Crop-topping/desiccation, MRZ Yorke Peninsula (Melton), South Australia

2010
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Research organisatons
Funding sources

Trial details

Researcher(s) Jason Brand (DPIVic)
Year(s) 2010
Contributor Southern Pulse Agronomy
Trial location(s) Melton, SA
Crop-topping/desiccation, MRZ Yorke Peninsula (Melton), South Australia locations
Aims
  • To determine the correct maturity timing required in chickpea for successful crop topping practice.
Key messages
  • The wet season finish in 2010 favoured chickpea production, however this made timely
    weed control through crop-topping very destructive.
  • There was little varietal response from crop-topping in 2010.
  • All varieties showed reduced yield when crop-topped at or before the recommended timing
    for optimum ryegrass control (milky dough stage).
  • Crop-topping 2 weeks after the recommended timing was the only timing considered “safe”
    for chickpeas in 2010, with only one variety showing reduced grain yield and one variety
    having reduced grain weight.
  • These results emphasise the difficulty in employing this weed control method in chickpea.
Lead research organisation Department of Primary Industries VIC
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC DAV00113
Trial funding source DPIVic
Trial funding source SARDI
Trial funding source NSWI&I
Related program Southern Pulse Agronomy
Acknowledgments
  • Research staff: Jason Brand, Luke Gaynor, Mick Lines, Larn McMurray, Jenny Davidson, Andrew Ware, Trent Potter, Peter Matthews, Jason Ellifson, Justine Ellis, Gerard O’Connor, John Furner, Leigh Davis.
  • Co-operating staff: Russel Argall, Jenny Briggs, Jan Edwards, Matt Newell.
  • Industry Collaborators: Michael Materne and Tony Leonforte, Pulse Breeding Australia, DPI – Horsham Victoria; Kristy Hobson, Pulse Breeding Australia, DPI – Tamworth NSW; Jeff Paull, Pulse Breeding Australia, University of Adelaide South Australia; Wayne Hawthorne and Trevor Bray, Pulse Australia.
  • We are grateful for the support we receive from the numerous commercial agronomists and seed commercialising companies.

Other trial partners Pulse Breeding Australia, The University of Adelaide, Pulse Australia
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Method

Crop type Grain Legume: Chickpeas
Treatment type(s)
  • Herbicide: Application Method
  • Management systems: Integrated weed management
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Melton 2010

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
Melton, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Melton, 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 Melton SA
2010 537.4mm
2009 468.7mm
2008 473.8mm
2007 520.2mm
2006 529.9mm
2005 519.2mm
2004 483.4mm
2003 538.0mm
2002 509.9mm
2001 554.2mm
2000 535.2mm
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.

Melton 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

2010 trial report



Trial last modified: 16-06-2019 13:50pm AEST