West Midlands Group trials

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A comparison of potassium rates and timings in canola

This was the first year of an intended long term trial investigating the effect of K nutrition on sandplain. Potassium was applied at rates between zero and 100 kg/ha IBS and banded in the forms of MOP and compound NPK product (Vigour).

West Midlands Group
2009 West Moora WA
Research organisaton
A field scale survey of soil crop relationships on a water repellent sandy gravel soil

To quantify the main factors limiting grain yield in a water-repellent sandy gravel soil.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2015 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Agronomy to improve profit from wheat production - influence of time of sowing and seeding rate

To compare the effect of delayed seeding and seeding rates on the yield and quality performance of wheat varieties.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA
2011 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Amelioration of water repellent sands - long term impacts

To assess amelioration options for water repellent sandplain soils.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA GRDC
2015 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Amelioration of water repellent soils in the West Midlands - long term impacts

To assess amelioration options for water repellent sandplain soils.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2014 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
An evaluation of resin coated urea as a nitrogen source in leaching conditions

To evaluate the rate of breakdown and nutrient release of a resin coated urea relative to traditional Nitrogen Sources (Urea and Maxam).

West Midlands Group
2009 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Angustifolius lupin variety testing Badgingarra

To test a wide range of current varieties of Angustifolius lupin.

West Midlands Group
2009 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Angustifolius lupin variety testing Carnamah

To test a wide range of current varieties of Angustifolius lupin.

West Midlands Group
2009 Carnamah WA
Research organisaton
Assessing 'Yield Prophet' as a tool to assist growers in determining crop nitrogen requirments in the West Midlands

This trial seeks to test the Yield Prophet tool to determine its relevance and usefulness to growers of the West Midlands region in determining most efficient and effective nitrogen strategy.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2010 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Assessing clay rates and incorporation methods for amelioration of water repellent sandplain soil

To assess the interaction between clay rate and incorporation methods to overcome soil water repellence and improve crop establishment and productivity.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2010 Bolgart WA
Research organisaton
Assessing growth and yield of grain cover crops in established perennial pasture species

To assess the growth and yield of barley and wheat growing in a range of different established perennial pasture species.

West Midlands Group
GRDC NACC
2011 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Assessing rotary spading, mouldboard ploughing and claying for amelioration of pale deep sand

To assess the impact of various levels of soil disturbance (cultivation methods) on water repellence and productivity and the interaction of these cultivation methods with soil amendments, lime and clay.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2009 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Assessing the benefit of clay spreading for overcoming soil water repellence in the northern agricultural region

To assess what clay rich subsoil application rates are required for overcoming soil water repellence and how this interacts with method of incorporation.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA GRDC
2011 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Assessing the usability of Yield Prophet in the West Midlands region

The demonstration undertaken at four on-farm sites seeks to test the Yield Prophet tool to determine its relevance and usefulness to growers of the West Midlands region in determining the most efficient and effective nitrogen strategy.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2011 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Assessing Yield Prophet as a tool to assist growers in determining crop nitrogen requirements in the West Midlands

To test the Yield Prophet tool to determine its relevance and usefulness to growers of the West Midlands region in determining the most efficient and effective nitrogen strategy.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2011 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Barley for grazing and grain

To determine the effect grazing barley has on grain yield.

West Midlands Group
2009 North Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
BEST TM21 demonstration and its effect on nitrogen utilisation

Compare varying rates of N on wheat after applying BEST TM21 against a control area of no post nitrogen application.

West Midlands Group
2009 Wannamal WA
Research organisaton
Big lupin responses to amelioration of repellent soil

To assess water repellent soil amelioration options and to determine whether a one-way plough can be used to ameliorate non-wetting sand for much lower cost than mouldboard ploughing or rotary spading.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2012 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Bioassay of long term phosphorus trial, 80Ba6

To determine the long term effects of 1980 P treatments on soil fertility.

West Midlands Group
NACC
2016 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Biochar investigation - John Auld

To demonstrate if there are any benefits of applying biochar to increase crop and pasture production in the West Midlands

West Midlands Group
2012 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Bioprime: impact on wheat production

The trial purpose was to compare seed dressing and foliar application of Bioprime using granular and liquid fertilisers. 

West Midlands Group
2016 Moora WA
Research organisaton
Can suboil constraints be combated economically?

To determine which ameliorant practice is the most effective and economic in remediating subsoil acidity at depth.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2015 West Wubin WA
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Can subsoil constraints be combated economically?

To determine which ameliorant practice is the most effective and economic in remediating subsoil acidity at depth.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2016 West Wubin WA
Research organisaton
Canola responds to amelioration of water repellant and acidic yellow sand using soil inversion and lime

To demonstrate how soil inversion using a mouldbaord plough could be used to incorporate lime into acidic subsoil, overcome soil water repellance and control weeds and to measure its in=mpact and growth.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2010 Moora WA
Research organisaton
Canola systems trial

To demonstrate the relative performances of the three canola options available to Western Australian growers

West Midlands Group
2010 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Canola variety trial

To assess the performance of newly released canola varieties in the West Midlands.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA
2009 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Canola variety trial

To assess the performance of newly released canola varieties in the West Midlands.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA
2010 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Clay application rates and degree of clay incorporation

To demonstrate what clay rate is required for claying to be successful and to look at how this is affected by the degree of clay incorporation.

West Midlands Group
2009 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Clay spreading on water repellent deep sand

To compare different clay spreading and tillage methods for the amelioration of water repellent gravel soils.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2016 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Clay spreading on water repellent sandy gravel

To compare different clay spreading and tillage methods for the amelioration of water repellent gravel soils.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2016 Moora WA
Research organisaton
Clay spreading reduced frost damage and increased crop yield on water repellent deep sand at Moora

To compare different clay spreading and tillage methods for the amelioration of water repellent soils.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2016 Dandaragan WA
Research organisaton
Claying benefits on water repellent sands sustained when clay rate is matched to incorporation method

To assess the impact of the rate of application of clay-rich subsoil to water repellent sand on grain yield and the interaction with incorporation method.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2013 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Companion annual legumes for perennial grass pastures - proof of concept: broadcasting soft-seeded annual legumes

To identify companion annual legumes for perennial grass based pastures and to develop reliable, low cost methods of establishment

West Midlands Group
2009 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Companion annual legumes for perennial grass pastures - simulated annual legume seed bank

To identify companion annual legumes for perennial grass based pastures and to develop reliable, low cost methods of establishment

West Midlands Group
FarmLink
2009 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Comparing offset discs and rotary spading for incorporation of clay on non-wetting soils

To determine whether crop establishment and grain yield gains from claying can be further improved by matching the clay rich subsoil application rate with the incorporation method.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2010 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Comparison of commerical standards for the control of sclerotinia in canola

1. Compare the efficacy of Aviator Xpro to commercial standards for sclerotinia control.

2. Compare yield and $return on investment/ha ($ROI/ha)

West Midlands Group
Bayer
2016 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Comparison of historical lupin varieties in the West Midlands

To evaluate the performance of the historical lupin varieties in the West Midlands.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA
2011 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Comparison of pre-emergent herbicides for annual ryegrass control in wheat at four locations across WA in 2016
  • To compare the efficacy of commercial pre-emergent herbicides and mixtures for ARG control across multiple soil types using grower machinery for seeding and ongoing management consistent with the grower’s practice.
  • To determine yield and $ return on investment to the grower from current standard pre-emergent herbicides Sakura, trifluralin, Avadex Xtra and Boxer Gold with new options such as standalone prosulfocarb, the main component of Boxer Gold. Prosulfocarb (e.g. Arcade) must be incorporated within 7 days of application.
West Midlands Group
Bayer
2016 Pithara WA
Research organisaton
Comparison of seeders adapted for sowing sub-tropical grasses

To compare commercial seeding machines that have specifically been set up to sow sub-tropical grasses.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA
2012 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Comparison of seeding machines for sowing sub-tropical grasses

To determine whether successful establishment of sub-tropical grasses is affected by seeding machine configuration

West Midlands Group
AWI MLA
2009 Gillingarra WA
Research organisaton
Control of blackleg with soil and foliar fungicides

To compare crop emergence between treatments.

To compare programs of seed and foliar fungicides for BL control.

To compare yield and $ROI between Canola disease programs.

West Midlands Group
Bayer
2016 Moora WA
Research organisaton
Control of loose smut, spot from net blotch, powdery mildrew and leaf rust through soil and foliar fungicides in Bass barley
  • To evaluate early foliar disease suppression of soil applied fungicides.
  • To compare early soil disease control to a foliar only strategy.
  • To compare efficacy of different foliar fungicides on yield at a ~Z31 and Z39 applications.
  • To compare seed treatment and Aviator Xpro foliar for SFNB.
West Midlands Group
Bayer
2015 Dandaragan WA
Research organisaton
Deep incorporation of lime into acidic subsoils

To assess amelioration of subsoil acidity using a range of tillage methods for incorporating surface applied lime into acidic subsoils and the impacts of tillage and lime on crop productivity.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2013 Regans Ford WA
Research organisaton
Deep incorporation of lime into acidic subsoils

To assess amelioration of subsoil acidity using a range of tillage methods for incorporating surface applied lime into acidic subsoils and the impacts of tillage and lime on crop productivity.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA
2015 Regans Ford WA
Research organisaton
Deep ripping and nitrogen availability - a paddock diagnostic strip approach

To motivate growers to carry out direct problem diagnostics in their crops using:

  • nutrient and deep cultivation strips in crops, to compare with standard management;
  • follow-up work to find out why they have observable crop growth variations in a paddock

To develop a protocol for setting up strip tests and interpretation procedures for growers with different levels of commitment and time and to answer the 'why is it so?' quesitons.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2015 Dandaragan WA
Research organisaton
Demonstate the effects of water rate on velocity and Jaguar for the control of wild radish (10WE16)
  • To evaluate the effect of water rate using a medium spray quality on bromoxynil based herbicides under conditions where coverage is not optimal.
  • To evaluate the effect of coarse droplets.
  • To evaluate the effect on wild radish control at different water rates with MCPA in tank mixtures with Velocity.
West Midlands Group
Bayer
2010 Buntine WA
Research organisaton
Demonstration of EverGol Prime seed treatment for the control of Rhizoctonia and covered smut in barley with a comparison to commerical standards and its crop safety in wheat

Crop safety and yield of barley grown from seed treated with EverGol Prime compared to Dividend and Vibrance for the control of rhizoctonia. The trial was conducted to

  • To compare efficacy of EverGol Prime compared to Dividend and Vibrance for rhizoctonia control.
  • To compare barley covered smut control of EverGol Prime to current standards.
West Midlands Group
Bayer
2012 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Demonstration to control Rhizoctonia solani: seed treatment, liquid injection of fungicide and cultivation below the seed

To answer the quesitons:

  • Does in-furrow application of fungicide using liquid banding improve control of Rhizoctonia solani compared to the untreated control or seed treatment?
  • Does in-furrow application of fungicide using liquid banding improve control of Rhizoctonia solani compared to coating of granular fertiliser?
  • Does an integrated approach incorporating cultivation, seed treatment and in-furrow fungicide application improve control of Rhizoctonia solani compared to the untreated control and all other individual treatments?
West Midlands Group
GRDC
2014 Warradarge WA
Research organisaton
Depth of tillage effects on deep sandplain soils

To characterize the effect of various depths of ripping on crop performance.

West Midlands Group
GRDC
2016 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Developing and testing innovative, practical and reliable methods for incorporating lime into acidic sandplain subsoils

To test modified one-way ploughs as a method of lime incorporation.

West Midlands Group
DAFWA
2015 Warradarge WA
Research organisaton