Chickpea disease management, mid North (Hart and Turretfield), SA

2005
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Research organisatons
Funding sources

Trial details

Researcher(s) Eric Armstrong (DPI NSW)
Jason Brand (DPIVic)
Clare Davidson (SARDI)
Jenny Davidson (SARDI)
Larn McMurray (SARDI)
Year(s) 2005
Contributor Southern Pulse Agronomy
Trial location(s) Hart, SA
Turretfield, SA
Chickpea disease management, mid North (Hart and Turretfield), SA locations
Aims
  • To compare disease management strategies for minimum fungicide input and maximum grain yield and quality of new chickpea varieties.
  • To demonstrate the much improved levels of ascochyta blight disease resistance in new varieties of chickpeas to SA growers.
Key messages
  • Howzat, Sonali and Almaz had significantly greater levels of foliar disease, pod infection levels, yield loss and seed size reductions than all three resistant varieties when no fungicides were applied at both sites.
  • Under very severe disease pressure levels fortnightly sprays of chlorothalonil did not always prevent plant death from occurring in Howzat, Sonali and Almaz.
  • One spray of chlorothalonil at the podding stage in the resistant varieties was sufficient to control high levels of ascochyta blight disease pressure and prevent yield loss and seed size reduction, up to eight sprays were required in moderately susceptible lines and four sprays in moderately resistant varieties.
  • Genesis090 and Genesis508 can be successfully grown in SA with only the need for one fungicide spray during podding except for in cases where very severe levels of disease pressure exist early in the season and then more frequent spraying in flowering and podding may be required.
  • Varieties with partial resistance to ascochyta blight like Almaz can be successfully grown in SA however they will require a proactive regular fungicide spray strategy including early season fungicide sprays when disease is present.
  • The treatment based on spraying according to forecasted rainfall amounts and variety disease susceptibility (predictive) was successful for moderately susceptible varieties under high levels of disease pressure, however needs further refining for severe disease level conditions and varieties with moderate or greater levels of resistance to ascochyta blight.
  • Chlorothalonil was superior to mancozeb as a podding spray treatment.
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

The assistance and help of John Nairn, Brad Bennett and Andrew Bird SARDI, Clare with trial management and spraying fungicide treatments and Shaid Khan SARDI, Waite Precinct with inoculating and rating trials are gratefully acknowledged.


Other trial partners SARDI, DPI NSW
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Method

Crop type Grain Legume: Chickpeas
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Variety
Trial type
Trial design

Hart 2005

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser

115 kg/ha Grain Legume Super

Herbicide

14/6 2L Stomp + 2L Sprayseed pre-sowing
PSPE Sencor @ 500 ml/ha
21/8 & 5/9 Verdict @ 100 ml/ha

Pesticide

Fastac Duo (200ml/ha)

Turretfield 2005

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser Not specified
Herbicide Not specified
Pesticide Not specified
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Hart, SA Not specified
Turretfield, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Hart, SA Chromosol
Turretfield, 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 Hart SA Turretfield SA
2005 632.8mm267.9mm
2004 587.3mm226.1mm
2003 613.0mm193.2mm
2002 596.9mm181.4mm
2001 639.9mm220.5mm
2000 596.9mm201.8mm
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.

Hart SA

Turretfield SA

Hart SA

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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Turretfield 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

2005 trial report



Trial last modified: 06-08-2019 07:54am AEST