Northern Farming Systems site—Mungindi

2017 - 2018

Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Andrew Erbacher
Year(s) 2017 - 2018
Contributor Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Trial location(s) Mungindi, QLD
Northern Farming Systems site—Mungindi locations
Aims

Can systems performance be improved by modifying farming systems in the northern grains region? | What are the trends that are expected and how will these changes impact on the performance and status of our farming systems?

Key messages

1. Summer break crops reduced levels of cereal soil-borne disease and allowed more even and higher yielding wheat crops in 2018, however they were the least profitable.
2. Root lesion nematodes continued to decline, even under susceptible crops due to the dry growing conditions of 2017 and 2018.
3. Higher nitrogen supply did not increase plant uptake or yield due to low in-crop rainfall, but this extra nitrogen is still available in the soil profile for following crops.

Lead research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC DAQ00192
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

The team would like to thank the trial cooperator, local growers and consultants for their ongoing support and contribution to the
project. Thanks also to the Grains Research and Development Corporation and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for funding the project (DAQ00192).


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Grain Legume: Chickpeas Cereal (Grain): Sorghum Cereal (Grain): Wheat Other crop: Cotton
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Type
  • Crop: Rotation
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Mungindi 2017 Chickpeas

Sow date Varied. Please see report.
Harvest date Unknown
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Psuedoreplication Not specified

Mungindi 2017 Sorghum

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

Mungindi 2017 Wheat

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

Mungindi 2017 Cotton

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

Mungindi 2018 Sorghum

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

Mungindi 2018 Wheat

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

Mungindi 2018 Cotton

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

Mungindi 2018 Chickpeas

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Psuedoreplication 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
Mungindi, QLD Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Mungindi, QLD Vertosol
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 Mungindi QLD
2018 193.4mm
2017 225.4mm
2016 253.7mm
2015 240.1mm
2014 206.8mm
2013 211.2mm
2012 236.0mm
2011 253.7mm
2010 311.5mm
2009 329.9mm
2008 346.7mm
2007 372.3mm
2006 377.8mm
2005 410.8mm
2004 442.6mm
2003 450.2mm
2002 433.3mm
2001 456.5mm
2000 480.8mm
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.

Mungindi QLD

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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

2017 trial report



Trial last modified: 23-12-2022 15:22pm AEST