| Researcher(s) |
Alan Bedggood (VIDA) Greg Ganning (Crop Evaluation Program) David Moody (VIDA) Cameron Morrison (VIDA) Ashley Purdue (VIDA) Neil Vallance (VIDA) Ashley Waite (Crop Evaluation Program) |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2002 |
| Contributor | Birchip Cropping Group |
| Trial location(s) |
Watchupga East, VIC
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To present some good barley news from a season best forgotten.
In 2002 barley breeding and evaluation trials were as susceptible to drought conditions, as was the rest of the farming community. Only 12 of 21 advanced variety trials warranted harvesting, with trials in the Wimmera and north-central districts being the most severely effected – only 4 of 12 trials were harvested from these areas. Average yields of those trials harvested were only 1.4t/ha compared to the long-term average yields of these trials (on a State wide basis) of 3.0t/ha. Taking into account both the average yields of these trials, and the loss of almost 50% of trials, the trials reflect closely to a Victorian season where the crop harvest was only approximately 25% of average.
| Lead research organisation | N/A |
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| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments | N/A |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Cereal (Grain): Barley |
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| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Article/commentary |
| Trial design | Not applicable |
| Sow date | Not specified |
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| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
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.
