Puddling, good results in growers' paddocks in 1992/93 (May 1993)

Humphreys, E, Murihead, W.

1993

This IREC Farmers Newsletter article present results from the 1992/93 season trial on puddling. The trial included six paddocks in the Coleambally region that were puddle prior to sowing. The articles covers the effect of puddling on rice, physchology of puddling, traps to avoid when puddling these included water too deep and turbid water. The article presents information on effects of puddling on deep percolation and water use and what the rice water consumption and weather was in 1992/93. Further studies were required to present results and the trial was continuing in 93/94.