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

2011
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Research organisations
Funding sources
Southern Pulse Agronomy Department of Primary Industries VIC
<abbr title='Department of Primary Industries (Victoria)'>DPIVic</abbr> <abbr title='South Australian Research and Development Institute'>SARDI</abbr> <abbr title='Grains Research and Development Corporation'>GRDC</abbr>

Trial details

Researcher(s) Jason Brand (DPIVic)
Jenny Davidson (SARDI)
Year(s) 2011
Contributor Southern Pulse Agronomy
Trial location(s) Melton, SA
Crop-topping/desiccation, Yorke Peninsula (Melton), South Australia locations
Aims
  • To identify optimum maturity profiles for improved suitability to crop-topping of chickpea.
Key messages
  • Chickpea are generally considered to be unsuited to crop-topping due to their high yield losses, and are the least suited of the four pulse crops commonly grown in South Australia.
Lead research organisation Department of Primary Industries VIC
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source DPIVic
Trial funding source SARDI
Trial funding source GRDC DAV00113
Related program Southern Pulse Agronomy
Acknowledgments
  • Research staff: Jason Brand, Luke Gaynor, Mick Lines, Larn McMurray, Jenny Davidson, Andrew Ware, Trent Potter, Jason Ellifson, Jennifer Briggs, Justine Ellis, Russel Argall, Gerard O’Connor, Stuart Sherriff, Peter Maynard, John Nairn, Leigh Davis.
  • 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 Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Melton 2011

Sow date 27 June 2011
Harvest date Unknown
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.
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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.

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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: 19-01-2023 15:51pm AEST