2013 Loveland Agri Products Trial Data

Foliar Trial (Weather King, Lokomotive) - CanolaTemora, NSW

Trial Setup

Location: Grogan Sth NSW

Co-operators: Loveland – Brad Booker (farmer)

Plot Size: 10m X 1.76m

Replicates: 3

Sowing date: 17th May

Sowing rate: 3 kg/ha

Soil Moisture & Type Clay adequate moisture 13.3 deg CRoundup Attack + Triflur @ 2lt + 2lt, MAP 80 kg/ha. + Urea 100kg/ha applied IBS using primary sales tynes on 230mm spacing. 14 C, 52% RH, 4km/h NCV: GT 41

Roundup plant shield applied 21st June 900gm/ha 13.8 C, 57% RH, 2.4 km/h E.

Roundup plant shield applied 19th July 900gm/ha

Treatments applied 13th August, 18th September, 8th October

Treatment Rate/ha Timing

SFP ---- ----

WeatherKing 1 L Cabbage

Lokomotive 10 L Cabbage

WeatherKing + Lokomotive 1 L + 10 L Cabbage

WeatherKing + WeatherKing 1 L + 1 L Cab fb Stem elongation

WeatherKing + Lokomotive WeatherKing 1 L+ 10 L + 1 L Cab fb Stem elongation

WeatherKing + WeatherKing + WeatherKing 1 L + 1 L + 1 L Cab fb SL fb pod fill

WeatherKing + Lokomotive + WeatherKing + WeatherKing 1 L + 10 L + 1 L + 1 L Cab fb SL fb

pod fill

Trial Protocol

LSD (P=.05) = .239 CV = 12.26

Canola Yield T/haTreatment Rate/ha Yield T/ha Oil %

SFP ---- .94 42.18

WeatherKing 1 L 1.19 43.03

Lokomotive 10 L 1.15 43.27

WeatherKing + Lokomotive 1 L + 10 L 1.26 44.15

WeatherKing + WeatherKing 1 L + 1 L 1.14 42.04

WeatherKing + Lokomotive WeatherKing 1 L+ 10 L + 1 L 1.08 43.99WeatherKing + WeatherKing + WeatherKing 1 L + 1 L + 1 L 1.03 43.02

WeatherKing + Lokomotive + WeatherKing + WeatherKing 1 L + 10 L + 1 L + 1 L 1.08 42.49

LSD (P=.05) = .239 CV = 12.26

SFP WK + WK + WK WK + Lokomotive + WK

WK + Lokomotive + WK + WK

WK + WK Lokomotive WK WK + Lokomotive 0

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1.08 1.08 1.14 1.15 1.191.26

Canola Yield T/ha

LSD (P=.05) = .239 CV = 12.26

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2012 Total = 299 mm2013 Total = 299 mm

Temora Rainfall

• Trial established to assess crop stress reduction following applications of Locomotive & Weatherking

• Results from this trial severely affected by late frost• All treatments received 150kg/ha Urea 26th July cabbage stage.• Best results achieved when Locomotive and Weatherking were

combined.• Locomotive best treatment for Oil%• This trial experienced a wet start a dry middle and a frosty end

only missed out on snow.

Conclusions