The influence of nitrogen fertiliser rate and irrigation management on crop nitrogen uptake, lint yield and apparent fertiliser recovery in subsurface drip irrigated cotton

2016

Research organisaton
Funding sources
<abbr title='Australian Government's Rural Research and Development for Profit'>AGRR&D</abbr> Cotton Research Develeopment Crporation (CRDC) <abbr title='Department of Primary Industries (New South Wales)'>DPI NSW</abbr> <abbr title='Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation'>RIRDC</abbr>

Trial details

Researcher(s) Carlos Ballester Lurbe (Deakin University CeRRF)
Wendy Quayle (Deakin University CeRRF)
John Smith (NSW DPI)
Year(s) 2016
Contributor Department of Primary Industries NSW
Trial location(s) Whitton, NSW
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The influence of nitrogen fertiliser rate and irrigation management on crop nitrogen uptake, lint yield and apparent fertiliser recovery in subsurface drip irrigated cotton locations
Aims

This research aimed to identify the impact of irrigation opportunity time and fertiliser N rates on fertiliser N response, lint yield and fertiliser N recovery in a sub-surface drip irrigation system.

Key messages
  • Nitrogen fertiliser management influences crop nitrogen uptake at defoliation and cotton lint yield
  • Irrigation management did not influence crop nitrogen uptake at defoliation, but significantly influenced cotton lint yield.
  • The apparent nitrogen fertiliser recovery was 46% where the optimum fertiliser nitrogen rate was applied
  • Seed nitrogen concentration and nitrogen removal was influenced by nitrogen fertiliser application rate, but the effect was not consistent with rate.
Whitton NSW 2016

The field experiment was designed as a randomised split plot design with irrigation treatments as the main plots (six main plots) and N rate as the sub-plot.

Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source AGRR&D
Trial funding source Cotton Research Develeopment Crporation (CRDC)
Trial funding source DPI NSW
Trial funding source RIRDC
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

The cooperation and management of the experiment site by Richard Stott, James Hill and Matt Watson, without which the experiment would not have been possible, is gratefully acknowledged. The technical support provided by Anika Molesworth, John Hornbuckle, James Brinkhoff, Aydin Enez, Irsah Chowdhury, Gabby Napier, Hannah Draper and Jothyar Singh throughout the season was critical to the success of the experiment. The project is supported by joint investment by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources as part of its Rural R&D for Profit Programme, Cotton Research and Development Corporation, Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation and NSW DPI.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Other crop: Cotton
Treatment type(s)
  • Fertiliser: Rate
  • Irrigation: Rate
  • Irrigation: Timing
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Blocked

Whitton 2016

Sow date 16 October 2015
Harvest date 3 rows × 2 m of row was hand harvested between 12–20 April 2016
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser

Five N fertiliser treatments were applied at 0, 80, 100, 150 and 250 kg N/ha. The N was applied as Anhydrous ammonia (82% N) approximately three weeks before planting of the cotton crop. No in-crop N applications were made to the experimental areas in the field.

Other trial notes

This research paper is an extract from the publication Southern NSW Research Results 2017, available at
https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/broadacre-crops/guides/publications/southern-nsw-research-results

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Whitton, NSW Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Whitton, NSW Kandosol
Soil Moisture Source: BOM/ANU
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the OzWALD model-data fusion system.
Year Whitton NSW
2016 625.3mm
2015 586.4mm
2014 531.8mm
2013 519.5mm
2012 576.0mm
2011 601.2mm
2010 638.0mm
2009 589.9mm
2008 569.3mm
2007 473.7mm
2006 556.2mm
2005 588.9mm
2004 549.4mm
2003 527.2mm
2002 528.8mm
2001 567.6mm
2000 482.0mm
National soil grid Source: CSIRO/TERN
NOTE: National Soil Grid data is aggregated information for background information on the wider area
Actual soil values can vary significantly in a small area and the trial soil tests are the most relevant data where available

Soil properties

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Climate

Derived climate information

No observed climate data available for this trial.
Derived climate data is determined from trial site location and national weather sources.

Whitton NSW

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Some data on this site is sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology

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.

Trial report and links

2016 trial report



Trial last modified: 07-06-2023 16:39pm AEST