Bruce Dixon (SFS) Ben O'Connor (GrainSearch) Clinton Rogers (GrainSearch)
Year(s)
2010
Contributor
Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s)
Dunkeld, VIC
Inverleigh, VIC
Aims
To test a number of potential malting quality barley lines out of the Syngenta Seeds breeding program in comparison to current commercial barley varieties.
Key messages
The mean site yield for hte GrainSearch Inverleigh barley trial was 4.51 t/ha, whilst Dunkel site man was 5.00 t/ha.
Westminster was teh standout commercial barley variety at the Inverleigh site yielding 123% of the site mean, displaying exceptional scald and lodging resistance compared with current commercial lines.
Shorter saturated varieties with good head retention were the standout performers in the Dunkeld trial. Baudin and Westminster were the top commercial performers yielding 6.51 and 5.91 t/ha respectively.
Several early season experimental lines yielded exceptionally well topping the trials for yield. These lines displayed good grain quality data.
Early sowing at both sites was essential to achieve high yields in longer season varieties.
Lead research organisation
N/A
Host research organisation
N/A
Trial funding source
GrainSearch Pty Ltd
Related program
N/A
Acknowledgments
Thanks go to Southern Farming Systems who established and managed the trial.
We would also like to thank Ewan Peel fro providing the land for this trial.
Special mention to Col Hacking for monitoring and measuring this trial during the early stages.
No observed climate data available for this trial. Derived climate data is
determined from trial site location and national weather sources.
Dunkeld VIC
Inverleigh VIC
Dunkeld VIC
Inverleigh VIC
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.
