Pulse variety trial

2008
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Ben O'Connor (SFS)
Rohan Wardle (SFS)
Year(s) 2008
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Inverleigh, VIC
Pulse variety trial locations
Aims

Two current varieties of field peas and two current varieties of beans were trialled at the Inverleigh site.

Key messages
  • The early maturing pea variety Celine was the highest yielding pulse when compared to beans, chickpeas and lentils.
  • Celine peas yielded 2.54t/ha significantly higher than 1.64t/ha for the variety Kaspa. In 2006 at the Inverleigh trial site, peas failed with an average yield of 0.36t/ha, wheras in 2007 an average yield of 3.14t/ha was achieved.
  • Bean yield reponses in 2008 were reasonable for the dry finish. Farah beans yielded 1.8t/ha signficantly higher than Nura beans which yielded 1.7t/ha. In the past 2 years beans have yielded an average of 2.25t/ha at the Inverleigh trial site.
  • Both chickpeas and lentils failed due to the dry season, with onlyl minor rainfall event occurring during their growing season.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to John Hamilton for providing the land for this trials programme.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Grain Legume: Faba beans Grain Legume: Broad beans Grain Legume: Field peas
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Type
  • Crop: Variety
  • Sowing: Timing
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Inverleigh 2008 Faba beans

Sow date 28 May 2008 Peas 12-7-08
Harvest date 2 December 2008 Peas 2-2-09
Plot size 12m x 1.45m
Plot replication Not specified

Inverleigh 2008 Broad beans

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

Inverleigh 2008 Field peas

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

Inverleigh 2008 Field peas

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Treatment 1
Grain yield (t/ha)
1 Kaspa Peas 1.64
2 Celine Peas 2.54
3 Nura Beans 1.73
4 Farah Beans 1.83

Grain yield 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
2008 492.1mm
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 last modified: 15-07-2020 13:54pm AEST