To determine the optimum ratio of peas and canola for grain yield, profitability and post harvest ground cover.
Key messages
Inter-cropped peas and canola return higher gross income than monoculture peas or canola.
The addition of canola to field peas reduced post harvest wind erosion risk.
Lead research organisation
SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre
Host research organisation
N/A
Related program
Eyre Peninsula Farming Systems
Acknowledgments
Thanks to: Brian Luck of Sipcam for supplying the Terbyne herbicide for the trial. Mark Benn of Canola Breeders Western Australia for supplying Tanami canola seed.
Minnipa Ag Centre farm staff for not sowing or spraying through the trial and the Minnipa Progress Association for use of the land.
Alan Mayfield for sharing his experience with crop mixtures.
Special thanks to Brenton Spriggs and Leigh Davis for technical assistance.
Trial source data and summary not available Check the trial
report PDF for trial results.
Climate
Minnipa SA 2009
Observed climate information
Rainfall avg ann (mm)
325mm
Rainfall avg gsr (mm)
242mm
Rainfall trial total (mm)
421mm
Rainfall trial gsr (mm)
333mm
Derived climate information
Minnipa 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.
