| Researcher(s) |
Chris Davey (YP AG) |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2012 |
| Contributor | Northern Sustainable Soils |
| Trial location(s) |
Port Broughton, SA
|
To measure differences in yield and brome grass control following a numerous years of cultural practice on commercial size trial
Non-chemical methods work hand in hand with chemical methods for controlling brome grass
| Lead research organisation | N/A |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation |
Northern Sustainable Soils |
| Trial funding source | NRNY |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
N&Y NRM |
| Other trial partners | N&Y NRM |
| Crop type | Grain Legume: Field peas |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
|
| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Replicated |
| Sow rate or Target density | 90kg/ha |
|---|---|
| Sow date | 15 May 2012 15th may 2012 |
| Harvest date | 10 November 2012 10th Nov, 2012 |
| Plot size | 100m x 12m |
| Plot replication | 2 |
| # | Variety |
Treatment 1
|
Treatment 2
|
Grain yield (t/ha) | Brome grass density (plants/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | █ Gunyah field pea | █ Conventional | █ | 0.8 | 2599 |
| 2 | █ Gunyah field pea | █ Chaff cart | █ December 2011 (harvest) | 1.07 | 1243 |
| 3 | █ Gunyah field pea | █ Narrow Wind-row burn | █ April 2012 | 1.21 | 1516 |
| 4 | █ Gunyah field pea | █ Chemical fallow | █ September 2011 | 1.43 | 155 |
| 5 | █ Gunyah field pea | █ Hot burn | █ April 2012 | 1.2 | 1840 |
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