Pasture deterioration trial

Trial 89NA61 Location: Duranillin In this site we would expect a very large response (40 to 50% ) to phosphorus. History: The site was chosen because of the patchy and poor pasture production. The poor areas tend to have more suckling clover than the good areas. The pasture was legume dominant. Treatments were applied on April 16, 1989

New block Badgingarra RS late time of seeding.

Trial 89BA33, Location: Badgingarra Based on a 1.5 t/ha potential yield, the strategic treatment was planned to be 120 kg urea/ha 4WAS. However, the crop was poorly established and so NH4NO3 was used in the hope of getting better tillering than would be possible with the slower release urea source. Gambling on equal dollars to urea for 2/3 N, but believe that twice as effective. DAP was used to place nitrogen with the seed in case there was no rain of significance after seeding. This nitrogen (only 5 kg/ha) was probably lost with the rains of 20-28/7/89 (50 mm). Urea (60 kg/ha) was applied at 4WAS with the option to apply more later if yield potential warranted it. Trial 89BA32 1st Top Hand harvest 7/12/989 Trial 89BA32 2nd Top Hand harvest 7/12/89 Trial 89BA32 Tiller Analysis About 20 plants per replicate for each of four replicates were described. The results are expressed per hundred plants. There were on average, about one hundred plants per metre squared

General Phosphorus Trials

The trial programme of past years was considerably reduced in size because of the absence of J.W. Bowden (Research Officer). Further, extensive drought conditions in the W.A. agricultural areas wiped out several trials. INDEX Super x stocking rate trial 66M30. Maintenance P x S trials 65Al, 65C5, 65N5, 69WH15. Residual Value of Phosphorus 75LG26, 77NA4, 78BA7, 79N05, 79JE8 & 9. Times and Methods of Application 80M7, 8OM6, 80WH9, 80MO7

Sources of phosphorus trials. Miscellaneous trials.

I Sources of phosphorus work. Pasture trials - 77MT1 - New land (1977) continuous pasture trial, gravel. 80BA6 - Ley 1984. Serradella weeds and lupin regrowth, sand. 84N069 - New land (1984) pasture, gravel. Crop trials - 76WH9 - New land (1976) run down on one dressing of P W.L.S. 76WH10 - Young land Topdressed annually, biennially and once off. 76WH14 - Old land Topdressed anually and biennially. 76N4 - New land (1976) Topdressed annually biennially and once off, gravel. 84M63 - New land (1984) Once off dressing. Trials not sampled - 77WH2 - Old land Sources trial 77MT2 - Old land Sources trial II Miscellaneous trials. Maintenance P x S trials 65C5 and 65A1. Residual value of Phosphorus 78BA7. Grazing trial, Wooroloo 83PE35. Cultivation of Phosphorus availability 83BU1, 3 and 4 84MT7. Rates and times of nitrogen 84WH45. Ripping Trials - Residual effects 82WH2, 35 83WH28 and 31. Coarse organic matter for nitrogen: second crop effects 82N041, N17 and LG5

Phosphorus Sources Trials. Miscellaneous Trials.

I Sources of PhosphorusTrials - 1981 results. Pasture Trials. 76MT10 - New land pasture at Mt Barker - gravel. 77MT1 - New land pasture at Mt Barker - gravel Methods and particle size effects. 76BU1 - New land pasture at Yallingup - sand over gravel. Cropped to oats 1981. Cropping Trials. 76WH10 - Young land at Wongan Hills - ley year: W.L.S. 76WH9 - New land at Wongan Hills - W.L.S. 76N4 - New land at Newdegate - shallow gravel. 76LG6 - Young land at Newdegate - sandy gravel. 80BA6 - Young land at Badgingarra - pale, deep sand. Trials not assessed in 1981 - 77MT2, 76WH14, 77WH2 . Trials terminated in 1981 77MO16, 75NO7B. II Miscellaneous Trials. This section includes continuing maintenance P and S trials as well as the results from some N x P and mineral fertiliser trials. Detailed sampling for nitrogen relations was carried out on the continuous cropping/tillage methods trials at Wongan Hills and Avondale. Long term trials. 66M30 Super x stocking rate at Merredin. 65A1, 65C5 and 69WH15 Maintenance P x S trials. 75LG26 Continuous cropping with super on heavy land - Lake Grace. Residual Super Trial - Merredin heavy land. 1981 trials. 81NO44 - Testing mineral fertilizer mixes. 81LG4 - N x P on wheat Buniche. 81LG5 - N x P on wheat Pingaring. Tillage methods - nitrogen relationships. 77WH17 - Continuous cropping Wongan Hills. 77A16 - Continuous cropping Avondale

Sources of phosphate trials. Miscellaneous trials

I. Sources of Phosphate Trials. Cropping Trials: (80BA6) - Deep sand, Badgingarra, Lupins. (77WH2) - Gravel, old land, WHRS, Wheat. (76WH9) - WLS, new land, WHRS, Wheat (1982). (76WH10) - WLS, young land, WHRS Wheat (1982). (77MT2) - Loamy gravel, old land, Mount Barker Oats. Pasture trials: (77MT1) - Loamy gravel, new land, Mount Barker. (77E1) - Sandy gravel, new land, Esperance. (77E4) – [78E4?] Sandy gravel, old land, Esperance. II. Miscellaneous Trials Long term trials. 66M30 - Super x stocking rate at Merredin. 48M/149 EX - Residual super trial at Merredin. 65A1, 65C5 and 69WH15 - Maintenance P x S trials. 75LG26 - Continuous cropping with super on heavy land. 81NO44 - Testing mineral fertilizer mixes. 78BA7 - Residual value of phosphorus, Badgingarra. Short term trials: 82BA2 - Tillage and placement of phosphorus on wheat and lupin. 82NO5 - Super x seed x defoliation x variety of sub clover. 82WH35 and 83WH31 - Deep ripping and nitrogen on wheat . 82WH2, 76WH9 and 81ME53 - Residual effects of ripping and compaction. 83WH10 - N and P on root growth of wheat and clover. 83BU1, 3 and 4 - Cultivation and soil phosphorus status. 83PE54 and 55 - Nutrient omission trials. 83PE35 - Pasture production at Wooroloo. 83LG62 - Rate of P on wheat. Soil test and reactive iron. 83NO3 - Rate of P on old land lupins

Organic source of nitrogen trials & miscellaneous trials.

1. Nitrogen sources Badgingarra 85BA3 Organic Source of Nitrogen 8SBA4 Interaction of Organic and Inorganic Nitrogen sources 85BAS Miscellaneous Organic Nitrogen Sources 85BA39 Times and Levels of Inorganic Nitrogen Application Lancelin 85M02 Organic sources of nitrogen 85M03 Interaction of Organic and Inorganic Nitrogen Sources 85M04 Miscellaneous Organic Nitrogen Sources 85MOS3 Times and Levels of Inorganic Nitrogen Application Meckering 85N01 Organic Sources of Nitrogen 85N03 Miscellaneous Organic Nitrogen Sources 85NOS9 Times and Levels of Inorganic Nitrogen Application 2. Miscellaneous trials 84M6 Rates of Nitrogen on Wheat - CSIRO Megatrial (E. Harvey) 85M4 Nitrogen and Water on Wheat (with M. Mason) 83WH29 Residual Effects of Crop and Pasture Species on Second Wheat Crop 82WH2 Residual Value of Ripping (4th Year

1. Phosphorus Sources Trials 2. Miscellaneous Trials

Sources of phosphorus trials - 1982 results. Pasture Trials, 76MT10, 77MT1, 77MT2, 76BU1, 77EI. Cropping Trials, 76WH14, 76WH10, 76WH9, 76N4, 76LG6, 80BA6. Trials not assessed in 1982, 77WH2 Pasture phase. Miscellaneous trials. Long term trials, 66M30, 65Al, 65A1, 65C5, 69WH15, 75LG26, 81N044, 78BA7. 1982 Trials, 82N04, 82BA2, 82N02, 82N05, 82WH2, 81N044

Summary of 1974 Phosphorus and sulphur group

Stocking x Super Rate - Merredin - 66M30. Twitcham - 62MB9. Kojonup - 68BR7. Maintenance P x S Trials - I. Residual Value - 66N07 and 66ME3. II. Wheatbelt Rate Trials - 67N011, 66LG1, 68LG1, 67NO5, 6NA3, 67GE2, 66M06 and 67M01. III. Wheatbelt Research Stations and Farmers- 65C5, 65A1, 65N5,69WH15 and 66N09. IV. Higher Rainfall Area Trials - 68B1, 68BU2, 68BR5,68AL3, 69E6, 69AL2 and 69AL3. Miscellaneous Trials - 74GE2, 74GE4, 74GE5,74JE3, 74LG4, 74M06, 74M07, 74TS3, 74NA3 74NA4, 74M07, 74TS4

General phosphorus and sulphur trials

(A) Long Term Trials/Trial number: Super x Stocking Rate - 66M30. Super Sulphur and Stocking Rate - 68BR7. Maintenance P and S trials - 69E6, 68B1, 65A1, 65N5, 65C5, 69WH15 & 67N05. Continuous Cropping - 75LG26. Cropping Residual Value - 29M/148, 149. (B) Lupin Trials: Rate of P and S - 78A8, 78A9, 78BA9, 78BA10, 78C5, 78C6, 78E8, 78E9, 78WH7, 78WH8 & 78NA25. Current and Residual phosphorus - 75KA4. (C) Cereal Trials: Depth of Placement of P on Wheat - 78M38. Row spacing x P rates on Wheat - 78ME4. Current and Residual Nitrogen on Wheat - 77M033. (D) Pasture Trials: Times of application - 77BA38. Residual value - 77BA21, 78BA7, 77BA22, 77BA24, 78M010. Rates of Phosphorus - 78M011. P and S on irrigated pastures - 77HA10