1 2013 Loveland Agri Products Trial Data Seed Treatment Trial Donald, Vic
2 Trial Setup Location: Donald Vic Co-operators: Rik Maatman & Kris Dixon Landmark Plot Size: 10m x 1.65m Replicates: 4 Sowing date: 5 th June 2013 Soil Moisture & Type: Good, Clay loam Chemicals Applied: Glyphosate 450 1L/ha, Oxyflurofen 75ml, Li700 0.3% knockdown. Trifluralin 2L/ha, Avadex Xtra 1.6L/ha IBS, Clopyralid 150ml + LVE MCPA 600mls applied 15/8 Cv: Scout wheat @ 50 kg/ha SFP = MAP @ 50 kg /ha + Flutriafol @ 250ml/ha Fertilizer Applied; 1/8 Ranger 30L/ha, 15/8 Urea 50kg/ha
3 Trial Protocol TreatmentRate/TTiming SFP - Hombre 4 LST Hombre + Awaken ST 4 L + 3.75ST Hombre + Twin Zinc 4 L + 4 LST Hombre + Awaken ST + Twin Zinc 4 L + 3.75 L + 4 LST Hombre + Zinc 4 L + 1 kg/haST Hombre + Zinc + Awaken ST 4 L + 1 kg/ha + 3.75 LST Hombre + Twin Zinc + Zinc 4 L + 4 L + 1 kg/haST Hombre + Awaken ST + Twin Zinc + Zinc 4 L + 3.75 L + 4 L + 1 kg/haST
4 Wheat Yield T/ha LSD (P=.05) =.026 CV = 3.22 TreatmentRate/haTimingYield T/ha SFP - Hombre 4 LST2.61 Hombre + Awaken ST 4 L + 3.75ST2.65 Hombre + Twin Zinc 4 L + 4 LST2.49 Hombre + Awaken ST + Twin Zinc 4 L + 3.75 L + 4 LST2.56 Hombre + Zinc 4 L + 1 kg/haST2.51 Hombre + Zinc + Awaken ST 4 L + 1 kg/ha + 3.75 LST2.49 Hombre + Twin Zinc + Zinc 4 L + 4 L + 1 kg/haST2.52 Hombre + Awaken ST + Twin Zinc + Zinc 4 L + 3.75 L + 4 L + 1 kg/haST2.60
5 Wheat Yield T/ha LSD (P=.05) =.026 CV = 3.22
6 mm 2012 Total = 264 mm 2013 Total = 286 mm Donald Rainfall
7 Awaken ST combined with Fungicide/Insecticide seed dressing Hombre proved to be the best treatment in the trial. The addition of Zinc in this trial proved to be detrimental. Conclusions