Canola agronomy – retaining hybrid seed

2012
CC BY 4.0

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Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) N/A
Year(s) 2012
Contributor Hart Field Site Group
Trial location(s) Hart, SA
Canola agronomy – retaining hybrid seed locations
Aims

to compare the performance of commercial hybrid seed against farmer retained (F1) seed using conventional, triazine and imidazalinone tolerant varieties.

Key messages
  • The early growth of commercial and farmer retained canola seed appeared to be similar.
  • Jockey fungicide seed treatment improved the yield of farmer retained seed for the triazine and imidazolinone tolerant varieties.
  • The conventional variety Hyola 50 was consistently higher yielding when grown from commercial seed.
Lead research organisation Hart Field Site Group
Host research organisation Hart Field Site Group
Trial funding source GRDC
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to GRDC for funding this research, SARDI Clare staff for trial management and the Hart
Field-Site Group for provision of the land and extension of the work.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

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

Hart 2012

Sow date 30 May 2012
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 1.4m x 10m
Plot replication 3
Fertiliser
  • DAP (18:20) 2% Zn @ 100kg/ha
  • UAN @ 80L/ha, 24th July
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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Treatment 1
Grain yield (t/ha) Oil (%)
1 Hyola 50 commercial seed No Jockey 0.88 42
2 Tumby commercial seed No Jockey 0.49 41.9
3 45Y82 commercial seed No Jockey 0.88 42.8
4 Hyola 50 commercial seed Jockey 0.87 42.1
5 Tumby commercial seed Jockey 0.53 42
6 45Y82 commercial seed Jockey 0.67 42.5
7 Hyola 50 retained seed F1 No Jockey 0.61 42.4
8 Tumby retained seed F1 No Jockey 0.55 42
9 45Y82 retained seed F1 No Jockey 0.7 42.4
10 Hyola 50 retained seed F1 Jockey 0.72 42.5
11 Tumby retained seed F1 Jockey 0.5 42
12 45Y82 retained seed F1 Jockey 0.7 42.6

Grain yield t/ha


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Oil %


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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Hart, SA Calcarosol
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Hart, 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.
Year Hart SA
2012 654.6mm
2011 683.8mm
2010 686.7mm
2009 669.9mm
2008 633.9mm
2007 649.9mm
2006 651.2mm
2005 675.4mm
2004 633.0mm
2003 652.2mm
2002 649.4mm
2001 674.5mm
2000 625.6mm
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

Hart SA 2012


Observed climate information

Rainfall trial gsr (mm) 168mm

Derived climate information

Hart 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: 26-07-2018 12:06pm AEST