Spring sown cereal, legume and mixtures fodder trial

2009
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Brett Davies (TIAR)
Geoff Dean (TIAR)
Rob Howard (TIAR)
Peter Johnson (TIAR)
Year(s) 2009
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Cressy, TAS
Spring sown cereal, legume and mixtures fodder trial locations
Aims

To compare several field pea, vetch, canola, triticale, oat, barley and wheat varieties for dry matter production and feed value. A further trial was included to determine the optimal densities of field pea/oat mixtures. 

Key messages
  • Oats can be included as a minor component (up to 25% on a denstiy basis) in peas with aroudn a 10% increase in yield compared to growing the crops separately.
  • Higher proportions of oats are too competitive with the peas and the pea yield is greatly reduced.
  • Spring sown fodder crops yield substantially less than autumn sown crops but they may be a viable option where waterlogging affects autumn sowings. 
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

This was a GRDC funded trial

Cressy Research Station.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Cereal (Grain): Triticale Cereal (Grain): Wheat Oilseed: Canola Grain Legume: Field peas Hay: Vetch Cereal (Grain): Barley Forage: Oats
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Type
  • Crop: Variety
Trial type
Trial design

Cressy 2009 Triticale

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

Cressy 2009 Wheat

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

Cressy 2009 Canola

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

Cressy 2009 Field peas

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

Cressy 2009 Vetch

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

Cressy 2009 Barley

Sow date 28 October 2009
Harvest date 7 January 2010
Plot size 4m x 1.5m
Plot replication Not specified

Cressy 2009 Oats

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
Dry matter (t/ha)
1 Kellalac Wheat 3.91
2 Preston Wheat 4.68
3 Rasina Vetch 2.03
4 Morava Vetch 1.57
5 Hawkeye Triticale 5.92
6 Tahara Triticale 5.87
7 AP2 Peas 3.52
8 Morgan Peas 4.06
9 Mukta Peas 2.86
10 Quamby Oats 5.24
11 Saia Oats 5.32
12 Graza50 Oats 5.19
13 Leafmore canola 2.7
14 Hyola 433 canola 4
15 Gairdner Barley 5.9
16 Morgan + Quamby 75% peas + 25% oats 4.81
17 Morgan + Quamby 50% peas + 50% oats Low Sowing Rate (0.67) 3.38
18 Morgan + Quamby 50% peas + 50% oats High Sowing Rate (1.33) 5.36
19 Morgan + Quamby 50% peas + 50% oats 4.97
20 Morgan + Quamby 25% peas + 75% oats 5.09

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, TAS Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Cressy, TAS 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 Cressy TAS
2009 249.4mm
2008 225.2mm
2007 230.5mm
2006 239.3mm
2005 245.4mm
2004 248.7mm
2003 283.5mm
2002 339.8mm
2001 424.2mm
2000 553.7mm
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.

Cressy TAS

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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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: 07-11-2019 09:52am AEST