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Comparison of dual purpose wheat varieties for grazing and grain production

2009
CC BY 4.0

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

Trial details

Researcher(s) Brett Davey (SFS/TIAR)
Geoff Dean (SFS/TIAR)
Rob Howard (TIAR)
Year(s) 2009
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Cressy, VIC
Comparison of dual purpose wheat varieties for grazing and grain production locations
Aims

To compare the new white wheat lines, Preston and H150.2, with Mackellar, Tennant and the new red wheat release, Revenue for dry matter (DM) production and quality, recovery 

Key messages
  • Revenue produced a significantly higher grain yield than Mackellar although this was not significantly different to H150.1 and Tennant. In addition Revenue tends to have higher dry matter prodution than Mackellar. In this trial the latter may have been more susceptible to the waterlogging.
  • The white grained CSIRO line H150.2 continues to produce high grain yields in Tasmania and has now also demontrated potential as a dual pupose crop. It will be suitable for an earlier dual purpose sowing as it is later flowering than both Mackellar and Revenue.
  • Preston showed good early vigour but it will flower too early for more typical dual purpose sowing times in Tasmansa, e.g. March.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Hugh Morris for providing land and Lauren Ellis, David Eagles.
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

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

Cressy 2009

Sow date 22 May 2009
Harvest date 11 January 2010
Plot size 8m x 1.5m
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
 Treatment 1
Dry matter (t/ha)
1 █ Preston █ 2nd cut, 19 August 1.29
2 █ Revenue █ 2nd cut, 19 August 2.23
3 █ Tennant █ 2nd cut, 19 August 2.63
4 █ Mackellar █ 2nd cut, 19 August 1.99
5 █ H150.2 █ 2nd cut, 19 August 2.35
6 █ Preston █ 1st cut, 31 July 1.46
7 █ Revenue █ 1st cut, 31 July 1.2
8 █ Tennant █ 1st cut, 31 July 0.9
9 █ Mackellar █ 1st cut, 31 July 0.89
10 █ H150.2 █ 1st cut, 31 July 0.88

Dry matter t/ha

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Cressy, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Cressy, 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.

Cressy 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 18:29pm AEST