| Researcher(s) |
Ben Jones (Mallee Focus) Linda Walters (BCG) |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2015 |
| Contributor | Birchip Cropping Group |
| Trial location(s) |
Wemen, VIC
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| Further information | View external link |
To determine the impact of delaying harvest on yield and grain quality and to create management packages for varieties, as a guide for farmers.
| Lead research organisation |
Birchip Cropping Group |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | GRDC DAN00173 |
| Related program |
Management of Barley and Barley Cultivars for the Southern Region |
| Acknowledgments |
This trial was conducted as part of the GRDC-funded ‘Barley agronomy for the southern region initiative’ (DAN00173). The project collaborators include NSW DPI, SARDI, BCG and SFS. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Cereal (Grain): Barley |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Blocked |
| Sow rate or Target density | 130 plants/m² |
|---|---|
| Sowing machinery |
Knife points, press wheels, 30cm row spacing |
| Sow date | 28 May 2015 28 April 2015 |
| Harvest date | 2 November 2015 2 November 2015, 23 November 2015, 9 December 2015 |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Fertiliser |
Granulock Supreme Z + Impact @ 50kg/ha at sowing plus urea @ 80kg/ha and SOA @ 50kg/ha at mid tillering. |
| Herbicide |
Weeds were controlled to best management practices. |
| Insecticide |
Pests were controlled to best management practices. |
| Fungicide |
Diseases were controlled to best management practices. |
| @T1: | @T2: | @T3: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Variety |
Falling number (seconds) | Falling number (seconds) | Falling number (seconds) |
| 1 | █ Compass | 451 | 241 | 239 |
| 1 | █ Compass | 443 | 150 | 119 |
| 1 | █ Compass | 397 | 327 | 309 |
| 2 | █ La Trobe | 442 | 197 | 183 |
| 2 | █ La Trobe | 435 | 146 | 114 |
| 2 | █ La Trobe | 374 | 193 | 156 |
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| Rainfall trial total (mm) | 201mm |
|---|---|
| Rainfall trial gsr (mm) | 142mm |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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