Edillilie, SA
Greenpatch, SA
Minnipa, SA
Rudall, SA
Aims
To identify alternative perennial legumes to lucerne suitable for incorporation within cropping systems, there are at least 3 options potentially adapted to areas within the Eyre Peninsula environment.
Key messages
Fifteen months after establishment the study has shown:
Lucerne to be well adapted to good Eyre Peninsula cropping soils.
Cullen and Tedera to be more persistent and productive than lucerne on shallow calcareous and highly acidic soils respectively.
Sulla to be highly productive on good lower EP cropping soils in the growing season following establishment.
Lead research organisation
SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre
Host research organisation
N/A
Trial funding source
GRDC UA00117
Related program
Eyre Peninsula Farming Systems
Acknowledgments
Thanks to Matt Dunn at Rudall, Shane Nelligan at Edillilie and Arnd Enneking at Greenpatch for allowing the use of their land for this trial.
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.
Edillilie SA
Greenpatch SA
Minnipa SA
Rudall SA
Edillilie SA
Greenpatch SA
Minnipa SA
Rudall SA
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.
