| Researcher(s) |
Michael Moodie |
|---|---|
| Contact email | michael@frontierfarming.com.au |
| Year(s) | 2023 |
| Contributor | SARDI - Clare |
| Trial location(s) |
Pinnaroo, SA
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To demonstrate management options to overcome acidification in sandy Mallee soils to improve legume production.
Raising soil pH from less than <5 to >6.5 improved the dry matter produced of the Faba bean/ vetch mixed species legume crop by 200%.
| Lead research organisation |
University of Adelaide |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation |
Frontier Farming Systems |
| Trial funding source | GRDC UOA2105_013RTX |
| Related program |
GRDC Development and extension to close the economic yield gap to maximise farming system benefits from grain legume production in South Australia |
| Acknowledgments |
Thank you to Wade and Chad Nickolls for hosting and assisting with the implementation of the demonstration. Thank you to Brian Hughes from SARDI for assistance monitoring the soil pH changes between treatments. The site received co-funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund’s Drought Resilient Soils and Landscapes grant program. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop types | Grain Legume: Faba beans Hay: Vetch |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Demonstration |
| Trial design | Unknown |
| Sow date | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Harvest date | Unknown |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Sow date | Unknown |
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| Harvest date | Unknown |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
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
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