Tottenham CWFS site - pulse trial

2003
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Sharon Taylor (CWFS)
Year(s) 2003
Contributor Central West Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Tottenham, NSW
Tottenham CWFS site - pulse trial locations
Aims

To investigate the production, management and profitability of three different pulse crops.

Key messages
  • Field peas yielded significantly higher then both lupins and vetch.
  • Field peas and undersown barley had significantly higher gross margins than lupin and vetch.
  • In terms of gross margins there was no significant difference between field peas/undersown barley, undersown barley/vetch and lupins/vetch.
  • When choosing to grow a pulse crop the following management issues are critical: time of sowing, paddock selection, species selection and disease and pest management.
Lead research organisation Central West Farming Systems
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the TOP Woodlands Ag Bureau for allowing the Tottenham Regional Site to operate in association with them during 2003. We would also like to thank Keith Greig for providing his time, labor and advise with the trial, it was greatly appreciated. Also thank you to Rob Sanderson and Daryl Reardon for assisting with harvesting and soil sampling. Thank you also goes to Nathan Border for his help with writing
this paper.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Cereal (Grain): Barley Hay: Lucerne Grain Legume: Field peas Grain Legume: Lupins
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Type
  • Crop: Variety
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Tottenham 2003 Barley

Sow date 12 May 2003
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 23m x 6.3m
Plot replication Not specified

Tottenham 2003 Lucerne

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

Tottenham 2003 Field peas

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

Tottenham 2003 Lupins

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial source data and summary not available
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Tottenham, NSW Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Tottenham, NSW Vertosol
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 Tottenham NSW
2003 554.5mm
2002 530.9mm
2001 528.4mm
2000 514.1mm
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.

Tottenham NSW

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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

2003 trial report



Trial last modified: 26-11-2019 15:09pm AEST