To report on the DNRE long season barley variety trials.
Key messages
Gairdner is still a very difficult variety to beat in terms of yield and quality. Waite Institute line W13586 yielded significantly higher than Gairdner at Gnarwarre and Streatham. Malting quality testing will continue in 2003 for VB0021, VB9926, WB236 and WB238. Baudin, the newly released variety from Department of Agriculture in WA, will not be available in the eastern States until 2004. Baudin is more suseptible to disease than Gairdner and did not yield any higher than Gairdner in the 2002 season. It's application in Victoria appears to be limited.
No observed climate data available for this trial. Derived climate data is
determined from trial site location and national weather sources.
Gnarwarre VIC
Hamilton VIC
Streatham VIC
Gnarwarre 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.
