Toolbrunup Group seeding demonstration: In a dry season start does type of seeding machinery impact wheat yield?

2017

Research organisation

Funding sources

Trial details

Researcher(s)	Alice Butler Emma Clarke
Year(s)	2017
Contributor	Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development WA
Trial location(s)	Toolbrunup, WA

Toolbrunup Group seeding demonstration: In a dry season start does type of seeding machinery impact wheat yield? locations

Aims

A demonstration site to compare different seeding machinery in tough conditions and through a range of soil types.

Key messages

In 2017 no consistent differences in wheat yield were observed among plots established with different sowing implements.

Lead research organisation	Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development WA
Host research organisation	N/A
Trial funding source	GRDC DAW00256
Trial funding source	DPIRD WA FFPJP13
Related program	Regional Research Agronomy
Acknowledgments	Thanks to all the growers who supplied machinery. Thanks to GRDC and DPIRD for co-investment in the ‘Building capacity in crop protection and crop production agronomy research and development in Western Australia’ project (DAW00256/DAW1512-001RTX)
Other trial partners	Not specified

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Method

Crop type	Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)	Engineering : Seeder
Trial type	Demonstration
Trial design	Unknown

Toolbrunup 2017

Sow date	Not specified
Harvest date	Not specified
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
Toolbrunup, WA	Not specified

Derived trial site soil information

Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS

Trial site	Soil order
Toolbrunup, WA	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.

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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.

Toolbrunup WA

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

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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