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Pulse agronomy trial

2003
CC BY 4.0

Research organisation
Southern Farming Systems

Trial details

Researcher(s) Mark Slatter (Landmark)
Year(s) 2003
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Gnarwarre, VIC
Pulse agronomy trial locations
Aims

To investigate the impact of sowing date on the performance of a range of pulse crops.

Key messages

This trial has run for the past 3 years at the SFS Gnarwarre site. Chick peas have shown consistently good returns. We now have the local knowledge to help grow pulses in this area.

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: Chickpeas Grain Legume: Field peas Grain Legume: Lupins
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Type
  • Crop : Variety
  • Sowing : Timing
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Gnarwarre 2003 Faba beans

Sow date 16 May 2003 Multiple - please see report
Harvest date Unknown
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

Gnarwarre 2003 Chickpeas

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

Gnarwarre 2003 Field peas

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

Gnarwarre 2003 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
Grain yield (t/ha)
1 █ Kaspa █ Sown 07/08/2003 2.1
2 █ Howzat █ Sown 24/09/2003 1.72
3 █ Kaspa █ Sown 24/09/2003 1.71
4 █ Manafest █ Sown 07/08/2003 1.59
5 █ Howzat █ Sown 07/08/2003 1.58
6 █ Bumper █ Sown 24/09/2003 1.1
7 █ Jindalee █ Sown 07/08/2003 1.1
8 █ Bumper █ Sown 07/08/2003 1.09
9 █ Manafest █ Sown 16/05/2003 0.83
10 █ Jindalee █ Sown 16/05/2003 0.29

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
Gnarwarre, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Gnarwarre, VIC Chromosol
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 Gnarwarre VIC
2003
2002
2001
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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.

Gnarwarre VIC

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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

2003 trial report



Trial last modified: 24-01-2023 14:10pm AEST