Dual purpose cereal trial

2002
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Geoff Dean (SFS)
George Manifold (SFS)
Simon Munford (DPIWE)
Year(s) 2002
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Riccarton (Campbell Town), TAS
Dual purpose cereal trial locations
Aims

To assess new dual purpose wheat and triticale cultivars for dry matter production and grain yield in comparison with Bass oats. 

Key messages

Wheat grain yields following grazing were surprisingly high and it would appear grazing was not detrimental to grain yield. Reduced dry matter from grazing may have resulted in less water useage early in spring with more then being available during grain fill. Of the wheat varieties, the grain yield of the line 1SR594-34 was particularly high. Dry matter production (from the one cut taken) was significantly lower for the wheat varieties but given the current high grain price dual purpose wheat is an attractive option. 
 

Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to Crosby Lyne for preparing ground and fencing the trial.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Variety
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated

Riccarton (Campbell Town) 2002

Sow date 8 March 2002
Harvest date 13 January 2003
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Treatment 1
Grain yield (t/ha) Dry matter (t/ha)
1 Isr594-34 Wheat 6.4 0.76
2 Lh49E2 Wheat 5.52 0.51
3 Brennan Wheat 5.43 1.43
4 LH55G14 Wheat 5.41 0.44
5 Tennant Wheat 5.25 0.84
6 Mackellar Wheat 5.11 1.01
7 Jackie Triticale 4.7 2.96
8 Bass Oats 1.66 1.69

Grain yield t/ha


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Dry matter t/ha


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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Riccarton (Campbell Town), TAS Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Riccarton (Campbell Town), TAS Sodosol
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.
Year Riccarton (Campbell Town) TAS
2002 229.2mm
2001 317.4mm
2000 405.8mm
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.

Riccarton (Campbell Town) TAS

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

2002 trial report



Trial last modified: 14-11-2019 10:54am AEST