Field Research & Agronomy

Sum16-05 N & P in Cereals

Is to determine the response of wheat, barley and oats to nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) application under the same conditions in the far eastern Wheatbelt.

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**Fig 1:** Yield and Protein in Wheat, Yield and Grain Wt in Barley and Oats

**Fig 2:** Response to Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Wheat, Barley and Oats

CONCLUSION:

Overall, N application had a significantly positive effect on wheat yield, improved oats and almost nothing at all for barley.
P application had an encouraging effect on yields with all three cereals demonstrating a strong correlation between application rates and increased yields.
Highest gross margin for wheat was found when 151$/ha was spent on fertiliser with a return of 680$/ha. Greatest return on oats was seen when $51 was spent with 644$/ha back and for barley at $27 with a return of 594$/ha.

Wheat

Barley

Oats