Crop-topping/desiccation, MRZ Mid North (Balaklava), South Australia

2011
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Research organisatons
Funding sources

Trial details

Researcher(s) Jason Brand (DPIVic)
Jenny Davidson (SARDI)
Year(s) 2011
Contributor Southern Pulse Agronomy
Trial location(s) Balaklava, SA
Crop-topping/desiccation, MRZ Mid North (Balaklava), South Australia locations
Aims
  • To determine the correct maturity timing required in field pea for successful crop topping practice.
Key messages
  • Yield losses from Early crop-topping generally followed cultivar maturity, with latest maturities
    showing highest losses. Parafield and Alma were the only varieties to show yield loss at the
    Recommended timing, supporting previous findings that these later maturing varieties are not as well suited to crop-topping as recent releases PBA Twilight, PBA Gunyah and PBA Oura. Kaspa and Yarrum continue to show a variable result across seasons at this timing.
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
Trial funding source DPI NSW
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: Field peas
Treatment type(s)
  • Herbicide: Application Method
  • Management systems: Integrated weed management
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Balaklava 2011

Sow date 15 June 2011
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
Balaklava, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Balaklava, 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 Balaklava SA
2011 550.9mm
2010 530.9mm
2009 480.7mm
2008 458.0mm
2007 494.4mm
2006 509.2mm
2005 508.3mm
2004 480.4mm
2003 501.8mm
2002 481.7mm
2001 496.5mm
2000 479.4mm
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.

Balaklava 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: 26-06-2018 20:31pm AEST