Southern barley agronomy - optimising time of sowing to maximise performance

2013
CC BY 4.0

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Trial details

Researcher(s) Jade Killoran (SFS)
Angela Mazur (La Trobe University)
Jon Midwood (SFS)
Year(s) 2013
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Tarrington, VIC
Southern barley agronomy - optimising time of sowing to maximise performance locations
Aims

 To determine whether sowing date can influence the yield and quality of malt and feed barley varieties. 

Key messages
  • Sowing barley varieties at the optimal time for each cultivar can significantly increase performance.
  • Sowing barley on 21st May (TOS 1) increased yield when compared to later sowing on 26th June (TOS 2).
  • Some malting varieties sown at TOS 1 had low test weights which failed the malting standard .
  • Oxford had the highest yield of all varieties, at 9.0 t/ha, when sown at TOS 1.
     
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

This project was funded by the GRDC.
 


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Barley
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Variety
  • Sowing: Timing
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Tarrington 2013

Sow date 21 May 2013 2nd: 26-6-13
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Other trial notes

Approximate location

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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Treatment 1
Grain yield (t/ha)
1 Oxford Sown 21 May 9
2 Navigator Sown 21 May 8.95
3 Westminster Sown 21 May 8.73
4 Fairview Sown 21 May 8.6
5 Grange R Sown 21 May 8.24
6 Henley Sown 21 May 8.05
7 Fathom Sown 21 May 7.84
8 Commander Sown 21 May 7.76
9 Skipper Sown 21 May 7.73
10 Hindmarsh Sown 21 May 7.61
11 La Trobe Sown 21 May 7.59
12 Oxford Sown 26 June 7.69
13 Navigator Sown 26 June 7.27
14 Westminster Sown 26 June 8.32
15 Fairview Sown 26 June 7.61
16 Grange R Sown 26 June 7.44
17 Henley Sown 26 June 7.64
18 Fathom Sown 26 June 7.24
19 Commander Sown 26 June 7.22
20 Skipper Sown 26 June 6.95
21 Hindmarsh Sown 26 June 5.97
22 La Trobe Sown 26 June 6
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Grain yield t/ha


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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Tarrington, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Tarrington, 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 Tarrington VIC
2013 277.2mm
2012 301.8mm
2011 305.5mm
2010 322.7mm
2009 313.5mm
2008 298.7mm
2007 321.6mm
2006 319.2mm
2005 349.4mm
2004 394.0mm
2003 435.0mm
2002 444.9mm
2001 503.4mm
2000 524.2mm
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.

Tarrington VIC

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 report and links

2013 trial report



Trial last modified: 23-10-2019 10:23am AEST