Wheat variety trial

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) Mininera, VIC
Wheat variety trial locations
Aims

To compare a number of varieties that are either commercially available or close to commercial release that may be suitable for south west Victoria.

Key messages
  • Average treated (foliar fungicide) wheat yields in the trial were 6.23 t/ha.
  • The late timing of the rain in November tended to favour the longer season varieties.
  • The highest yielding commercially available variety was Mackellar at 116% of the site mean.
  • The top two yielding varieties were red grained wheat.
  • Stripe rust pressure was extremely high at the site giving an average yield increase of 0.21t/ha from applying a two spray fungicide programme.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to Rowley Paterson for providing the land for the trial programme.


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

Mininera 2007

Sow date 18 May 2007
Harvest date 27 December 2007
Plot size 12m x 1.45m
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Mininera results

# Variety
Protein (%) Grain yield (t/ha)
1 Mackellar 11.2 7.25
2 Amarok 10.73 6.93
3 Young 11.67 6.79
4 Derrimut 11.17 6.74
5 Sentinel 12.77 6.38
6 Bolac 12.53 6.34
7 Kellalac 12.1 6.29
8 Chara 12 5.72
9 Gladius 12.8 5.51
10 Ruby 13.03 4.37

Grain yield t/ha


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Protein %


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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Mininera, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Mininera, 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 Mininera VIC
2007 302.8mm
2006 300.7mm
2005 316.0mm
2004 320.6mm
2003 373.9mm
2002 397.3mm
2001 407.9mm
2000 432.6mm
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.

Mininera 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 09:16am AEST