| Researcher(s) |
James Hunt (CSIRO) Dannielle McMillan (BCG) |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2012 |
| Contributor | Birchip Cropping Group |
| Trial location(s) |
Birchip, VIC
|
The aim of this trial was to compare the performance of very early sown wheat varieties, their early grazing potential and ability to recover from grazing.
Winter wheat (Rosella) sown in mid-March yielded 2.1t/ha, comparable to spring wheat sown in May (2.5t/ha). All varieties provided large quantities of excellent feed, and simulated grazing did not reduce grain yield. Sowing winter wheat in response to late summer and early autumn rain is a successful strategy for overcoming a drier April-May, but varieties adapted to the Wimmera and Mallee are needed
| Lead research organisation | N/A |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | GRDC BWD00012,CPS00111 |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
This was a trial funded by BCG members through their membership. James Hunt’s contribution was funded by GRDC project CPS00111 ‘Identifying farm scale opportunities to improve WUE: A nationally coordinated systems approach’. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Cereal (Grain): Wheat |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Replicated |
| Sow date | 14 March 2012 |
|---|---|
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | 4 |
| Fertiliser |
at sowing - 50kg/ha MAP (10% N, 21.9% P, 1.5% S) 25 July - 90kg/ha urea (46% N) 8 August - 90kg/ha urea (46% N) |
| Herbicide |
at sowing - Roundup Attack� (2L/ha) + Triflur X� (1.2L/ha) |
| # | Variety |
Screenings (%) | Grain yield (t/ha) | Test weight (kg/hL) | Crude protein (% of DM) | Neutral detergent fibre (% of DM) | Digestibility DMD (% of DM) | Metabolisable energy (MJ/kg DM) | Magnesium (mg/kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | █ Bolac | 14 | 1.7 | 78 | 24.3 | 46.1 | 80.1 | 12.2 | 1800 |
| 2 | █ Forrest | 12 | 1.7 | 78 | 21.1 | 44.6 | 82.8 | 12.6 | 1800 |
| 3 | █ Rosella | 8 | 2.1 | 80 | 26.8 | 44.9 | 87 | 13.3 | 2100 |
| 4 | █ Wedgetail | 6 | 1.8 | 77 | 21.3 | 49.4 | 82.2 | 12.5 | 2000 |
| 5 | █ Yitpi | 8 | 2 | 78 | 17.5 | 47.3 | 76.9 | 11.6 | 1500 |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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