Managing wheat varieties for dry seeding 2013 trial report

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Trial details

This trial compared the response of six wheat cultivars to seeding depth when sown into dry soil or into wet soil within a few days of the break.

Treatment and management details are shown in Table 1.

Table 1 Treatment and management details of dry sowing-seed depth trial at Mullewa, 2013
Varieties	Calingiri, Cobra, Corack, Emu Rock, Mace, Magenta
Sowing date	24 April 2013 (dry), 9 May 2013 (wet)
Seed rate	60-90kg/ha calculated to give 150 plants/m²
Target sowing depth	Normal – 50mm, deep – 90mm
Fertiliser	80kg/ha Agstar Extra
Herbicides	At seeding: 1.5L/ha Treflan + 2L/ha Sprayseed 6 June 2013: 0.8L/ha Barracuda 23 June 2013: 150mL/ha Lontrel + 670 mL/ha Velocity
Date of break	8 May 2013
Growing season rainfall	126mm (May to October)