Location
21 km south of
Harden on the Back Jugiong Road
Soil
Sandy loam topsoil 0 -30 cm, Sandy clay subsoil 30cm +
Aspect
North facing slope 1-2%
Paddock History
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Garangula
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Paddock 1
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Paddock 2
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2007
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lucerne/clover
pasture |
wheat |
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2006
|
lucerne/clover
pasture |
Forage Brassica (sown Spring
2006) |
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2005
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wheat
undersown
with
lucerne/clover
pasture |
pasture |
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2004 |
wheat |
pasture |
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2003 |
canola |
pasture |
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2002 |
wheat |
pasture |
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2001 |
canola |
pasture |
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2000 |
pasture |
pasture |
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1999 |
pasture |
pasture |
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1998 |
pasture |
pasture |
Objectives
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Compare wheat-canola cropping rotation on water drainage compared with control sight (tree area), and the time it takes for the pasture to dewater root-zone.
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