Robin Jessop (UNE) Geoff Lawes (Glenormiston College)
Year(s)
1999
Contributor
Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s)
Hamilton, VIC
Streatham, VIC
Aims
To identify triticale varieties which have superiorfrost tolerance at flowering.
To compare dry matter yield and growth characteristics of a range of triticale genotypes.
To compare grain yield and performance of a range of different varieties and compare them with varieties currently grown.
Key messages
At Streatham, no variety was significantly higher yielding than Currency, however at Hamilton, both Credit 1 and Everist were superior in yield.
It would appear that no Triticale variety has any better frost tolerance than any other variety and that susceptibility or otherwise to frost is mainly governed by when flowering occurs relative to the timing of the frost. Any variety which flowers when there is a frost will be badly affected. Many varieties with poor yield were badly frosted.
No observed climate data available for this trial. Derived climate data is
determined from trial site location and national weather sources.
Hamilton VIC
Streatham VIC
Hamilton VIC
NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
Streatham VIC
NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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.
