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Comparison of oat varieties

2011
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Research organisation
Funding source
Hart Field Site Group
<abbr title='Hart Field Site Group member funded'>HFSG members</abbr>

Trial details

Researcher(s) Peter Hooper (Hart Field Site Group)
Roy Rogers (Hart Field Site Group)
Year(s) 2011
Contributor Hart Field Site Group
Trial location(s) Hart, SA
Comparison of oat varieties locations
Aims
To compare the grain yield performance of new oat varieties and lines against the current industry standards
Key messages
The grain variety Echidna and numbered varieties WAOAT2354 and WAOAT2332 were the highest grain yielding oat varieties, averaging 3.53 t/ha. The average grain yield for hay varieties (2.27 t/ha) was significantly lower compared with the average yields for grain varieties (3.13 t/ha)
Lead research organisation Hart Field Site Group
Host research organisation Hart Field Site Group
Trial funding source HFSG members
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Forage: Oats
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Variety
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Hart 2011

Sow date 30 May 2011 30 May 2011
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 1.4m x 10m
Plot replication 3
Paddock history 2010 - Oaten hay
Fertiliser Seeding: 90kg/ha DAP 2% Zn, 29/7/11: 70L/ha UAN
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
 Grain yield (t/ha)
1 █ 03142-62 3.32
2 █ Brusher 2.21
3 █ Echidna 3.56
4 █ Euro 3.14
5 █ Kangaroo 2.26
6 █ Kojonup 3.01
7 █ Mitika 3.31
8 █ Mulgara 2.24
9 █ Possum 3.28
10 █ Potoroo 3.28
11 █ Wombat 3.37
12 █ Forester 2.92
13 █ Dunnart 3.07
14 █ Tammar 2.41
15 █ Tungoo 2.28
16 █ Wallaroo 2.45
17 █ WAOAT2332 3.46
18 █ WAOAT2354 3.58
19 █ Wintaroo 2.25
20 █ Yallara 3.04

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
Hart, SA Calcarosol
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Hart, SA Chromosol
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

Hart SA 2011

Observed climate information

Rainfall trial gsr (mm) 219mm

Derived climate information

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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