| Researcher(s) |
Jason Condon Guangdi Li Sergio Moroni Alek Zander |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2018 |
| Contributor | Riverine Plains |
| Trial location(s) |
Rutherglen, VIC
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To quantify the yield limitation caused by subsoil acidity and evaluate innovative soil amendments that act to ameliorate subsurface acidity.
• Deep placement of soil ameliorants improved soil pH and decreased aluminium (Al) concentrations in the subsurface soil layer.
• The benefits of soil amendments to soil pH and aluminium concentration remain for future seasons.
• No yield improvement was recorded during 2018 due to low growing season rainfall (GSR) and frost events.
| Lead research organisation | N/A |
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| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | GRDC DAN00206 |
| Trial funding source | DPI NSW |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
This project is funded by NSW DPI with financial support from the GRDC through the Innovative approaches to managing subsoil acidity in the southern grain region (DAN00206) project. The project is supported by Riverine Plains Inc, Farmlink Research, Southern Farming Systems and the Holbrook Landcare Network. Thanks to farmer co-operator Stephen Chambers. Technical staff: Richard Lowrie, Alek Zander, Adam Lowrie and Andrew Price. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Cereal (Grain): Wheat |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Randomised,Replicated,Blocked |
| Sow rate or Target density | 80 kg/ha |
|---|---|
| Sowing machinery |
Air seeder on a 25 cm row spacing |
| Sow date | 14 May 2018 |
| Harvest date | 7 December 2018 |
| Trial design method | RCBD Randomised Complete Block Design |
| Total plots | 42 |
| Plot size | 5m x 20m |
| Plot replication | 3 |
| Plot blocking | yes |
| Plot randomisation | N |
| Fertiliser |
75kg DAP/ha placed with the seed. |
| Other trial notes |
This trial is a part of a 3 year project. Please refer to https://www.farmtrials.com.au/trial/40491 for 2017 trials and https://www.farmtrials.com.au/trial/40600 for 2019 trials |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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