR - Vic, SARDI, CSIRO |
| Crop type | Oilseed: Canola |
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| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Replicated |
| Sow rate or Target density | 2.5 kg/ha |
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| Sow date | Not specified |
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Fertiliser |
Nitrogen was applied as urea at the same rate (150 kg urea/ha) at all application times. N timing matched the target growth stage for each time of sowing treatment. Nitrogen was applied to the fixed sowing date treatments on 12th June, 7th July and 21st July and the later sowing date on 7th July, 31st July and 10th August for the respective post emergent, bolting and flowering N application. 100kg/ha of single superphosphate was applied at sowing to supply phosphorus and sulfur. |
| Herbicide |
Weeds were controlled in each trial using group A, C and D herbicides. |
| Insecticide |
Multiple products were used during the season to control insects including aphids in spring. |
| Other trial notes |
Further Information - Michael Moodie:
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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.
