Responsive farming using very early maturing barley

2009

Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Stewart Coventry (SARDI)
Jason Eglinton (SARDI)
Cathy Paterson (SARDI)
Year(s) 2009
Contributor SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre
Trial location(s) Minnipa, SA
Responsive farming using very early maturing barley locations
Aims
  • To compare very early maturing feed and malting barley lines selected from the University of Adelaide Barley Program advanced yield trials.
  • To compare these varieties with other adapted and current varieties, and to evaluate their specific adaptation to the upper EP environment.
Key messages
  • WI3806-1 is an early maturing line equivalent to Keel in the good years and better in the bad ones.
  • Very early maturing barley varieties will provide farmers with more cropping options.
Lead research organisation SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC UA00107
Related program Eyre Peninsula Farming Systems
Acknowledgments

Thanks to Alison Frischke for setting up the trials and Wade Shepperd, Willie Shoobridge and Cilla King for technical assistance.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Wheat
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Variety
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated

Minnipa 2009

Sow rate or Target density 55 kg/ha
Sow date 26 May 2009
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 1.48m x 12m
Plot replication 4
Fertiliser

60 kg/ha DAP

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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 Red sandy loam
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.
Year Minnipa SA
2009 391.3mm
2008 330.4mm
2007 331.2mm
2006 334.5mm
2005 288.0mm
2004 296.1mm
2003 293.2mm
2002 283.3mm
2001 343.9mm
2000 389.0mm
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

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

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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

2009 trial report



Trial last modified: 08-10-2019 14:40pm AEST