| Researcher(s) |
Stacey Alexander (SFS) Cam Nicholson (SFS) Annieka Paridean (SFS) |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2006 |
| Contributor | Southern Farming Systems |
| Trial location(s) |
Ceres, VIC
|
To examine the impact grazing at different stages of growth would have on dry matter, grain yield and stubble yield post harvest.
Very dry conditions during the growing season and the inherent variability with the trial site requires the results to be viewed with caution. However these results show grazing Yerong barley during the vegetative stage of growth will have no impact on grain yield and is likely to be beneficial. The grazing benefits to the whole farm system are considerable and the small reduction in stubble mass, although not huge is a positive outcome.
| Lead research organisation | N/A |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | Grain & Graze |
| Trial funding source | NLP |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
Mick Shawcross at Ceres in assisting with setting up the trial and movement of livestock. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Cereal (Grain): Barley |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Replicated |
| Sow date | 26 May 2006 |
|---|---|
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| # | Variety |
Treatment 1
|
Dry matter (t/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | █ Yerong | █ Grazing at GS32, 9 days grazing | 3.175 |
| 2 | █ Yerong | █ Grazing at GS30, 7 days grazing | 1.774 |
| 3 | █ Yerong | █ Grazing at GS25 late, 6 days grazing | 0.866 |
| 4 | █ Yerong | █ Grazing at GS25 early, 4 days grazing | 0.7 |
| 5 | █ Yerong | █ Grazing at GS24, 9 days grazing | 0.639 |
| 6 | █ Yerong | █ Grazing at GS22, 12 days grazing | 0.309 |
| 7 | █ Yerong | █ Control (no grazing) | 0 |
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