| Researcher(s) | N/A |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2014 |
| Contributor | Irrigated Cropping Council |
| Trial location(s) |
Kerang, VIC
|
To test the effect of PGRs on canola height, lodging and yield.
Only the Chlormequat + Tebuconazole treatment reduced crop height (100 mm). No lodging, yield or grain quality differences where significant.
| Lead research organisation | N/A |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | GRDC DAN000198 |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments | N/A |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Oilseed: Canola |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
|
| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Randomised,Replicated |
| Sow rate or Target density | 40 pl/m2 |
|---|---|
| Sow date | 8 May 2014 early May |
| Harvest date | 18 November 2014 mid November |
| Plot size | 15m x 1.42m |
| Plot replication | 3 |
| Paddock history | 2013 wheat, 2012 canola, 2011 fabas |
| Fertiliser |
125 kg/ha DAP at sowing, 100 kg urea/ha 29/06/14, 100 kg urea/ha 23/7/15 |
| Herbicide |
1.7 l/ha glyphosate 450 + 75 ml/ha Goal 1/05/14, 100 ml/ha Verdict 22/06/14 |
| # |
Treatment 1
|
Oil (%) | Grain yield (t/ha) | Lodging (0-9) | Plant height (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | █ control | 46.2 | 2.69 | 9 | 121 |
| 2 | █ Orius | 46.1 | 2.64 | 9 | 119.2 |
| 3 | █ Orius + Cycocel | 46 | 2.45 | 9 | 107 |
| 4 | █ Marvel | 45 | 2.67 | 9 | 118.2 |
| Rainfall trial gsr (mm) | 232mm |
|---|
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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