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Billa Billa Fallow Management Experiment, Queensland, Austrailia

Entry ID: QWRI.BillaBilla

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Summary

Abstract: The Billa Billa Folow Management Experiment was initiated in 1983. The soil
parent material at the site consists of cretaceous sediments (lithic
sandstone). The native vegetation was cleared in 1971. The Site was cropped
annually to wheat from this time until experiment commenced in November 1983.
The native vegetation was belah (Casuarina cristata) open forest with some
brigalow (Acacia ...

Related URL

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: This url links to the GCTE-SOMNET home page where additional project
information can be obtained. This site is currently in a datasharing phase of
the network where actual data will become available shortly, at different
levels of accessibility. Please follow this Link for more information.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: -28.14	S: -28.18	E: 150.27	W: 150.23

Min Depth: SURFACE Max Depth: 150

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Gregory A. Thomas

Dataset Title: Billa Billa Fallow Management Experiment

Online Resource: http://saffron.rothamsted.bbsrc.ac.uk/cgi-bin/somnet-expts

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1983-11-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND > AUSTRALIA > Queensland

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS > FERTILIZERS

AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS > PESTICIDES

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

BIOTA

Platform

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

Quality There are at least 3 replicates in the experiment. The experiment has
a randomized plot design. There are control plots. Data are estimated
to be of high quality.

Access Constraints none

Ancillary Keywords

BILLA BILLA

FALLOW

Data Center

Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems Soil Organic Matter Network, Rothamsted Research

Data Center URL: http://www.rothamsted.bbsrc.ac.uk/aen/somnet/index.htm

Data Center Personnel
Name: PETER FALLOON Phone: +44 (0)1582 763133 x2110 Fax: +44 (0)1582 760981 Email: Pete.Falloon at bbsrc.ac.uk Contact Address: Agriculture & Environment Division, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 2JQ UK.

Personnel

GREGORY A. THOMAS

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: 076-398888

Fax: 076-398800

Contact Address:

Queensland Wheat Research Institute,

PO Box 2282

City: Toowoomba

Postal Code: Qld 4350

Country: AUSTRALIA

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 614-6898

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

Gibson, G., Radford, B.J. & Nielsen, R.G.H. (1992) Fallow management,
soil water, plant-available soil nitrogen and grain sorghum production in South West Queensland. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 32: 473-482.

Radford, B.J., Gibson, G., Nielsen, R.G.H., Butler, D.G., Smith, G.D. &
Orange, D.N. (1992) Fallowing practices, soil water storage, plant-available soil nitrogen accumulation and wheat performance in South
West Queensland. Soil and Tillage Research 22: 73-93.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 1999-09-20

Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-01-31

Future DIF Review Date: 2000-09-20

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