Wheat variety trial #2

2007
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Wes Arnott (SFS)
Louisa Ferrier (SFS)
Colin Hacking (SFS)
Gary Sheppard (SFS)
Rohan Wardle (SFS)
Year(s) 2007
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Inverleigh, VIC
Wheat variety trial #2 locations
Aims

To compare a number of varieties that are close to commercial release that may be suitable for south west Victoria against five control varieties. This trial differs from other comparative crop variety testing in that it evaluates the varieties with a fungicide programme to determine the yield of the varieties in the absence of foliar leaf diseases, principally stripe and leaf rust.

Key messages
  • Average treated wheat yields in the trial were 4.2 t/ha.
  • The late timing of the rain in November tended to favour the longer season varieties which were just starting to grain fill at this time.
  • Of the 14 varieties included in the trial 6 are commercially available at present.
  • The highest yielding commercially available variety was Mackellar at 120% of the site mean.
  • Stripe rust pressure was extremely high at the site giving an average yield increase across all varieties of 0.2t/ha from applying a two spray fungicide programme.
  • Chara increased yield from 1.93t/ha to 3.83t/ha with a $30/ha fungicide programme.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Special thanks to suppliers of seed to enable SFS to conduct this 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,Blocked

Inverleigh 2007

Sow date 6 June 2007
Harvest date 4 January 2008
Plot size 12m x 1.45m
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Screenings (%) Test weight (kg/hL) Protein (%) Grain yield (t/ha)
1 Cs123.1 10 71.6 10.67 5.28
2 Mackellar 9 73.1 11.6 5.02
3 CS170 7 72.2 11.57 4.84
4 HRZ02.004 3 76 13.37 4.54
5 HRZ03.1010.3 3 74.6 12.8 4.38
6 HRZ03.02.05 3 73.9 13.13 4.25
7 HRZ02.0003 6 76 13.17 4.19
8 Mitre 4 75.2 12.27 4.14
9 HRZ02.0008 5 76 12.8 4.11
10 QT1658 7 77.5 12.33 3.89
11 Chara 6 74.9 12.27 3.83
12 Kellalac 4 73.7 12.3 3.57
13 Sentinel 5 74.9 13.03 3.44
14 Gregory 6 74.5 13.2 3.3

Grain yield t/ha


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Protein %


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Test weight kg/hL


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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
2007 455.4mm
2006 467.8mm
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

2007 trial report



Trial last modified: 20-11-2019 09:20am AEST