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Pea inoculum trial

2010

Research organisation
Funding sources
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
<abbr title='Grains Research and Development Corporation'>GRDC</abbr> Caring for our Country

Trial details

Researcher(s) Keith Bolto (Rural Solutions SA)
Lyn Dohle (Rural Solutions SA)
Erica Marshall (Rural Solutions SA)
Year(s) 2010
Contributor Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
Trial location(s) Seddon, SA
Pea inoculum trial locations
Aims
  • To investigate the effect of different types of inoculant on nodulation and yield in field peas grown in KI conditions.
Key messages
  • Benefits from inoculating peas far outweigh cost.
  • Higher rates of inoculants may be worth considering.
  • Granular inoculant yielded better than peat but not statistically significant.
  • Lime pellets must use seed coat grade lime.
Lead research organisation Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC
Trial funding source Caring for our Country
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Many thanks to the trial sponsors and supporters:

  • GRDC, Woolworths and federal government “Caring For Our Country” funded research administered by AgKI,
  • R, K, M, W and J Stanton for providing land for trial and assistance,
  • Ross Ballard of SARDI for the analysis of results, and
  • Wayne Hawthorne of Pulse Australia for assistance with trial set up and interpretation of results.
Other trial partners Rural Solutions SA
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Method

Crop type Grain Legume: Field peas
Treatment type(s)
  • Seed treatment : Inoculant
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Seddon 2010

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial results Table 1

# Treatment 1
Pea yield (t/ha)
1 █ Start control 3.92
2 █ End control 4.12
3 █ Granular 4.38
4 █ High peat 4.64
5 █ Lime pellet 3.91
6 █ Peat 3.89

Pea yield t/ha

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Seddon, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Seddon, SA Chromosol
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.

Seddon SA

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

2010 trial report



Trial last modified: 15-12-2021 10:39am AEST