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Impact of crops and crop sequences on soil water accumulation and use in farming systems—Northern Region

2016 - 2018

Research organisation
Funding source
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
<abbr title='Grains Research and Development Corporation'>GRDC</abbr>

Trial details

Researcher(s) Lindsay Bell
Andrew Erbacher
David Lawrence
Year(s) 2016 - 2018
Contributor Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Trial location(s) Narrabri, NSW
Spring Ridge, NSW
Trangie, NSW
Billa Billa, QLD
Emerald, QLD
Mungindi, QLD
Impact of crops and crop sequences on soil water accumulation and use in farming systems—Northern Region locations
Aims

Can systems performance be improved by modifying farming systems in thenorthern grains region? What are the impacts of crops and crop sequences on soil water accumulation and use?

Key messages

1. Grain legumes (chickpea, faba bean, field pea, mungbean) often leave more residual soil water at harvest than cereals, this difference is diminished due to lower subsequent fallow efficiencies and hence soil water is often similar at the sowing of the next crop.
2. Higher intensity systems have higher fallow efficiencies while lower intensity systems and those with more legumes have lower fallow efficiencies.

Lead research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC CSA00050, DAQ00192
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

The research undertaken as part of this project (CSA00050, DAQ00192) is made possible by the significant contributions of growers through both trial cooperation and the support of the Grains Research and Development Corporation and Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. We would also specifically like to thank all the farm and field staff contributing to the implementation and management of these experiments, the trial co-operators and host farmers
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Grain Legume: Chickpeas Grain Legume: Faba beans Grain Legume: Mung beans
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Type
  • Crop : Rotation
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Unknown

Narrabri 2016 Chickpeas

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Narrabri 2016 Faba beans

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Narrabri 2016 Mung beans

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Narrabri 2017 Mung beans

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Narrabri 2017 Faba beans

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Narrabri 2017 Chickpeas

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Narrabri 2018 Chickpeas

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Narrabri 2018 Faba beans

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Narrabri 2018 Mung beans

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Spring Ridge 2016 Chickpeas

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Spring Ridge 2016 Mung beans

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Spring Ridge 2018 Mung beans

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Trangie 2016 Chickpeas

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Trangie 2016 Mung beans

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Trangie 2017 Faba beans

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Trangie 2017 Chickpeas

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Trangie 2018 Faba beans

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Trangie 2018 Mung beans

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Billa Billa 2016 Mung beans

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Billa Billa 2016 Chickpeas

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Billa Billa 2016 Faba beans

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Billa Billa 2017 Mung beans

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Billa Billa 2017 Chickpeas

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Billa Billa 2018 Faba beans

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Billa Billa 2018 Mung beans

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Billa Billa 2018 Chickpeas

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Emerald 2016 Mung beans

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Mungindi 2016 Chickpeas

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Mungindi 2016 Faba beans

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
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Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Narrabri, NSW Not specified
Spring Ridge, NSW Not specified
Trangie, NSW Not specified
Billa Billa, QLD Not specified
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Mungindi, QLD Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Narrabri, NSW Vertosol
Spring Ridge, NSW Chromosol
Trangie, NSW Vertosol
Billa Billa, QLD Kandosol
Emerald, QLD Kandosol
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.
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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.

Narrabri QLD

Spring Ridge QLD

Trangie QLD

Billa Billa QLD

Emerald QLD

Mungindi QLD

Narrabri QLD

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Spring Ridge QLD

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Trangie QLD

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Billa Billa QLD

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Emerald QLD

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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

2016 trial report



Trial last modified: 23-12-2022 16:25pm AEST