Merredin WA trials

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Furrow formation and inter-row compaction (FFIC) for improved wheat production in water-limited environments of the wheatbelt of WA

To test the effect of compacted inter-rows on water harvesting, production and profitability in a low rainfall wheatbelt environment.

Department of Agriculture and Food WA
GRDC
2015 Merredin WA
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Oat agronomy - response to seeding rate applied and time of sowing
  • To evaluate the responsiveness of Bannister and Williams oats to increasing plant density.
  • To quantify the effect that plant density has on oat grain quality if a crop is sown early versus late.
  • To determine if Bannister and Williams oats are suitable for lower rainfall regions.
Department of Agriculture and Food WA
DAFWA GRDC
2015 Merredin WA
Research organisaton
Timing of nitrogen in low rainfall canola

Aim; To investigate the response to changing the nitrogen rate and changing the time of application.  Canola yield and oil will be measured and RR hybrids will be compared with open-pollinated TT types (OP TT).

Previous trial results suggest that as long as nitrogen is applied within 8 weeks of sowing, there is no yield penalty. 

How canola responds to nitrogen applied later than 8 weeks has not been widely researched.  Similarly how new generation canola such as RoundupReady (RR) hybrids respond to nitrogen has not been widely tested, particularly in low and medium rainfall areas.  This trial is one of a series of 13 timing of nitrogen experiments DAFWA conducted in 2013.

Department of Agriculture and Food WA
GRDC
2013 Merredin WA
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Timing of nitrogen in low rainfall canola

To investigate the response to changing the nitrogen rate and changing the time of application.  Canola yield and oil will be measured and RR hybrids will be compared with open-pollinated TT types (OP TT).

Department of Agriculture and Food WA
GRDC
2014 Merredin WA
Research organisaton