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Barley row spacing trial

2008
CC BY 4.0

Research organisation
Funding source
Southern Farming Systems
<abbr title='Grains Research and Development Corporation'>GRDC</abbr>

Trial details

Researcher(s) Sam Cockayne (SFS)
Ben O'Connor (SFS)
Gary Sheppard (SFS)
Rohan Wardle (SFS)
Year(s) 2008
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Inverleigh, VIC
Barley row spacing trial locations
Aims
  • To determine how nitrogen timings developed for canopy management (based on stem elongation timings) apply to wider row spacing (300mm compared to 200mm) for both dry matter production, yield and grain quality outcomes.
  • To establish whether the interaction between row spacing and nitrogen timing differs between lower and higher rainfall scenarios.
Key messages
  • Row spacing was found to be a signifcant factor in crop yield and development.
  • The nitrogen timing had a signifiant effect on the quality of parameters of grain, however did not affect the yield outcome of the trial. 
  • There were significant differences observed between five barley varieties used in this trial. 
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to Leigh Higgins for providing the land for this trials programme.
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Barley
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Variety
  • Fertiliser : Timing
  • Sowing : Row Spacing
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Unknown

Inverleigh 2008

Sow date 16 July 2008
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
 Treatment 1
Protein (%) Screenings (%) Grain yield (t/ha) Moisture (%) Test weight (kg/hL) Retention (%)
1 █ Wabar2315 █ WABAR2315 (mean of 4 N treatments and 2 row spacings) 16.34 6 2.36 10.99 62.54 58.19
2 █ VB0432 █ VB0432(mean of 4 N treatments and 2 row spacings) 17.28 8.19 2.43 10.85 62.52 55.13
3 █ Gairdner █ Gairdner (mean of 4 N treatments and 2 row spacings) 16.29 11.81 2.37 10.93 62.55 43.63
4 █ Commander █ Commander (mean of 4 N treatments and 2 row spacings) 14.85 4.91 2.46 11.12 61.58 74.06
5 █ Capstan █ Capstan (mean of 4 N treatments and 2 row spacings) 16.72 7.69 2.52 10.98 61.1 52.91

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.
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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

2008 trial report



Trial last modified: 06-11-2019 13:40pm AEST