Pale deep sand trials

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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
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
Best bet management of ameliorated non-wetting soils of the Geraldton Port Zone - Irwin

To determine the best way to apply nutrients and increase nutrient uptake on non-wetting soils after amelioration in the Geraldton port zone.

 		Liebe Group
GRDC 		2017 Irwin 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
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
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
Evaluating approaches to improve furrow sowing on water repellent sands

To evaluate a range of seeding modifications or additions with the aim of improving crop establishment and yield on water repellent sandplain soil.

 		West Midlands Group
GRDC 		2012 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Evaluating the viability of pasture cropping in the West Midlands region

To evaluate the performance of crops (barley in 2009) when pasture cropped over different perennial species established on deep pale sands.

 		West Midlands Group
GRDC 		2009 Dandaragan WA
Research organisaton
N x K x fungicide

Investigate responses to N and K, effects on leaf disease and interactions with a foliar fungicide.

 		West Midlands Group
2016 Dandaragan WA
Research organisaton
On-farm assessment of options for amelioration of water repellent sand

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
DAFWA GRDC 		2011 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Ongoing yield responses to amelioration of water repellent sand 3 years after treatment

To assess amelioration options for water repellent soil 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 		2013 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Program control of Brome grass in HT (Clearfield) Scope barley

To demonstrate Scope barley and the performance of Clearfield herbicides on brome grass in a non-wetting scenario, and to investigate the benefit of soil wetter and pre-emergence herbicides in improving this performance.

 		West Midlands Group
2010 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Soil amelioration trial at Badgingarra - claying benefits come to the fore in a wetter season

To look at the following soil amelioration treatments on water repellent pale sand:

  • no amendment (nil);
  • 3t/ha limesand; and
  • 150 t/ha clay rich (31% clay) subsoil spread with a multi-spreader
 		West Midlands Group
DAFWA GRDC 		2011 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Soil and lupin responses in the second year after mouldboard ploughing

To assess the second year impact of mouldboard ploughing on wetting up of water repellent soil and on lupin establishment and yield.

 

 		West Midlands Group
DAFWA GRDC 		2011 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Sowing barley into sub tropical grasses

To evaluate the performance of perennial grass and crops (Barley in 2013) when pasture cropped over different perennial species established on deep pale sands.

 		West Midlands Group
GRDC 		2013 Moora WA
Research organisaton
Summer sowing of hard seeded Serradella pod into perennial grasses

To evaluate effectiveness of ‘summer sowing’ hard-seeded serradella pod into established perennial grass pastures.

 		West Midlands Group
DAFWA NACC 		2011 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Whole farm management of water repellence in the West Midlands - productivity and economic benefits

To assess the whole farm implementation of water repellence management strategies.

 		West Midlands Group
GRDC 		2012 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
Wild radish control in Roundup Ready canola

To investigate and demonstrate means to ensure effective control of wild radish in Roundup Ready canola grown on non-wetting sand.

 		West Midlands Group
2010 Badgingarra WA
Research organisaton
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