Sustainability Trial for Arable Rotations

This experiment has been added by the GLTEN Curators using existing published sources.
Local identifier
STAR
Years operational
2005—
Objective
The STAR project examines different cultivation systems for sustainable arable production and evaluates different rotation systems and how they interact with the required cultivations and inputs.
Description
The STAR project is a long-term rotational systems study examining the interaction between four different rotations and four different cultivation methods.
Data Access Statement
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Data license
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Data policy
Don't know
Organizations
NIAB
research organisation
The Felix Thornley Cobbold Trust
funding agency
AHDB
funding agency
Person
Dr Nathan Morris
principal investigator
NIAB

Site: Stanaway Farm

Type
farmer field
Location
Otley
Suffolk
United Kingdom
Geographic location
52.1380788312834, 1.19111496716541
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Visits permitted?
No
Management
Large plots are managed using farm scale equipment and techniques.
Soil description
Beccles/Hanslope Series clay soil. Clay loam soil

Design period: (2005—)

Design description
Replicated factorial design using large plots (36m x 36m).
Number of plots
48
Number of replicates
3
Crops
CropYears grown
winter rapeseed
winter wheat
winter beans
spring beans
fallow
herbal leys
spring linseed
spring oats
spring break crop
winter break crop
sugar beet
Crop Rotations
winter cropping  2005—
  • 1
    winter wheat
  • 2
    winter break crop
    winter beans, winter oilseed rape
spring cropping  2005—
  • 1
    winter wheat
  • 2
    spring break crop
    spring beans, spring linseed, sugar beet, spring oats
continuous wheat  2005—
  • 1
    winter wheat
alternate wheat and fallow  2005—2018
  • 1
    winter wheat
  • 2
    fallow
Herbal Leys  2019—
  • 1
    herbal leys
Factor
Factor name
Factor levels
tillage process
ploughing
Application frequency: annual
Application method: mouldboard plough
Treatment is ploughed every year
deep tillage  (20-25 cm depth)
Treatment is cultivated using a non-inversion technique typically using tine and disc based systems.
shallow tillage  (5-10 cm depth)
Treatment is cultivated using a non-inversion technique typically using tine and disc based systems.
Managed tillage
Decision on cultivation regime is based around soil/weather conditions, previous cropping, weed burden, soil assessments and local best practice.
Measurements
VariableMaterialUnitsFrequencyScaleComment
grain yield traitNot specified
economic dataNot specifiedCumulative gross margin, machinery cost

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