Legume rhizobia trial

1999
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Una Allender (SFS)
George Burdett (DNRE)
Jo Slattery (DNRE)
Year(s) 1999
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Streatham, VIC
Legume rhizobia trial locations
Aims

To demonstrate the need for innoculation with rhizobia in a range of crop legumes.

Key messages
  • In all but Paravic and Ascot, the innoculated crop yielded better than the uninnoculated crop. In fact, the average gross return for the innoculated crops was $346 per hectare, versus $247 per hectare for the uninnoculated crops. This represents an extra return of $99 per hectare. 
  • It is therefore recommended that in all cases, legume crops should be innoculated with the correct strain of rhizobia prior to sowing. It is very cheap insurance against the bacteria not being present in the soil. 
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 types Grain Legume: Faba beans Grain Legume: Field peas Grain Legume: Lupins
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Type
  • Crop: Variety
  • Seed treatment: Inoculant
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Streatham 1999 Faba beans

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date 20 January 2000
Plot size 50m x 6m
Plot replication Not specified

Streatham 1999 Field peas

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

Streatham 1999 Lupins

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Treatment 1
Treatment 2
Grain yield (t/ha)
1 Glenroy Innoculated with rhizobia Peas 2.791
2 Aquadulce Innoculated with rhizobia Faba Beans 2.25
3 Excel Innoculated with rhizobia Peas 2.041
4 Parafield Innoculated with rhizobia Peas 1.875
5 Parafield Not innoculated with rhizobia Peas 1.666
6 Paravic Not innoculated with rhizobia Peas 1.583
7 Aquadulce Not innoculated with rhizobia Faba Beans 1.416
8 Paravic Innoculated with rhizobia Peas 1.416
9 Glenroy Not innoculated with rhizobia Peas 1.291
10 Ludet Innoculated with rhizobia Lupins 1.291
11 Excel Not innoculated with rhizobia Peas 1.208
12 Ascot Not innoculated with rhizobia Faba Beans 1.125
13 Ascot Innoculated with rhizobia Faba Beans 1.125
14 Lucyanne Innoculated with rhizobia Lupins 1
15 Wonga Innoculated with rhizobia Lupins 1
16 Ludet Not innoculated with rhizobia Lupins 0.917
17 Lucyanne Not innoculated with rhizobia Lupins 0.875
18 Wonga Not innoculated with rhizobia Lupins 0.5

Grain yield t/ha


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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Streatham, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Streatham, VIC Sodosol
National soil grid Source: CSIRO/TERN
NOTE: National Soil Grid data is aggregated information for background information on the wider area
Actual soil values can vary significantly in a small area and the trial soil tests are the most relevant data where available

Soil properties

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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.

Streatham 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 last modified: 11-11-2019 13:49pm AEST