Assessing the benefits of dual purpose cereals

2005
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Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Wes Arnott (SFS)
Colin Hacking (SFS)
Gary Sheppard (SFS)
Rohan Wardle (SFS)
Year(s) 2005
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Inverleigh, VIC
Assessing the benefits of dual purpose cereals locations
Aims

To assess the grazing and grain potential of both MacKellar winter wheat and Yerong barley.

Key messages

Leaf rust started to impact on Mackellar wheat from GS29 onwards. Grazing of the wheat and barley reduced the amount of leaf rust visible. Leaf rust was rife in theYerong barley, particularly late in the season. The forage material was analysed for quality with very high levels of metabolizeable energy and protein being recorded in both the wheat and barley (Table 5-8)

Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

This is part of the grazing cereals programme within Grain & Graze. Thanks go to the funding bodies including GRDC, MLA, Land & Water Australia and AWI.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Cereal (Grain): Barley Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Type
  • Grazing: Timing
  • Management systems: Graze and grain
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Inverleigh 2005 Barley

Sow rate or Target density 200 plants/square metre
Sow date 3 March 2005 barley 7-6-05
Harvest date Unknown
Plot size 20m x 2m
Plot replication 3
Psuedoreplication Not specified

Inverleigh 2005 Wheat

Sow rate or Target density Not specified
Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Psuedoreplication Not specified
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Treatment 1
Grain yield (t/ha) Dry matter (t/ha)
1 Mackellar wheat No grazing 5.37 0
2 Yerong barley No grazing 4.42 12.48
3 Mackellar wheat Grazed only at GS1 3.95 0.486
4 Yerong barley Grazed only at GS1 3.12 2.32
5 Mackellar wheat Grazed at GS29 and GS31 3.98 0.577
6 Yerong barley Grazed at GS29 and GS31 3.9 1.33

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
Inverleigh, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Inverleigh, 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 Inverleigh VIC
2005 491.2mm
2004 438.6mm
2003 416.4mm
2002 399.6mm
2001 472.4mm
2000 448.5mm
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.

Inverleigh 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

2005 trial report



Trial last modified: 24-01-2023 14:38pm AEST