| Researcher(s) |
Claire Browne (BCG) James Hunt (CSIRO) Michael Walsh (BCG ) |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2009 |
| Contributor | Birchip Cropping Group |
| Trial location(s) |
Hopetoun, VIC
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To identify low risk, profitable break crops for the Mallee region, and quantify their benefits to subsequent wheat crops.
Canola, juncea canola, vetch and pea hay were all more profitable than wheat on both sand and clay soil types.
| Lead research organisation | N/A |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | GRDC BWD00012,CPS00111 |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
This project was funded by GRDC projects BWD00012 ‘Yielding benefits through partnerships’ and CPS00111 ‘Identifying farm-scale opportunities to improve WUE: A nationally coordinated systems approach’. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop types | Oilseed: Canola Cereal (Grain): Wheat Hay: Vetch |
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| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Randomised,Replicated,Blocked |
| Sow date | Not specified |
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| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Sow date | Not specified |
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| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Sow date | Not specified |
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| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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