Assessment of alternative fungicides for improved blackspot control in field peas

2015
CC BY 4.0

Research organisatons
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Jenny Davidson (SARDI)
Leigh Davis (SARDI)
Rohan Kimber (SARDI)
Larn McMurray (SARDI)
Christine Walela (SARDI)
Year(s) 2015
Contributor Hart Field Site Group
Trial location(s) , SA
Hart, SA
Pinery, SA
Assessment of alternative fungicides for improved blackspot control in field peas locations
Aims

To test the efficacy of a range of experimental (unregistered) foliar fungicides against the above strategy in controlling blackspot in field pea in three major production areas of South Australia.

Key messages
  • The optimum agronomic sowing window for field pea coincided with high blackspot in many districts of South Australia in 2015.
  • Under such high disease risk situations, growers in low rainfall areas may be best suited to choose alternative break crop options to field pea to avoid significant yield losses through delayed sowing or disease infection.
  • Experimental fungicide treatments with greater efficacy than mancozeb showed improved blackspot control and significant yield increases over the nil and mancozeb treatments in 2015. Further assessment and application approval is still required.
Lead research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC DAV00113
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Funding for this work was provided through GRDC project DAV00113 (Southern Pulse Agronomy) and their support is greatly appreciated. We also acknowledge the support of research colleagues from the SARDI teams at Clare and Minnipa. Much gratitude also goes to the land owners/managers of the different farms where the trial sites were located and to Rob Griffith Bayer CropScience Pty Ltd for providing Aviator Xpro.

 


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Grain Legume: Field peas
Treatment type(s)
  • Fungicide: Timing
  • Fungicide: Type
Trial type
Trial design

2015

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser Not specified

Hart 2015

Sow date 30 April 2015
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 2.0m x 10.0m
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser
  • MAP (10:22) + Zn (2%) @ 90 kg/ha

Pinery 2015

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser Not specified
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
, SA Not specified
Hart, SA Not specified
Pinery, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
, SA Calcarosol
Hart, SA Chromosol
Pinery, SA Calcarosol
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 SA Hart SA Pinery SA
2015 289.3mm597.6mm362.0mm
2014 336.5mm638.6mm408.8mm
2013 290.8mm622.8mm366.0mm
2012 330.8mm654.6mm428.1mm
2011 383.4mm683.8mm462.9mm
2010 385.3mm686.7mm416.0mm
2009 391.3mm669.9mm386.8mm
2008 330.4mm633.9mm387.9mm
2007 331.2mm649.9mm433.5mm
2006 334.5mm651.2mm438.4mm
2005 288.0mm675.4mm427.2mm
2004 296.1mm633.0mm407.5mm
2003 293.2mm652.2mm443.6mm
2002 283.3mm649.4mm408.2mm
2001 343.9mm674.5mm441.5mm
2000 389.0mm625.6mm462.2mm
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.

SA

Hart SA

Pinery SA

SA

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Pinery SA

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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: 09-12-2019 09:45am AEST