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| Researcher(s) |
Mark Hellyer (NSW DPI) Guy McMullen (NSW DPI) Peter Perfrement (NSW DPI) Loretta Serafin (NSW DPI) |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2015 |
| Contributor | Department of Primary Industries NSW |
| Trial location(s) |
Gurley, NSW
|
To answer some of these questions and provide data for use in modelling the trial outcomes over long-term climatic data sets.
| Lead research organisation |
Department of Primary Industries NSW |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | GRDC DAN00150 |
| Trial funding source | DPI NSW |
| Related program |
Improving reliability of sorghum in the western zone |
| Acknowledgments |
This research was co-funded by NSW DPI and GRDC under project DAN00150: Improving reliability of sorghum in the western zone, with support from Pacific Seeds. Thanks to Delphi Ramsden, Peter Formann (NSW DPI) and Nicole Carrigan and Angus Hombsch (formerly NSW DPI) for technical assistance and to Scott Carrigan at “Kelvin”, Gurley for hosting the trial site. |
| Other trial partners | Co-operator: Scott Carrigan |
| Crop type | Cereal (Grain): Sorghum |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Replicated |
| Sow rate or Target density | Not specified |
|---|---|
| Sow date | Not specified |
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Fertiliser | Not specified |
| Other trial notes |
Treatments Hybrids:
Row configuration:
Plant populations:
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| Sow rate or Target density | Populations were targeted using germination for each hybrid and an estimated establishment of 80%. Three populations were targeted in each of the row configurations: 15,000 plants/ha 30,000 plants/ha 50,000 plants/ha |
|---|---|
| Sow date | 6 January 2015 6 and 7 January 2015 |
| Harvest date | 13 May 2015 |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Fertiliser |
42 kg Granulock Z at sowing |
| Other trial notes |
Treatments Hybrids:
Row configuration:
Plant populations:
|
| # |
Treatment 1
|
Head abundance (heads/m2) | 1000 grain weight (g) | Tillers (no./m2) | Screenings (%) | Dry matter (t/ha) | Plant establishment (plants/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | █ Solid | 5.98 | 31.21 | 4.21 | 1.86 | 3.95 | 31500 |
| 2 | █ Single skip | 4.58 | 31.59 | 2.85 | 1.71 | 3.39 | 29900 |
| 3 | █ Superwide | 5.04 | 32.97 | 3.12 | 1.43 | 3.06 | 26200 |
| 4 | █ Double skip | 3.99 | 32.69 | 2.35 | 1.91 | 2.63 | 24800 |
| # |
Treatment 1
|
Head abundance (heads/m2) | Grain yield (t/ha) | Dry matter (t/ha) | Heads per plant (heads/plant) | Tillers (tillers/plant) | Protein (%) | 1000 grain weight (g) | Tillers (no./m2) | Plant establishment (plants/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | █ 15,000 plants/ha target | 4.56 | 1.97 | 2.84 | 2.76 | 2.15 | 11.39 | 33.74 | 3.55 | 16500 |
| 2 | █ 30,000 plants/ha target | 4.98 | 2.13 | 3.34 | 1.83 | 1.21 | 11.24 | 31.9 | 3.28 | 27600 |
| 3 | █ 50,000 plants/ha target | 5.15 | 2.33 | 3.61 | 1.29 | 0.65 | 11.01 | 30.7 | 2.58 | 40100 |
| # | Variety |
Head abundance (heads/m2) | Screenings (%) | 1000 grain weight (g) | Heads per plant (heads/plant) | Protein (%) | Test weight (kg/hL) | Tillers (no./m2) | Tillers (tillers/plant) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | █ MR Apollo | 4.58 | 2.05 | 33.84 | 1.78 | 11.06 | 72.3 | 2.6 | 1.09 |
| 2 | █ MR 43 | 4.77 | 1.64 | 30.18 | 1.96 | 11.14 | 75.5 | 3.02 | 1.33 |
| 3 | █ MR Bazley | 5.34 | 1.5 | 32.32 | 2.15 | 11.06 | 75.22 | 3.78 | 1.59 |
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.
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