| Researcher(s) |
Damian Jones |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2017 |
| Contributor | Irrigated Cropping Council |
| Trial location(s) |
Kerang, VIC
|
To evaluate the potential to grow chickpeas and lentils under irrigated conditions
Irrigation in spring did not improve yield or grain quality of the chickpea and lentil varieties tested
Drainage was the key to preventing crop damage rather than irrigation timing
| Lead research organisation |
Irrigated Cropping Council |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation |
Irrigated Cropping Council |
| Trial funding source | GRDC ICF00011 |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
Rob Launder PB Seeds Rob Christie Seednet |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Grain Legume: Lentils |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Replicated |
| Sow rate or Target density | variable depending on type and variety |
|---|---|
| Sowing machinery |
John Shearer tyned seeder, 175 mm row spacing, Baker boots |
| Sow date | 16 May 2017 |
| Harvest date | 14 December 2017 December 14th |
| Plot size | 15m x 1.42m |
| Plot replication | 3 |
| Fertiliser |
100 kg MAP/ha at sowing |
| Herbicide |
Glyphosate 540 1.5 l/ha + Goal 75 ml/ha + Terbyne Xtreme 1.0 l/ha applied omn May 16th Select 500ml/ha applied on July 21st |
| Fungicide |
Strategy 1 Mancozeb (1.5 kg/ha) or Chlorthalonil (1.5 l/ha) applied every 3 weeks beginning July 21 (6 applications) Strategy 2 Mancozeb (1.5 kg/ha) or Chlorothalonil (1.5 l/ha) applied before rainfall or irrigation, starting July 21st, (4 applications ) |
| Inoculant | Group F, Group N |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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