| Researcher(s) |
Damian Jones |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2017 |
| Contributor | Irrigated Cropping Council |
| Trial location(s) |
Appin South, VIC
|
To evaluate the yields anf profitability of irrigated chickpeas and lentils grown on subsurface irrigation
Drainage is the key to successful irrigated pulses. The subsurface drip irrigation without beds resulted in prolonged soil waterlogging which impacted establishment and plant survival in spring.
| Lead research organisation |
Irrigated Cropping Council |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation |
Irrigated Cropping Council |
| Trial funding source | GRDC ICF00011 |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
Co-operator Darren Sutherland Rob Christie Seednet Rob Launder PB Seeds |
| 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 | Various |
|---|---|
| Sowing machinery |
John Shearer tyned seeder, 175 mm row spacing, Baker boots |
| Sow date | 17 May 2017 |
| Harvest date | 12 December 2017 December 12th |
| Plot size | 15m x 1.42m |
| Plot replication | 3 |
| Paddock history | wheat 2016 |
| Fertiliser |
100 kg MAP/ha at sowing |
| Herbicide |
Glyphosate 540 (1.5 l/ha) + Goal (75 ml/ha) + Terbyne Xtra (1.0 l/ha) prior to sowing |
| Fungicide |
Strategy 1 Mancozeb (1.5 kg/ha) or Chlorothalonil (1.5 l/ha) applied every three weeks starting 20th July (5 applications) Strategy 2 Mancozeb (1.5 kg/ha) or Chlorothalonil (1.5 l/ha) applied prior to high risk conditions starting July 20th then 1/9 and 10/10 |
| Inoculant | Group F, Group N |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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