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Chickpea, inoculation types, LRZ South Australian Mallee (Loxton), South Australia

2018
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Research organisations
Funding sources
Southern Pulse Agronomy Agriculture Victoria
<abbr title='Grains Research and Development Corporation'>GRDC</abbr> <abbr title='Agriculture Victoria'>AgVic</abbr> <abbr title='South Australian Research and Development Institute'>SARDI</abbr>

Trial details

Researcher(s) Jason Brand (RHO Environmetrics)
Ray Correll (RHO Environmetrics)
Abby Griffin (Ag Vic)
Michael Moodie (Frontier Farming Systems)
Year(s) 2018
Contributor Southern Pulse Agronomy
Trial location(s) Loxton, SA
Chickpea, inoculation types, LRZ South Australian Mallee (Loxton), South Australia locations
Aims

To evaluate effectiveness of commercially available inoculant products to increase nodulation in chickpea. 

Key messages
  • The treatments resulted in highly significant differences in nodulation assessments.  The best treatments included peat applied to the seed or Tagteam or Nodulator granules applied in the seed furrow.  No inoculation or applying the product Alosca in furrow produced very few nodules.  
  • Grain yield was very low (<150 kg/ha) due to the dry season and poor establishment, therefore data has not been reported. 
Lead research organisation Agriculture Victoria
Host research organisation Agriculture Victoria
Trial funding source GRDC DAV00150
Trial funding source AgVic
Trial funding source SARDI
Related program Southern Pulse Agronomy
Acknowledgments

Please see the 'Introduction and Acknowledgments' document, under the 'Trial report and attachments' tab. 
Other trial partners South Australian Research and Development Institute, Birchip Cropping Group, Frontier Farming Systems and Southern Farming Systems
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Method

Crop type Grain Legume: Chickpeas
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Variety
  • Seed treatment : Inoculant
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Loxton 2018

Sow rate or Target density 35 plants/m2
Sowing machinery

On 28cm row spacing
Sow date 26 May 2018
Harvest date Unknown
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser

50 kg/ha Granulock Z  
 
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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
Loxton, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Loxton, 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.

Loxton SA

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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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

Introduction and Acknowledgements

Trial report summary

Loxton seasonal snapshot



Trial last modified: 04-01-2023 10:53am AEST