Winter wheat variety trial

2008
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Sam Cockayne (SFS)
Jon Midwood (SFS)
Ben O'Connor (SFS)
Gary Sheppard (SFS)
Rohan Wardle (SFS)
Year(s) 2008
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Mininera, VIC
Winter 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 southwest Victoria.
  • To evaluate the varieties with a fungicide programme, to determine the yield response of the varieties by comparing controlled leaf disease against an untreated check.
Key messages
  • The average foliar fungicide treated wheat yields for the Mininera winter wheat trial were 4.60 t/ha. Rust activity was moderately low at the site in 2008, resulting in an average yield increase of 0.26 t/ha across all varieties from the one spray fungicide programme, with 2 of the 8 varieties achieving a 19% or more yield increase from a single fungicide applicaito - when compared to the untreated check.
  • All 8 varieties achieved the F1 specifications basedo n the NACMA classifications, consequently quality had no effect on profitability. The highest yielding variety was CS95102.1 at 111% of the site mean, also the most profitable variety obtaining a gross margin of $776.40/ha.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source SFS
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to Rowley Paterson for providing the land for this trials programme.

This was an SFS Streatham Branch funded trial.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Variety
  • Fungicide: Application Method
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Mininera 2008

Sow date 14 May 2008
Harvest date 9 January 2009
Plot size 12m x 1.45m
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Test weight (kg/hL) Protein (%) Screenings <2mm (%) Grain yield (t/ha)
1 SQP 95102.1 76 10 11.3 5.11
2 Frelon 76.3 10.9 8 5.05
3 Beaufort 74.7 10.3 10 4.94
4 Einstein 75.4 10.5 12 4.69
5 Mackellar 75.1 11.6 10.7 4.59
6 Amarok 76.2 11.3 10.3 4.56
7 Brennan 77.6 11.1 8.3 4.16
8 Naparoo 75.3 10.5 10.7 3.68

Grain yield t/ha


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Protein %


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Screenings <2mm %


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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
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
2008 264.2mm
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

2008 trial report



Trial last modified: 09-11-2019 18:48pm AEST