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A database of trace element research in south-eastern Australia

To produce an Endnote-generated txt file database of research on trace elements in cropping systems of south eastern Australia.

South Australian Research and Development Institute
GRDC
2017 Adelaide SA
Research organisaton
Achieving improved water use efficiency through amelioration of hostile subsoils

To provide information for the growing farmer interest in subsoil manuring during the year with data and information on demonstration trials on subsoil manuring on heavy clay and duplex soils where the plant available water capacity at depth is restricted by low porosity, water extraction and root growth.

Southern Farming Systems
GRDC
2010 Derrinallum VIC
Research organisaton
Agronomic strategies for water repellent soils in WA - mouldboard ploughing

To provide a demonstration site to observe the effects of mouldboard ploughing vs. no cultivation on non-wetting soils and crop growth and yield.

Facey Group
GRDC
2014 Wickepin WA
Research organisaton
Agronomic strategies for water repellent soils in WA - mouldboard ploughing, deep ripping and lime incorporation
  • To determine if the addition of lime and its method of incorporation (none/control, MBP or deep rip) has an effect on the soil pH profile and crop productivity.
  • To compare the impact of mouldboard ploughing and deep ripping on topsoil water repellence compared to an untreated control.
Facey Group
GRDC
2014 Wickepin WA
Research organisaton
Alternative soil ameliorants

To investigate the benefits of Kelpak, seaweed extract containing high concentrations of auxin, a plant growth hormone.

Liebe Group
2004 West Buntine WA
Research organisaton
Ameliorating a deep repellent sand at Murlong increased wheat performance substantially in 2018

To:

  • determine if physical intervention and soil mixing improved grain yield on a sandy soil on eastern EP,
  • compare deep ripping with inclusion plates to spading,
  • determine if deeper ripping improved results, and
  • identify if the addition of fertilisers or organic material (OM) provide additional benefits.
SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre
GRDC
2018 Murlong SA
Research organisaton
Ameliorating alkaline soils with deep ripping and gypsum

To investigate the effect of deep ripping and gypsum on root and plant growth of wheat, canola and lentils.

Birchip Cropping Group
2001 Watchupga East VIC
Research organisaton
Ameliorating problem subsoils for improved cereal crop production

Two experiments were conducted as a follow-up to previous SFS trials, to test whether deep ripping with various organic amendments could lead to water storage deep in the soil profile and therefore extra water provision during grain fill.

Southern Farming Systems
2006 Balliang VIC
Research organisaton
Amelioration of hostile subsoil in high rainfall south-west Victoria

Experiments were conducted on two different soil types to test if (a) amelioration of these subsoils with a mix of gypsum and organic peat would increase the ability of the soil to hold more ‘plant available’ water and (b) if this extra water availability, would assist crops to achieve a better yield.

Southern Farming Systems
2005 Mt Pollock VIC
Research organisaton
Amelioration of sandy soils - opportunities for long term improvement

To investigate amelioration options for sands that have low water holding capacity, low organic matter, low nutrient availability, compaction, non wetting and high risk for wind erosion.

Trengove Consulting
GRDC SAGIT
2015 Bute SA
Research organisaton
Amelioration of subsoil acidity

To investigate amelioration of subsoil acidity through topdressing higher rates of lime and combining lime with gypsum.

Liebe Group
GRDC
2003 East Maya WA
Research organisaton
Amelioration of subsoil acidity using inorganic amendments

A three year deep ripping experiment was conducted on a highly acidic soil to test how effective a range of inorganic soil amendments were to ameliorate subsoil acidity and improve crop growth and yield. A novel product, MgSi (a blend of 70% Doonba dunite and 30% F70 superfine lime), was tested in the field for the first time.

Department of Primary Industries NSW
DPI NSW GRDC
2017 Holbrook NSW
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
Amelioration strategies for non-wetting gravel soils in a high rainfall area

To trial a range of non-wetting treatments on non-wetting forest gravel soils in the south west, in a high rainfall area, to determine which, if any, will increase water penetration and what soil characteristics have altered as a result of the treatment.

Shire of West Arthur
GRDC
2012 Cordering 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 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 yield response to deep ripping in the northern Albany Port Zone, Western Australia. 2018 Harvest Update

To assess the impact of deep ripping on crop yield over a two year period in the To assess the impact of deep ripping on crop yield over a two year period in the eastern wheatbelt

agVivo
GRDC NLP
2018 Hyden WA
Research organisaton
Bentonite clay and tillage to improve soil and yield

To determine if inclusion of Bentonite clay improves crop yields on sandy soils.

Liebe Group
AGAC
2013 Miling 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
Biochar ... an alternative carbon source

To determine the effectiveness of biochar on increasing soil carbon and soil stability.

Facey Group
2012 Corrigin WA
Research organisaton
Biosolids to overcome subsoils constraints in the Victorian grain growing soils

The aim of this project is to investigate the use of biosolids to overcome subsoil constraints in the high and low rainfall zones in Victorian grain growing regions: in brief,

  • investigate whether subsoil physicochemical constraints that limit root growth and reduce water and nutrient-use efficiency can be overcome by using subsoil amelioration with pelletised T1C2 grade biosolids 
  • determine whether subsoil amelioration with biosolids will have any adverse effects on plant availability of heavy metals
  • investigate whether microbial populations will be impacted from the application of biosolids into the subsoils
  • determine whether biosolids as a subsoil ameliorant can have  any impacts on grain quality
Federation University Australia - School of Health and Life Sciences
GRDC IWN
2019 Ballan VIC
Research organisaton
Brassica bio-fumigation - a demonstration

To investigate the bio-fumigation effects of canola dn mustard varieties on root disease and a number of crop varieties.

Birchip Cropping Group
1999 Watchupga East VIC
Research organisaton
Calcium pre-seeding trial

To assess the effectiveness of liquid calcium products on yeild in wheat.

Northern Agri Group
2010 Binnu WA
Research organisaton
Can delving control waterlogging impacts

To investigate the potential of using a modified delving operation, which rips the clay and allows topsoil/gravel to fall back into the clay slot, to create a subsurface drainage line through the clay and reduce waterlogging.

Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
NLP
2005 SA
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
Research organisaton
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
Can you afford to lime?

To answer the question: can you affod to lime?

Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
2012 Kangaroo Island SA
Research organisaton
Canola ameliorants

To test the effectiveness of various soil ameliorants in establishing irrigated canola

Irrigated Cropping Council
GRDC
2015 Kerang VIC
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
Carbon allocation dynamics in contrasting crop-soil system trials in southern NSW

 The aim of these experiments is to examine how tillage intensity influences allocation and stabilisation (storage) of newly assimilated C in canola crop-soil and wheat crop-soil systems at Wagga Wagga and Condobolin.
 

Department of Primary Industries NSW
DPI NSW GRDC
2013 Condobolin NSW
Research organisaton
Carbon farming

The Upper North Farming systems group is involved in several Carbon Farming projects, which are trying to identify areas which have the greatest potential for soil carbon sequestration or reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

Upper North Farming Systems
2012 Jamestown SA
Research organisaton
Chickpea (deep sandy soils), deep ripping and organic matter, Northern Mallee (Kooloonong), Victoria. Lentil (deep sandy soils), deep ripping and organic matter, Northern Mallee (Kooloonong), Victoria Lupin (deep sandy soils), deep ripping and organic mat

To evaluate the impacts of the soil amelioration practices of deep ripping and organic matter inputs on the growth and production of lupin, lentil and chickpea grown on deep sandy soils in the Mallee.

Southern Pulse Agronomy
GRDC
2019 Kooloonong VIC
Research organisaton
Clay and hay increases yields on SE sands

To assess changes in crop productivity as a result of overcoming the chemical, physical and biological constraints of a sandy soil at Cadgee.
 

MacKillop Farm Management Group
GRDC
2018 Cadgee SA
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
Clay spreading with highly calcareous clays

To assess the benefits of various clay rates, types of clay and deep ripping on-farm.

South Australian Research and Development Institute
GRDC
2002 Wharminda SA
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
Compaction after mouldboard ploughing

To determine if there are any benefits to be gained from mouldboard ploughing a yellow sandplain soil

Liebe Group
2013 West Buntine WA
Research organisaton
Compaction, soil health demonstration

To evaluate the effects of mouldboard ploughing and deep ripping on a yellow sand

Liebe Group
2012 West Buntine WA
Research organisaton
Compaction, soil health demonstration

To compare the effects of mouldboard plough, spading and deep ripping on yellow non-wetting sand.

Liebe Group
2013 Marchagee WA
Research organisaton
Comparing mouldboard ploughing with other techniques to manage non wetting grey sandy soils west of Corrigin

The trial was designed to investigate a range of techniques that may improve crop establishment and performance on non wetting sandy soils. The techniques tested included mouldboard ploughing, winged knife points, and H2O Lure. The trial also compared the second year affect of mouldboard ploughing to first year response..

Corrigin Farm Improvement Group
GRDC
2012 Corrigin 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
Comparing the influence of organic matter and fertiliser inputs on soil organic carbon and grain production

To identify on-farm management strategies to increase soil organic carbon (SOC) and quantify any associated risks and benefits in a grain production system.

In this trial the Facey Group wanted to determine whether:

  1. Altering inputs to increase plant biomass would subsequently increase soil carbon and
  2. Amending soils with compost would increase soil carbon storage or provide agronomic benefits.
SoilsWest
GRDC
2014 Tincurrin WA
Research organisaton
Comparison between canola and wheat following brown manure peas at Lockhart

To measure the impacts on wheat and canola of brown manure peas. Focus on N usage, moisture conservation, weed control and yield.

FarmLink Research
GRDC
2012 Lockhart NSW
Research organisaton
Comparison of brown manure peas and long fallow north west of Lockhart

To measure the impacts of brown manure peas on nitrogen fixation, moisture conservation, weed control and yield compared to a traditional long fallow system.

FarmLink Research
GRDC
2012 Lockhart NSW
Research organisaton
Comparison of pre-seeding applications of gypsum/dolomite, high-cal and lime

To investigate the effect on wheat yield between applications of a gypsum/dolomite mix, high-cal product and lime, and also to compare the long term effects the three products have on soil acidity

Liebe Group
GRDC
2006 Kalannie WA
Research organisaton