Non-wetting management options for growers in the Albany port zone.

The trial aims to explore management options for non-wetting soils in the Albany port zone.Conventional methods of managing non-wetting soils involve mechanical disturbance to mix non-wetting particles with wettable particles. This trial explores the best options for placement of wetters, and wetter types for managing non-wetting soils.Eleven treatments of differing placements and rates, as well as three seed placements were explored and analysed in this trial.Two market available wetting agents were tested in this trial, SECOA’s SE14 and BASF Devine.

本试验旨在探究奥尔巴尼港区（Albany port zone）内非湿润土壤（non-wetting soils）的管理方案。常规非湿润土壤管理多采用机械扰动手段，将非湿润土壤颗粒与可湿润颗粒（wettable particles）进行混合。本试验聚焦于筛选最优的湿润剂施用方式与湿润剂类型，以实现非湿润土壤的有效管理。本次试验共设置11组不同施用位置与施用剂量的处理，以及3组不同播种位置的处理，并对各组结果展开分析与评估。本次试验共测试两款市售湿润剂（wetting agents）：SECOA公司的SE14与巴斯夫（BASF）的Devine。