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Disease and temperature pressure on chickpea yields

2005
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Research organisations
Liebe Group Department of Agriculture and Food WA

Trial details

Researcher(s) Wayne Parker (Department of Agriculture)
Year(s) 2005
Contributor Liebe Group
Trial location(s) Dalwallinu, WA
Disease and temperature pressure on chickpea yields locations
Aims

To demonstrate the disease resistance of new Sonali, Rupali and Genesis836 and potential releases Genesis90 and Genesis508, chickpea varieties.

Key messages
  • The trial at Dalwallinu suffered from low soil temperature after sowing.
  • Disease was not a larege problem at this trial as the level of inoculum would have been very low.
  • Bird damage accounts for some of the large standard deviaitons in the Genesis 90.
Lead research organisation Department of Agriculture and Food WA
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to Murray Blyth, Steve Cosh, Dirranie Kirby and Chris Matthews for all their help in managing the trials.
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Grain Legume: Chickpeas
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Variety
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Dalwallinu 2005

Sow date 27 May 2005
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 50m x 5m
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser

80 kg/ha DAP
Herbicide

Pre- sowing 25th May: 100mL Wetter 0.1 %v/v, 1.2LWipeout 450 Post sowing 27th May 2.4L Sprayseed 250, 1L Triflur X, 100mL Talstar, 0.55kg Simagranz, 100g Balance
Fungicide

1.5L Bravo - all varieties received first and final Bravo applications, the first on 19th July, 4 weeks after sowing, the final 28th September during podding. Sonali, Rupali and Genesis836 also received an application 8 weeks after sowing on the 16th of August.
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
 Gross margin ($/ha) Grain yield (t/ha)
1 █ Genesis 090 112.19 0.72
2 █ Genesis 508 110.61 0.72
3 █ Genesis 836 186.21 0.98
4 █ Rupali 91.78 0.72
5 █ Sonali 191.39 0.99

Grain yield t/ha

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Gross margin $/ha

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Site Depth Type pH EC P K N A OC CAT
Dalwallinu, WA 0 - 10cm Loamy Clay
Dalwallinu, WA 10 - 30cm Loamy Clay
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Dalwallinu, WA Loamy clay
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Dalwallinu, WA Kandosol
Soil Moisture Source: BOM/ANU
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the OzWALD model-data fusion system.
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Climate

Dalwallinu WA 2005

Observed climate information

Rainfall trial gsr (mm) 259mm

Derived climate information

Dalwallinu WA

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Some data on this site is sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology

SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
Jeffrey, S.J., Carter, J.O., Moodie, K.B. and Beswick, A.R. (2001). Using spatial interpolation to construct a comprehensive archive of Australian climate data , Environmental Modelling and Software, Vol 16/4, pp 309-330. DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(01)00008-1.

Trial report and links

2005 trial report