Can gibberellic acid improve oat head emergence?

2020
CC BY 4.0

Research organisation

Trial details

Researcher(s) Brianna Guidera
Sarah Noack
Courtney Peirce
Year(s) 2020
Contributor Hart Field Site Group
Trial location(s) Urrbrae, SA
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Can gibberellic acid improve oat head emergence? locations
Aims

To investigate the potential for GA to promote head emergence from the boot in oats to benefit growers in the Southern region.

Key messages

• Gibberellic acid had either a nil or negative effect on oat head emergence from the boot.
• There were crop differences between varieties trialed including head emergence, dry weight and plant height. Brusher was in all cases a high-performing variety for the parameters measured.

Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Forage: Oats
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Type
  • Growth regulator : Timing
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Urrbrae 2020

Sow date 15 June 2020
Harvest date 8 October 2020
Trial design method RCBD Randomised Complete Block Design
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication 4
Plot randomisation Y
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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
Urrbrae, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Urrbrae, SA Chromosol

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.

Urrbrae SA

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 report and links

2020 trial report



Trial last modified: 29-07-2026 11:07am AEST