Wheat variety trial

2011
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Ed Hilsdon (SFS)
Year(s) 2011
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Lake Bolac, VIC
Wheat variety trial locations
Aims

To evaluate a range of commercially available varieties. 

Key messages
  • The trial yielded an average of 5.88t/ha for the 2011 season. This was below the water limited yield potential* of 6.39t/ha suggesting that as a  mean figure across all varietal performance the trial under-performed against its capacity based on the growing season rainfall it received.
  • Revenue (7.45t/ha) was the highest yeilding wheat and was significantly different from all other wheat varieties except Beaufort (6.2t/ha).
  • Lincoln was the only variety that achieved a quality premium (APW1), the rest went for feed.
  • Harvest prices this season and the higher yield performance of feed varieties indicate there was no financial benefit in chasing quality premiums.
Lead research organisation Southern Farming Systems
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to Neil Vallance for providing the land for this trial.This was an SFS Streatham Branch Funded Trial
 


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Variety
  • Fungicide: Application Method
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Lake Bolac 2011

Sow date 18 May 2011
Harvest date 29 December 2011
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Treatment 1
Protein (%) Test weight (kg/hL) Grain yield (t/ha) Screenings (%)
1 Revenue Untreated 7.23
2 Beaufort Untreated 6.22
3 Preston Untreated 6.45
4 Lincoln Untreated 5.58
5 Kellalac Untreated 5.26
6 Forrest Untreated 5.96
7 Bolac Untreated 5.3
8 Mackellar Untreated 5.44
9 Einstein Untreated 4.22
10 Revenue Treated with fungicide 8.8 75.1 7.45 3
11 Beaufort Treated with fungicide 10.1 74.9 6.64 4.8
12 Preston Treated with fungicide 9.7 75.9 6.43 2
13 Lincoln Treated with fungicide 10.7 77.6 5.91 4.7
14 Kellalac Treated with fungicide 9.2 77.8 5.71 3
15 Forest Treated with fungicide 10.3 78.8 5.61 3.7
16 Bolac Treated with fungicide 10.2 77.5 5.54 2.3
17 Mackellar Treated with fungicide 9 72.4 5.04 6
18 Einstein Treated with fungicide 8.7 65.3 4.61 6

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
Lake Bolac, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Lake Bolac, 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 Lake Bolac VIC
2011 532.6mm
2010 532.7mm
2009 476.1mm
2008 477.4mm
2007 474.0mm
2006 461.2mm
2005 491.3mm
2004 474.1mm
2003 482.7mm
2002 463.3mm
2001 466.9mm
2000 459.2mm
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.

Lake Bolac 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

2011 trial report



Trial last modified: 30-10-2019 09:36am AEST