2016 Lentil in Esperance region

2016

Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Mark Seymour
Year(s) 2016
Contributor Department of Agriculture and Food WA
Trial location(s) Grass Patch, WA
Salmon Gums, WA
Wittenoom Hills, WA
2016 Lentil in Esperance region locations
Aims

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.

Key messages

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
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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Method

Crop type Grain Legume: Lentils
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Type
Trial type
Trial design

Grass Patch 2016

Sow date Not specified
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Salmon Gums 2016

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Wittenoom Hills 2016

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
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Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Grass Patch, WA Not specified
Salmon Gums, WA Not specified
Wittenoom Hills, WA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Grass Patch, WA Sodosol
Salmon Gums, WA
Wittenoom Hills, WA Sodosol
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 Grass Patch WA Salmon Gums WA Wittenoom Hills WA
2016 522.6mm447.3mm626.3mm
2015 522.3mm461.9mm613.2mm
2014 513.2mm458.1mm587.6mm
2013 529.0mm455.7mm605.5mm
2012 516.4mm450.6mm606.6mm
2011 509.1mm422.2mm566.5mm
2010 504.4mm424.5mm555.1mm
2009 512.1mm450.8mm599.3mm
2008 522.7mm461.0mm591.7mm
2007 510.2mm447.7mm603.3mm
2006 514.1mm438.3mm592.1mm
2005 506.8mm429.1mm576.3mm
2004 508.7mm444.5mm604.0mm
2003 533.2mm473.4mm626.4mm
2002 495.8mm445.4mm566.1mm
2001 515.7mm416.1mm548.1mm
2000 519.9mm424.5mm584.5mm
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.

Grass Patch WA

Salmon Gums WA

Wittenoom Hills WA

Grass Patch WA

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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Salmon Gums WA

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Wittenoom Hills WA

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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 last modified: 02-07-2020 14:17pm AEST