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Wide rows don't work for Albus lupin

2015

Research organisation
Funding source
Department of Agriculture and Food WA
<abbr title='Grains Research and Development Corporation'>GRDC</abbr>

Trial details

Researcher(s) Martin Harries
Alan Meldrum
Mark Seymour
Year(s) 2015
Contributor Department of Agriculture and Food WA
Trial location(s) Geraldton, WA
Wide rows don't work for Albus lupin locations
Aims
  • To test the yield response of albus lupin to lower than normal seeding rates and wider than normal row spacings.
  • To test if using low seeding rates and/or wide rows would reduce the incidence and impact of fungal diseases including sclerotinia and anthracnose.
Key messages
  • Amira albus lupin is a good break crop option for high and medium rainfall areas of the northern region
  • Albus lupin grown in 44 cm rows yielded 81% of 22 cm rows.
  • Maintaining a high seed rate maximised yield at both 22 and 44 cm row spacing’s.
  • In dry conditions fungal disease were not evident, therefore we could not assess the impact of row spacing and density on foliar diseases.
Lead research organisation Department of Agriculture and Food WA
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC DAW00227
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to Stephanie Boyce, Jo Walker and the Geraldton RSU for trial management and measurements and Len and Daryl Hamersley for supplying the site.
Other trial partners Pulse Australia
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Method

Crop type Oilseed: Canola
Treatment type(s)
  • Sowing : Row Spacing
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Geraldton 2015

Sow date 5 May 2015
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 20m x 3m
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial source data and summary not available
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Geraldton, WA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Geraldton, 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.
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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.

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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

2015 trial report



Trial last modified: 04-09-2017 15:06pm AEST