The effect of sowing date on yield and grain quality of wheat

2008
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Colin Hacking (SFS)
Year(s) 2008
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Inverleigh, VIC
The effect of sowing date on yield and grain quality of wheat locations
Aims

To assess the effect of sowing date on grain yield and quality for some recently released commercial lines along with some experimental lines that could be commercially available within the next 2 years.

Key messages

For a full list of take home messages please see the attached trial report.

Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to Southern Quality Produce Co-operative Ltd for funding the trial.

Thanks to John Hamilton for the provision of land to undertake the trial.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

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

Inverleigh 2008

Sow date 4 May 2008 2nd: 21-5-08, 3rd: 10-6-08, 4th:4-7-08
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Treatment 1
Screenings (%) Test weight (kg/hL) Protein (%) Grain yield (t/ha)
1 TOS4: 4 July (mean of 5 varieties) 14.4 69.78 11.2 2.26
2 TOS3: 10 June (mean of 5 varieties) 9.15 75.87 9.7 3.96
3 TOS2: 21 May (mean of 5 varieties) 11.55 72.6 9.52 4.59
4 TOS1: 6 May (mean of 5 varieties) 9.45 74.75 9.14 5.02
5 Cs98048 TOS 1, ungrazed 4.24
6 Cs95102.1 TOS 1, ungrazed 5.36
7 Amarok TOS 1, ungrazed 4.66
8 Mackellar TOS 1, ungrazed 4.39
9 Beaufort TOS 1, ungrazed 5.04
10 Cs98048 TOS 1, grazed 4.22
11 Cs95102.1 TOS 1, grazed 4.74
12 Amarok TOS 1, grazed 4.25
13 Mackellar TOS 1, grazed 4.2
14 Beaufort TOS 1, grazed 4.17

Grain yield t/ha


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Protein %


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Screenings %


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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
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 report and links

2008 trial report



Trial last modified: 09-11-2019 18:56pm AEST