To identify the key agronomic management requirements for increased productivity and profitability of pulses (field peas, chickpeas and lentils) under variable seasonal conditions on soils other than grey clays.
Key messages
Sowing depth had no effect on emergence, biomass production or grain yield in lentils and field peas.
Field peas - Early sowing (early - mid May) beneficial at the Mallee sites for newer varieties (PSL4, Snowpeak and Excell).
Lentils - Later sowing (mid June - early July) beneficial this year due to late rainfall.
Lead research organisation
Agriculture Victoria
Host research organisation
N/A
Trial funding source
GRDC DAV439
Related program
Pulse Agronomy
Acknowledgments
I wish to thank and acknowledge the farmers who provided land for these trials: Rosebery - Jeff Kranz, Warne - Ian McClelland, Kaniva - Bradley Champness.
I also wish to acknowledge the support of the agronomy technical staff who worked on this project during 2000.
Trial source data and summary not available Check the trial
report PDF for trial results.
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.
Kaniva VIC
Rosebery VIC
Warne VIC
Kaniva VIC
Rosebery VIC
Warne VIC
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.
