Faba bean time of sowing x plant density x row spacing, Tarlee, Mid North, SA

2009
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Research organisatons
Funding sources

Trial details

Researcher(s) Jason Brand (DPIVic)
Luke Gaynor (IINSW)
Larn McMurray (SARDI)
Year(s) 2009
Contributor Southern Pulse Agronomy
Trial location(s) Tarlee, SA
Faba bean time of sowing x plant density x row spacing, Tarlee, Mid North, SA locations
Aims

To report on faba bean time of sowing x plant density x row spacing at Tarlee, Mid North, SA.

Key messages
  • Winter and early spring seasonal conditions favoured faba bean production in 2009, and yields were more than double those in 2008.
  • Yield was generally maximised at the early sowing date and at the narrow row spacing.
  • Farah was the highest or equal highest yielding variety at both sowing dates in 2009.
  • The taller varieties Farah and 974* showed the largest reduction in yield when row spacing
    was doubled from 9” to 18”.
  • Chocolate spot levels were high in 2009, and accounted for 32% yield loss across varieties
    in untreated plots. Agronomic techniques that delayed canopy closure (ie later sowing, lower
    plant densities and wider row spacings) were important in reducing disease severity.
  • Nura had higher disease levels and lower grain yield than Fiesta across all treatments in
    2009, but a triple chocolate spot spray strategy was effective in reducing yield loss by 25%
    in both varieties.
  • Decreasing plant density was the most significant factor influencing disease levels after
    delayed sowing, and resulted in lower disease levels across all varieties, and increasing row
    spacing reduced disease infection in early sown Fiord only.
  • Increasing row spacing reduced chocolate spot infection, but only in the susceptible variety
    Fiord when sown early.
Lead research organisation Department of Primary Industries VIC
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC
Trial funding source DPIVic
Trial funding source SARDI
Trial funding source DPI NSW
Related program Southern Pulse Agronomy
Acknowledgments

Key contributors:
The authors wish to thank the contributions of the following people to this project:

  • Russel Argall, Jason Ellifson and Justine Ellis, DPI – Horsham
  • Jenny Davidson, SARDI
  • Peter Matthews and Eric Armstrong, II NSW


Acknowledgements:
The authors wish to acknowledge the support and assistance of the following people:

  • Michael Materne, Kristy Hobson and Tony Leonforte, PBA, DPI – Horsham.
  • Jeff Paull, PBA, Uni of Adelaide.
  • Ian Menz, II NSW

The assistance of Mark Bennie, John Nairn, Peter Maynard and Rowan Steele, SARDI Clare, with
trial management is gratefully acknowledged.


Other trial partners SARDI, The University of Adelaide, DPI NSW
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Method

Crop type Grain Legume: Faba beans
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Variety
  • Sowing: Row Spacing
  • Sowing: Timing
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Tarlee 2009

Sow rate or Target density 16, 24 and 32 plants/m2
Sow date 1 May 2009
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser

MAP + Zn @ 90kg/ha at sowing

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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
Tarlee, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Tarlee, 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 Tarlee SA
2009 534.4mm
2008 497.2mm
2007 545.4mm
2006 567.7mm
2005 581.9mm
2004 530.9mm
2003 536.3mm
2002 515.5mm
2001 544.4mm
2000 519.9mm
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.

Tarlee SA

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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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: 14-06-2018 11:57am AEST