Inoculant use in lentils

2012
CC BY 4.0

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Trial details

Researcher(s) Leighton Wilksch
Year(s) 2012
Contributor Northern Sustainable Soils
Trial location(s) Port Broughton, SA
Inoculant use in lentils locations
Aims

To evaluate the application of various inoculant to lentils for yield response

Key messages

Response to inoculant was positive at this site over the untreated, however, there was no differences between inoculant types

Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation Northern Sustainable Soils
Trial funding source BASF Australia
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

BASF


Other trial partners BASF
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Method

Crop type Grain Legume: Lentils
Treatment type(s)
  • Seed treatment : Inoculant
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Port Broughton 2012

Sow rate or Target density 45kg/ha
Sow date 9 May 2012 9th may 2012
Harvest date 12 November 2012 12th Nov, 2012
Plot size 1.5m x 10m
Plot replication 4
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Treatment 1
Grain yield (t/ha)
1 Nipper Lentils UTD 1.24
2 Nipper Lentils Nodulaid peat 1.48
3 Nipper Lentils Nodulator granule 1.47
4 Nipper Lentils Nodulaid peat + NT 1.46

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
Port Broughton, SA Brown sandy loam over clay
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Port Broughton, SA Hydrosol
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.
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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.

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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

2012 trial report



Trial last modified: 10-06-2019 10:31am AEST