MC14: Long-term Comparison of Rotation and Fallow Management Practices in the Victorian Mallee
Objectives
1. To compare the influence of rotation and fallow management practices on wheat production in the Victorian Mallee.
2. To asses the long-term impact of these treatments.
Key activities in current program
Evaluation of 2 fallow management treatments (chemical fallow and direct drilling with cultivated fallow) within 3 rotations, pasture-fallow-wheat, fallow-wheat and pasture-wheat. This site is used for measuring biomass production at anthesis and harvest and the soil water balance to a depth of 120 cm using a neutron moisture meter in each plot (Table 3). It is also used for determination of long-term crop water use and water use efficiency, soil nitrogen and grain protein. Root disease such as rhizoctonia root rot (Rhizoctonia soloni) and take-all (Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici) under the different treatments will also be evaluated periodically.
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This document was last reviewed on 24/09/2008