Non-wetting sand trials

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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
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
Crop establishment on non-wetting sand

The GRDC project ‘Maintaining profitable farming systems with retained stubble - upper Eyre Peninsula’ aims to produce sustainable management guidelines to control pests, weeds and diseases while retaining stubble to maintain or improve soil health, and reduce exposure to wind erosion. The major outcome to be achieved is increased knowledge and skills allowing farmers and advisers to improve farm profitability while retaining stubble in farming systems on upper Eyre Peninsula (EP).

 

One issue EP farmers identified as a problem with stubble retained systems was sowing into non-wetting sands and the resulting uneven and reduced germination. A trial was undertaken from 2013 to 2015 at Murlong (near Lock) to compare how crop establishment and performance is affected by time of sowing, sowing rate, row position and sowing depth on a non-wetting sand. The trial site was moved in 2016 to another non-wetting site near Lock.

 

 		Eyre Peninsula Agricultural Research Foundation
GRDC 		2016 Lock SA
Research organisaton
Crop establishment on non-wetting sand

The GRDC project ‘Maintaining profitable farming systems with retained stubble - upper Eyre Peninsula’ aims to produce sustainable management guidelines to control pests, weeds and diseases while retaining stubble to maintain or improve soil health, and reduce exposure to wind erosion. The major outcome to be achieved is increased knowledge and skills allowing farmers and advisers to improve farm profitability while retaining stubble in farming systems on upper Eyre Peninsula (EP).

 

One issue EP farmers identified as a problem with stubble retained systems was sowing into non-wetting sands and the resulting uneven and reduced germination. A trial was undertaken from 2013 to 2015 at Murlong (near Lock) to compare crop establishment and performance with time of sowing, sowing rate, row position and sowing depth on a non-wetting sand. The trial site was moved in 2016 to another non-wetting site near Lock due to excessive weed issues.

 

 		Eyre Peninsula Agricultural Research Foundation
GRDC 		2017 Lock SA
Research organisaton
Crop establishment on non-wetting soil

Issue EP farmers identified as a problem with stubble retained systems was sowing into non-wetting sands and the resulting uneven germination. The trial at Murlong (near Lock) was established in 2013 to compare how crop establishment is affected by time of sowing, sowing rate, and seed position and depth on a non-wetting sand.

 		Eyre Peninsula Agricultural Research Foundation
GRDC 		2014 Murlong SA
Research organisaton
Crop establishment on non-wetting soil

The GRDC project ‘Maintaining profitable farming systems with retained stubble - upper Eyre Peninsula’ aims to produce sustainable management guidelines to control pests, weeds and diseases while retaining stubble to maintain or improve soil health, and reduce exposure to wind erosion. The major outcome to be achieved is increased knowledge and skills allowing farmers and advisers to improve farm profitability while retaining stubble in farming systems on upper Eyre Peninsula (EP).

One issue EP farmers identified as a problem with stubble retained systems was sowing into non-wetting sands and the resulting uneven and reduced germination. A trial at Murlong (near Lock) was established in 2013 to compare how crop establishment is affected by time of sowing, sowing rate, and seed position and depth on a non-wetting sand and crop performance. The trial has been re-seeded in the 2014 and 2015 growing seasons.

 		Eyre Peninsula Agricultural Research Foundation
GRDC 		2015 Murlong SA
Research organisaton
Herbicide options for annual legume pastures

To demonstrate the available herbicide options for a range of annual legume pasture varieties.

 		West Midlands Group
GRDC 		2015 Dandaragan WA
Research organisaton
One-off tillage options for water repellent gravel soils

To compare and assess the effectiveness of one-off tillage treatments on soil water repellence, water infiltration, crop establishment and productivity on a water repellent gravel.

 		West Midlands Group
DAFWA GRDC 		2015 Dandaragan WA
Research organisaton
One-off tillage options for water repellent gravel soils. Tillage options for severely repellent sands - which methods work?

Assessing practical soil management options for overcoming severe water repellence on sandy gravels in the West Midlands.

 		West Midlands Group
GRDC 		2016 Dandaragan WA
Research organisaton
Urease inhibitors

To determine the effectiveness of urease inhibitor products.

 		West Midlands Group
2014 Warradarge WA
Research organisaton
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