Crop Sequencing Project: Regional specific examples from recent local research

2011 - 2015
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Laura Goward (CSIRO Canberra)
Amanda Pearce (SARDI)
Felicity Turner (Mackillop Farm Management Group)
Year(s) 2011 - 2015
Contributor MacKillop Farm Management Group
Trial location(s) Lochaber, SA
Crop Sequencing Project: Regional specific examples from recent local research locations
Aims

The project aimed to answer three key questions:
1. Can a break crop be as profitable as a cereal?
2. Are crop sequences including break crops more profitable than continuous wheat? and
3. What effects do break crops have on soil nitrogen availability?

Key messages

• Break crops can be just as profitable as wheat crops
• Antas sub-clover (for hay production) as the break crop was the most profitable option
• Beans were the most effective at fixing nitrogen, averaging 13 kgN/tDM produced

Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments
  •  David and Felicity Miles for hosting the long-term trial for five years
  • Trent Potter, Yeruga crop research
  • SARDI New Variety Agronomy Team, Struan
  • Heritage Seeds
  • CSIRO Crop Sequencing Project Team; Mark Peoples, Laura Goward, Tony Swan, Julianne Lilley and James Hunt.

Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Other: Break crops
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Type
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised

Lochaber 2011

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

Lochaber 2012

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

Lochaber 2013

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

Lochaber 2014

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

Lochaber 2015

Sow date varied - please see report
Harvest date varied - please see report
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial source data and summary not available
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Lochaber, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Lochaber, SA Sodosol
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 Lochaber SA
2015 85.3mm
2014 136.3mm
2013 107.2mm
2012 103.6mm
2011 158.0mm
2010 141.5mm
2009 91.1mm
2008 38.4mm
2007 97.0mm
2006 112.8mm
2005 146.3mm
2004 139.7mm
2003 161.3mm
2002 185.9mm
2001 280.4mm
2000 358.8mm
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.

Lochaber SA

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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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

2015 trial report



Trial last modified: 23-11-2021 13:12pm AEST