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| Researcher(s) |
Chris Dawe (NSW DPI) Brian Dunn (NSW DPI) Tina Dunn (NSW DPI) Craig Hodges (NSW DPI) |
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| Year(s) | 2015 |
| Contributor | Department of Primary Industries NSW |
| Trial location(s) |
Leeton, NSW
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| Further information | View external link |
This experiment investigated the irrigation water requirements of a wheat crop and the impact of irrigation intensity and water ponding on grain yield, grain quality, water use and water use efficiency.
| Lead research organisation | N/A |
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| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | GRDC DAN00198 |
| Trial funding source | DPI NSW |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
This research is a part of the ‘Southern irrigated cereal and canola varieties achieving target yields project’, DAN00198, 2014–17, jointly funded by NSW DPI and GRDC. |
| 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 | Replicated |
| Sow rate or Target density | 85 kg/ha seed |
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| Sowing machinery |
18 May (disc drill at 18 cm row spacing) |
| Sow date | 18 May 2015 |
| Harvest date | none specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | 4 |
| Fertiliser |
Sowing fertiliser: Diammonium phosphate (DAP) @ 175 kg/ha sown with seed Topdressed nitrogen: 21 July (Z30) – before 10 mm rain |
| Herbicide |
Axial @ 300 mL/ha; |
| Other trial notes |
This research paper is an extract from the publication Southern NSW Research Results 2015, available at |
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