Legume inoculation

2011

Research organisaton
Funding sources

Trial details

Researcher(s) Ciara Cullen (BCG)
Year(s) 2011
Contributor Birchip Cropping Group
Trial location(s) Rupanyup, VIC
Legume inoculation locations
Aims

To assess the impact of rhizobial inoculation on the performance of four different legumes: chickpeas, lentils, faba beans and peas in the Victorian Wimmera.

Key messages

good nodulation in the uninoculated treatments, and the absence of growth or yield responses to inoculation in this trial, indicated that pulses have been grown sufficiently often in this particular paddock (lentil in 2007 and pulses every two/three years previously) to maintain appropriately high rhizobial populations in the soil. as the numbers of rhizobia decline in the soil over time, consider inoculation based on, paddock history and length of time since growing the last legume crops. Pulses often benefit from inoculation if there has not been a legume grown in the paddock for six years. where rhizobial populations are low in the soil, inoculation of legumes at sowing is extremely important to ensure adequate nitrogen fixation

Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source BCG members CSP000146
Trial funding source GRDC
Trial funding source CSIRO
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

This project was funded by BCG members and in association with CSIRO as part of GRDC project CSP000146.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Grain Legume: Chickpeas Grain Legume: Field peas Grain Legume: Lentils Grain Legume: Lupins
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Type
  • Seed treatment: Inoculant
Trial type
Trial design

Rupanyup 2011 Chickpeas

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser Not specified
Herbicide Not specified
Fungicide Not specified
Inoculant Not specified
Other trial notes

There was no significant data presented in this report

Rupanyup 2011 Field peas

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser Not specified
Herbicide Not specified
Fungicide Not specified
Inoculant Not specified
Other trial notes

There was no significant data presented in this report

Rupanyup 2011 Lentils

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser Not specified
Herbicide Not specified
Fungicide Not specified
Inoculant Not specified
Other trial notes

There was no significant data presented in this report

Rupanyup 2011 Lupins

Sow date 20 May 2011
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication 2
Fertiliser

20 May - 50kg/ha MAP (10% N, 21.9% P)

Herbicide

14 Jul - Select® (500ml/ha) + Liase® (2%) + Hasten® (1%) 26 Aug - Brodal Options (150ml/ha) – lentils + inoculant and peas + inoculant plots only

Fungicide

20 Sept - Prosaro® (300ml/ha) + Spreadwet® (0.25%)

Inoculant As per treatments.
Other trial notes

There was no significant data presented in this report

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Trial results Table 1

# Treatment 1
Shoot N fixed (kg N/ha) Shoot N fix (kg N/t/DM) Shoot dry matter (t/ha)
1 Control (no inoculation) 37 4.8 7.7
2 Inoculated 166 18.1 9.2

Shoot dry matter t/ha


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Shoot N fixed kg N/ha


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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Rupanyup, VIC Grey clay
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Rupanyup, VIC Vertosol
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 Rupanyup VIC
2011 431.2mm
2010 344.5mm
2009 292.7mm
2008 275.5mm
2007 274.8mm
2006 283.6mm
2005 316.0mm
2004 281.0mm
2003 275.8mm
2002 240.1mm
2001 285.1mm
2000 290.6mm
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.

Rupanyup VIC

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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



Trial last modified: 04-12-2019 11:55am AEST