CSIRO Long Coleoptile Sowing Depth x Genotype; N placement x Rate x Sowing Depth and Seed Size x Sowing Depth Trial
Collaborating with CSIRO, funded by Ag Grow Agronomy and CSIRO.
Deep sowing (up to 15cm) to establish crops into stored summer soil moisture has the potential to aid successful early crop establishment in warm soils. Newer varieties being developed, with long coleoptiles, have the potential to overcome the limitations of sowing depth that current varieties with short coleoptiles have (limit approximately 4cm).
In 2024 there will be 3 experiments side by side:
- A core experiment undertaken across Australia using the same 6 common wheat genotypes and using a common seed source (Wagga 2023 seed).
- A nitrogen placement by rate and sowing depth experiment.
- A seed size by deep sowing experiment
