| Researcher(s) |
Fabio Arsego (SARDI) Helena Oakey (Uni of Adelaide) Andrew Ware (SARDI) |
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| Year(s) | 2018 |
| Contributor | SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre |
| Trial location(s) |
Cummins, SA
Cummins, SA Lock, SA Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Nunjikompita, SA Piednippie, SA |
To develop predictive formulas that can be used by growers to estimate in-season soil moisture at different depths and crop nutrient content from proximal sensing (PS) data.
| Lead research organisation |
South Australian Research and Development Institute |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | GRDC DAS00165 |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
The present project is part of the bilateral investment initiative between SARDI and GRDC (scope study DAS00165). Special thanks to Douglas Green, Stuart Modra, Ian Burrows, John Montgomerie, Tim Howard, Jake Hull and families for providing the location of field trials. Thank you to Brenton Spriggs, Sue Budarick and Katherina for their collaboration with field activities. Thank you to Sean Mason for reviewing this article. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Cereal (Grain): Wheat |
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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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| Fertiliser | Not specified |
| Herbicide | Not specified |
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| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Fertiliser | Not specified |
| Herbicide | Not specified |
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| Harvest date | Not specified |
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| Fertiliser | Not specified |
| Herbicide | Not specified |
| Sow date | 22 May 2018 |
|---|---|
| Harvest date | 13 November 2018 |
| Plot size | 5m x 1.6m |
| Plot replication | 3 |
| Fertiliser |
120 kg/ha Triple Super Phosphate |
| Herbicide |
Boxer gold® 1.5 L/ha, Avadex® 1.5 L/ha, Treflan® 1.7 L/ha, Round up® 2 L/ha, Hammer® 100 ml/ha, Sulphate Ammonia 800 g/ha |
| Sow date | Not specified |
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| Harvest date | Not specified |
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| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Fertiliser | Not specified |
| Herbicide | Not specified |
| Rainfall avg ann (mm) | 325mm |
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| Rainfall avg gsr (mm) | 241mm |
| Rainfall trial total (mm) | 269mm |
| Rainfall trial gsr (mm) | 208mm |
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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