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Impact of sowing date on phenology and yield of lentil and faba bean

2016

Research organisations
Funding source
SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre South Australian Research and Development Institute
<abbr title='Grains Research and Development Corporation'>GRDC</abbr>

Trial details

Researcher(s) Mariano Cossani (SARDI)
Lachlan Lake (SARDI)
Larn McMurray (SARDI)
Victor Sadras (SARDI)
Year(s) 2016
Contributor SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre
Trial location(s) Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA
Impact of sowing date on phenology and yield of lentil and faba bean locations
Aims

To analyse the impact of sowing date and variety on the phenology and grain yield of faba beans and lentils in upper Eyre Peninsula.

Key messages
  • The yield of both pulse crops decreased in general when delaying sowing.
  • Modifying sowing time produced changes in the phenology that affected main yield components and grain yield.
  • In general, the later sowing dates reduced grain number/m2 and produced a lower thousand grain weight.
Lead research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC Bilateral
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Special thanks are given to Leigh Davis, Brenton Spriggs and Sue Budarick for their collaboration with field and lab activities. This project was supported by SARDI and GRDC.
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Grain Legume: Lentils Grain Legume: Faba beans
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Type
  • Sowing : Timing
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Minnipa Agricultural Centre 2016 Lentils

Sowing machinery

Crops were hand sown in a split-plot design with sowing dates allocated to the main plot and genotypes randomized within each of them. Plots sizes were 1 m by 1 m and consisted of 3 rows, 0.27 m apart. Prior to sowing, phosphorous was applied using 60 kg/ha of MAP (11:52:0:0).
Sow date 21 April 2016 The trial consisted of a combination of six sowing dates ranging from 21 April to 26 June with ten v
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 1m x 1m
Plot replication 3
Fertiliser

60 kg/ha of MAP (11:52:0:0).

Minnipa Agricultural Centre 2016 Faba beans

Sowing machinery Not specified
Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser Not specified
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
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Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Clay loam
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Minnipa Agricultural Centre, SA Calcarosol
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

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Observed climate information

Rainfall avg ann (mm) 325mm
Rainfall avg gsr (mm) 241mm
Rainfall trial total (mm) 391mm
Rainfall trial gsr (mm) 268mm

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

2016 trial report



Trial last modified: 08-10-2019 13:03pm AEST