To assess three rotations used in the Mid-North, especially those incorporating export hay or ocntinuous cereals.
Key messages
Wheat following wheaten hay produced the highest grain yield, averaging 3.22 t/ha.
The highest gross margin for the 4 years was from the standard rotation, which included field peas and canola.
The greatest limitation to rotation productivity was from brome and barley grass, especially in the continuous cereal rotation.
Lead research organisation
Hart Field Site Group
Host research organisation
Hart Field Site Group
Trial funding source
GRDC
Related program
N/A
Acknowledgments
This trial was funded by the GRDC as part of the water use efficiency initiative and conducted in collaboration with Chris Lawson and Victor Sadras, SARDI, and Glenn McDonald, The University of Adelaide.
Trial source data and summary not available Check the trial
report PDF for trial results.
Climate
Hart SA 2008
Observed climate information
Rainfall trial gsr (mm)
303mm
Derived climate information
Hart 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.
