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Improving yield and reliability of field peas under water deficit

2011

Research organisation
Funding source
South Australian Research and Development Institute
<abbr title='Grains Research and Development Corporation'>GRDC</abbr>

Trial details

Researcher(s) Leigh Davis (SARDI)
Lachlan Lake (SARDI)
Michael Lines (SARDI)
Larn McMurray (SARDI)
Jeff Paull (UoA)
Victor Sadras (SARDI)
Year(s) 2011
Contributor South Australian Research and Development Institute
Trial location(s) Minnipa, SA
Improving yield and reliability of field peas under water deficit locations
Aims

To investigate second adaptive traits (their yield, how to measure them and how to implement them into the breeding program) for grain legume drought tolerance.

Key messages
  • This three year research project aims to increase the yield and reliability of field pea under water deficit and is a major pre-breeding target of Pulse Breeding Australia.
  • Key traits being monitored include phenology, canopy and yield traits and the adaptive value of these traits will be explored.
  • The trade-offs between adaptation to stress and yield in good environments will be investigated.
  • Improving the reliability of yield of field pea in water limiting environments will help to provide a robust break crop option for growers in low rainfall regions.
  • Preliminary results from the second season and summary of first season experiments are presented with more detailed trait data currently being analysed, with one more year to follow.
  • Correlations between yield and canopy traits such as greenness and growth rate have been identified.
  • We have also used APSIM to model the seasonal soil moisture stress for all environments.
Lead research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC
Related program Eyre Peninsula Farming Systems
Acknowledgments
  • Many thanks GRDC for funding this project, Roy Latta and Leigh Davis for coordinating the trial at Minnipa, the SARDI New Variety Agronomy team at Clare for management of Turretfield, Pinery and Roseworthy trials, and Tony Leonforte DPI Victoria for providing us with seed and advice on germplasm.
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Grain Legume: Field peas
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Variety
  • Adverse Effects Management : Drought
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Minnipa 2011

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 5m x 1.5m
Plot replication 3
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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
Minnipa, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Minnipa, 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: 19-05-2023 18:07pm AEST