Barley variety trial

2009
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Toby Campbell (SFS)
Sam Cockayne (SFS)
Jon Midwood (SFS)
Ben O'Connor (SFS)
Gary Sheppard (SFS)
Rohan Wardle (SFS)
Year(s) 2009
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Dunkeld, VIC
Barley variety trial locations
Aims
  • To evaluate a number of varieties that are either commercially available or close to commercial release that may be suitable for the growing conditions of southern Victoria.
  • To incorporate a fungicide programme in order to identify the susceptibility and yield penalty (if any) for not using fungicides in these varieties.
Key messages
  • The average yield for the barley variety trial at Dunkeld was 6.53 t/ha. 
  • The highest yield was achieved by Westminster (7.52 t/ha) followed by cv. 4262 (7.40 t/ha) and Fleet (7.20 t/ha).
  • Gairdner and Baudin were the lowest yielding varieties achieving 5.16 and 5.23 t/ha.
  • Providional malt varieties Westminster, 4262 and Oxford topped the gross margin results with high yields, good retention and low screenings.
  • Leaf scald pressure was high with all varieties showing some susceptibility when no fungicide was used.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source SFS
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

This was an SFS Dunkeld Branch funded trial.

Thanks to Doug MacArthur 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
  • Fungicide: Application Method
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Dunkeld 2009

Sow date 21 May 2009
Harvest date 15 December 2009
Plot size 14m x 1.45m
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Treatment 1
Test weight (kg/hL) Retention (%) Protein (%) Grain yield (t/ha) Screenings <2mm (%)
1 Westminster no fungicide NR NR NR 5.7 NR
2 4262 no fungicide NR NR NR 5.5 NR
3 Fleet no fungicide NR NR NR 5.9 NR
4 Oxford no fungicide NR NR NR 5.9 NR
5 1234 no fungicide NR NR NR 5.1 NR
6 Capstan no fungicide NR NR NR 5.4 NR
7 5092 no fungicide NR NR NR 5.3 NR
8 Commander no fungicide NR NR NR 4.7 NR
9 Fairview no fungicide NR NR NR 4.5 NR
10 Baudin no fungicide NR NR NR 3.9 NR
11 Gairdner no fungicide NR NR NR 4.1 NR
12 Westminster fungicide 69.33 81.1 11.35 7.52 3.4
13 4262 fungicide 67.16 89.4 10.09 7.4 2.7
14 Fleet fungicide 67.2 70.4 10.22 6.96 6.9
15 Oxford fungicide 66.85 73.2 11.88 6.68 5.7
16 1234 fungicide 66.66 76.4 10.05 6.54 7
17 Capstan fungicide 65.76 74.3 11.56 7.2 5.5
18 5092 fungicide 65.35 43.2 12.12 6.6 15.3
19 Commander fungicide 59.55 20.3 12.15 6.6 34.9
20 Fairview fungicide 68.58 40.4 11.86 5.98 10.7
21 Baudin fungicide 65.8 38.7 11.06 5.23 11.9
22 Gairdner fungicide 66.4 48.2 11.4 5.16 14.7

Grain yield t/ha


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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
Dunkeld, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Dunkeld, VIC Tenosol
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 Dunkeld VIC
2009 649.0mm
2008 626.2mm
2007 628.2mm
2006 579.1mm
2005 579.6mm
2004 600.7mm
2003 622.2mm
2002 595.6mm
2001 618.8mm
2000 614.6mm
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.

Dunkeld 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

2009 trial report



Trial last modified: 09-11-2019 17:49pm AEST