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| Researcher(s) |
Warren Bartlett Rohan Brill Sharni Hands Danielle Malcolm |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2016 |
| Contributor | Department of Primary Industries NSW |
| Trial location(s) |
Wagga Wagga, NSW
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| Further information | View external link |
This experiment was designed to test the response of 12 canola varieties with varying phenologies and plant type to early sowing, compared with the more traditional sowing date in late April.
• Sowing canola early highlights the inherent differences in phenology.
• Slow-developing varieties maintained consistent yield across all sowing dates (late March to late April), whereas fast-developing varieties achieved their highest yield from late April sowing.
• Early flowering (from sowing fast-developing varieties early) reduced yield potential and exposed those treatments to greater disease pressure.
| Lead research organisation | N/A |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | GRDC CSP00187 |
| Trial funding source | DPI NSW |
| Trial funding source | CSIRO |
| Related program |
Optimised Canola Profitability Project |
| Acknowledgments |
This experiment was part of the project ‘Optimised Canola Profitability’, CSP00187, 2014–19, with joint investment by NSW DPI, CSIRO and GRDC. Thank you to the site cooperator Ben Beck and to technical support from Jess Simpson and Hayden Petty. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Oilseed: Canola |
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| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Unknown |
| Sow date | Multiple - please see report |
|---|---|
| Harvest date | Unknown |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Fertiliser |
Starter fertiliser: 100 kg/ha mono-ammonium phosphate (11% nitrogen, 22.7% phosphorus, 2% sulfur), treated with 2.8 L/t flutriafol (500 g/L) Nitrogen applied: Urea (46% nitrogen) 217 kg/ha, 28 March (broadcast and incorporated by plot seeder) |
| Other trial notes |
This research paper is an extract from the publication Southern NSW Research Results 2017, available at |
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.
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