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Competitiveness of lentils

2000

Research organisation
Birchip Cropping Group

Trial details

Researcher(s) N/A
Year(s) 2000
Contributor Birchip Cropping Group
Trial location(s) Watchupga East, VIC
Competitiveness of lentils locations
Aims

To identify best management practices for the production of red lentils.

Key messages
  • Variety: there was no difference between the yield of Digger and Northfield (0.56 vs 0.57 t/ha respectively)
  • Row spacing: there was no significant difference in the yield of lentils sown at 18 cm (7") or 36 cm (14") (0.59 vs 0.54 t/ha respectively). However, the crop sown at 18cm (7") was much easier to harvest and stood up better.
  • Sowing rate: there was a significant negative effect of sowing rate on yield - the 50kg sowing rate had the higher yield compared to the 100kg/ha sowing rate (0.62 vs 0.51 t/ha respectively).
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Grain Legume: Lentils
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Variety
  • Sowing : Row Spacing
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Watchupga East 2000

Sow rate or Target density As per treatments
Sowing machinery

Sown at two spacings: 18cm rows and 36cm rows
Sow date 9 May 2000
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
 Treatment 1
Lentil yield (t/ha)
1 █ Digger █ 50kg/ha @ 18cm spacing 0.61
2 █ Digger █ 50kg/ha @ 36cm spacing 0.62
3 █ Digger █ 100kg/ha @ 18cm spacing 0.57
4 █ Digger █ 100kg/ha @ 36cm spacing 0.44
5 █ Northfield █ 50kg/ha @ 18cm spacing 0.66
6 █ Northfield █ 50kg/ha @ 36cm spacing 0.57
7 █ Northfield █ 100kg/ha @ 18cm spacing 0.51
8 █ Northfield █ 100kg/ha @ 36cm spacing 0.51

Lentil yield t/ha

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Watchupga East, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Watchupga East, VIC Calcarosol

Climate

Derived climate information

No observed climate data available for this trial.
Derived climate data is determined from trial site location and national weather sources.

Watchupga East VIC

CAUTION: Trial site locality unknown; Climate data sourced from Birchip Cropping Group office location
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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

2000 trial report



Trial last modified: 22-07-2019 15:32pm AEST