On highly sodic and saline soil on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, wheat sown with MaxSil coated seed established a healthy stand while the untreated area stayed bare.
Eyre Peninsula grower Keenan Bury sowed wheat on highly sodic and saline soil using MaxSil coated seed.
The crop was sown at 55 kg/ha with 100 kg/ha of DAP and SOA.
The untreated area stayed bare, while the treated area established a healthy stand.
The result follows trials in Western Australia that produced harvestable barley on saline land.
MaxSil agronomist Andrew Kennett commented that the high level of plant available silicon blocked salt uptake, allowing the seed to germinate.