Barley agronomy – nitrogen management in new barley varieties

2011
CC BY 4.0

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Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Kenton Porker (SARDI)
Rob Wheeler (SARDI)
Year(s) 2011
Contributor Hart Field Site Group
Trial location(s) Hart, SA
Barley agronomy – nitrogen management in new barley varieties locations
Aims

To examine the appropriate management combinations of sowing date, nitrogen rate and timing required to maximise yield and quality in new malt varieties and food variety Hindmarsh.

Key messages
  • Higher grain yields were achieved in all varieties from early sowing in 2011.
  • Buloke and Commander were not yield responsive to nitrogen despite early biomass responses at both sowing dates.
  • Hindmarsh was more responsive to nitrogen than Buloke and Commander, showing an average 0.6 t/ha response to nitrogen across both sowing dates.
  • Grain protein exceeded 12% with delayed sowing, while the strategic approach to applied N achieved protein levels less than 12% at earlier sowing in Buloke and Commander.
Lead research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute
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 Cereal (Grain): Barley
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Variety
  • Fertiliser: Type
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Hart 2011

Sow date 20 May 2011
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 1.4m x 10m
Plot replication 3
Fertiliser

Single super @ 100kg/ha

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Trial results Table 1

# Variety
Treatment 1
Protein (%) Test weight (kg/hL) Grain yield (t/ha) Screenings (<2.0mm sieve) (%)
1 Buloke Early sow 11.7 68.4 3.2 1.1
2 Commander Early sow 11.4 69.3 3.3 0.6
3 Hindmarsh Early sow 11.5 68.7 3.8 1.1
4 Buloke Late sow 12.7 69.5 2.6 0.8
5 Commander Late sow 12.2 69 3 0.9
6 Hindmarsh Late sow 12 69.5 3.1 0.5

Grain yield t/ha


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Protein %


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Screenings (<2.0mm sieve) %


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Test weight kg/hL


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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
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 2011


Observed climate information

Rainfall trial gsr (mm) 219mm

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 report and links

2011 trial report



Trial last modified: 08-06-2018 12:29pm AEST