| Researcher(s) |
Mark Seymour |
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| Year(s) | 2016 |
| Contributor | Department of Agriculture and Food WA |
| Trial location(s) |
Grass Patch, WA
Salmon Gums, WA Wittenoom Hills, WA |
There appears to be renewed interest from growers and the agricultural community in legume break crops to complement canola and cereals in the rotation. For example in the Esperance region a number of farmers bulked up lentil seed in 2016 in anticipation of sowing larger areas in 2017. This paper summarises some of the experiments conducted in 2016 by DAFWA in partnership with the GRDC via the Tactical Break Crop Agronomy Project DAW00227 which supports the growing interest in legume crops.
PBA Bolt is a good first choice for Esperance lentil growers, with PBA Ace an option for early sowing or longer seasons. The new XT line CIPAL1422 performed well and may be a valuable alternative to PBA Hurricane XT for those growers wishing to use imazethapyr (e.g. Spinnaker®) or facing SU carryover issues.
PBA Samira was the highest yielding released faba bean variety at Wittenoom Hills.
| Lead research organisation |
Department of Agriculture and Food WA |
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| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | GRDC DAW00227 |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
The research undertaken as part of this project is made possible by the significant contributions of growers (Terry Guest, Ron Longbottom and Chris Reichstein) through both trial cooperation and the support of the GRDC and the author would like to thank them for their continued support. Seed for variety trials was supplied by Pulse Breeding Australia projects and the National Vetch Germplasm Project. Technical support was provided by Pam Burgess, Chris Matthews, Colin Norwood and Jolie Delroy.
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| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Grain Legume: Lentils |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Replicated |
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SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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