Optimising benefits from soil amelioration using pulses and oilseeds

2019 - 2020

Research organisaton
Funding sources

Trial details

Researcher(s) Grace Williams
Contact email grace.williams@dpird.wa.gov.au
Year(s) 2019 - 2020
Contributor Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development WA
Trial location(s) South Burracoppin, WA
Optimising benefits from soil amelioration using pulses and oilseeds locations
Aims

To evaluate different sequences of pulses and canola after soil amelioration when transitioning into cereal cropping to capture maximum benefit from amelioration.

Key messages
  • No crop type on any soil achieved optimum plant density at this site, with canola treatments having extremely poor establishment.
  • Overall, wheat had a significantly higher biomass than canola, lupins or chickpeas.
  • Wheat yields were average to above average for the area depending on the soil type, which is a favourable result given the average decile 4 growing season rainfall.
  • Canola yielded extremely poorly and proved to be a risky crop choice for the given season and soil types
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

Thank you to Bob French and George Mwenda for their work on the trial as well as the Merredin Research Support Unit for their assistance. Lastly, thankyou also to Tony Murfit and Warrakiri Farm for hosting the trial.

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 types Oilseed: Canola Cereal (Grain): Wheat Grain Legume: Chickpeas Grain Legume: Field peas Grain Legume: Lentils Grain Legume: Lupins
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Type
  • Management systems: Soil engineering
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

South Burracoppin 2019 Canola

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South Burracoppin 2019 Wheat

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South Burracoppin 2019 Chickpeas

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South Burracoppin 2019 Field peas

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South Burracoppin 2019 Lentils

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South Burracoppin 2019 Lupins

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South Burracoppin 2020 Wheat

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South Burracoppin 2020 Canola

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South Burracoppin 2020 Chickpeas

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South Burracoppin 2020 Field peas

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South Burracoppin 2020 Lentils

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South Burracoppin 2020 Lupins

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
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Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
South Burracoppin, WA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
South Burracoppin, WA Kandosol
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.

South Burracoppin WA

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 last modified: 20-12-2022 09:33am AEST