Spring canola nutrition trial for hyper-yielding canola_WA

2023

Research organisation
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Max Bloomfield
Rohan Brill
Nick Poole
Heping Zhang
Year(s) 2023
Contributor Field Applied Research (FAR) Australia
Trial location(s) Kojonup, WA
Spring canola nutrition trial for hyper-yielding canola_WA locations
Aims

To determine the optimal nutrient management strategy for achieving hyper-yielding spring canola.

Key messages
  • Yield responses to applied nitrogen fertilizer plateaued at 75 kg N/ha (all treatments had 30 kg/ha N basal application) and similar yields were achieved beyond that rate.
  • The addition of 5 t/ha of manure with no N applied lifted grain yield by 0.61 t/ha. There was no benefit of manure where 225 kg N/ha was applied.
  • Increasing rates of nutrition gradually reduced oil concentration and increased grain protein concentration.
Kojonup WA 2023

Canola Variety- Pioneer 45Y28RR

2022 Crop: Barley
Soil type & management: Sandy loam duplex
Available Nitrogen 0-40 cm: 67 kg/ha
Colwell P 0-10 cm: 28 mg/kg
pH (CaCl2) 0-20 cm: 5.6
Organic Carbon 0-20 cm: 2.8%

Lead research organisation Field Applied Research (FAR) Australia
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC FAR2004-002RTX
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners FAR Australia; Brill Ag
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Method

Crop type Oilseed: Canola
Treatment type(s)
  • Fertiliser
  • Fertiliser : Rate
  • Fertiliser : Timing
  • Fertiliser : Type
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated

Kojonup 2023

Sow rate or Target density 40 plants/m²
Sow date 29 April 2023
Harvest date 29 November 2023
Trial design method RCBD Randomised Complete Block Design
Trial design arrangement 12 rows x 4 cols
Total plots 48
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication 4
Plot blocking yes
Plot randomisation Y
Fertiliser

Basal application: 70 kg/ha MAP +72 L/ha UAN (30 kg N/ha, 15 kg P/ha)

Please refer to trial report for treatment details

Fungicide

6 - Leaf- Prosaro 450mL/ha
20% Bloom- Aviator Xpro 800mL/ha

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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
Kojonup, WA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Kojonup, WA Sodosol

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.

Kojonup WA

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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

2023 trial report



Trial last modified: 13-01-2025 16:09pm AEST