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Emerging forage legume varieties

2013

Research organisation
Funding source
Birchip Cropping Group
<abbr title='Grains Research and Development Corporation'>GRDC</abbr>

Trial details

Researcher(s) Alison Frischke (BCG)
Jake Howie (BCG)
Rade Matic (SARDI)
Dannielle McMillan (BCG)
Stuart Nagel (BCG)
Chris Walsh (Seednet)
Year(s) 2013
Contributor Birchip Cropping Group
Trial location(s) Hopetoun, VIC
Emerging forage legume varieties locations
Aims

To evaluate emerging and newly released medic, vetch and forage peas varieties for their ability to produce dry matter and nutritive value for stock in the Mallee and Wimmera environments.

Key messages
  • In 2013, newer varieties of medic (Sultan-SU), vetch (RM1 an Timok) and forage pea (PBA Hayman) when cut at the same time (different stages between maturities) performed better or equally as well in forage values as previously used varieties.
  • Choose forage legume varieties to suit your paddock system needs.
  • Consider group B herbicide tolerance, disease and aphid resistance, the type of seed (hard or soft) and growing season length of newer varieties to suit grazing, hay and/or seed production.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC BWD00018,DAS00117
Related program Grain & Graze 2
Acknowledgments
  • GRDC, Grain & Graze 2, BDW00018
  • SAGIT, Development of a strand medic cultivar resistant to powdery mildew, S1213
  • GRDC, new common and woolly pod vetch varieties for grain and hay/silage production for Australian farmers DAS00117
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Pasture: Medic Grain Legume: Field peas Hay: Vetch
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Type
  • Crop : Variety
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Hopetoun 2013 Medic

Sow rate or Target density Vetch 60 plants/m2, forage peas 35 plants/m2, medic 10kg/ha
Sowing machinery

BCG Parallelogram cone seeder (knife points, press wheels)
Sow date 24 April 2013
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser

Granulock Supreme Z (55kg/ha) + Impact (200mL/ha)

Hopetoun 2013 Field peas

Sow rate or Target density Not specified
Sowing machinery Not specified
Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser Not specified

Hopetoun 2013 Vetch

Sow rate or Target density Not specified
Sowing machinery Not specified
Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser Not specified
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Trial results Medic

# Variety
 Dry matter biomass (t DM/ha)
1 █ Sultan-SU 4.85
2 █ Herald 4.44
3 █ Angel 4.23
4 █ SAGIT 2 4.33
5 █ SAGIT 1 3.14

Dry matter biomass t DM/ha

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

Hopetoun VIC 2013

Observed climate information

Rainfall avg gsr (mm) 195mm

Derived climate information

Hopetoun VIC

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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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

2013 trial report



Trial last modified: 04-12-2019 10:50am AEST