Wheat variety demonstration

2004
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Allan Reid (AWB Seeds)
Year(s) 2004
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Lake Bolac, VIC
Wheat variety demonstration locations
Aims

To evaluate commercial varieties in a large demonstration block

Key messages

In spite of a warm and very dry October combined with 3 frosts over the site, the winter wheat varieties performed well. Tennant, with the longest maturity of the 4 winter wheat varieties was the variety most affected by the dry, hot October. MacKellar performed extremely well, with a yield of 5.9 t/ha. The spring wheat varieties all produced high screenings as well as high protein. This was the result of the later sowing coupled with the seasonal conditions. Silverstar, an early maturing variety, produced an outstanding yield, possibly being affected less by frost than the other varieties.

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

Max Davis and SFS Streatham Branch Committee


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Variety
Trial type Demonstration
Trial design Unreplicated

Lake Bolac 2004

Sow date 27 April 2004
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) Screenings (%) Protein (%)
1 Brennan Demonstration of variety 4.9
2 Mackellar Demonstration of variety 5.9
3 Rudd Demonstration of variety 5.3
4 Tennant Demonstration of variety 4.7
5 Ega Wedgetail Demonstration of variety 2 7.4 14.6
6 Drysdale Demonstration of variety 3 8.6 13.4
7 Bowerbird Demonstration of variety 1 10.5 14.4
8 Chara Demonstration of variety 2 9.1 15

Grain yield t/ha


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Protein %


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Screenings %


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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Lake Bolac, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Lake Bolac, VIC 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 Lake Bolac VIC
2004 474.1mm
2003 482.7mm
2002 463.3mm
2001 466.9mm
2000 459.2mm
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.

Lake Bolac 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

2004 trial report



Trial last modified: 18-11-2019 09:39am AEST