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| Researcher(s) |
Scott Clark (NSW DPI) Jon Evans (NSW DPI) Neroli Graham (NSW DPI) Karl Moore (NSW DPI) Russell Pumpa (NSW DPI) Mark Richards (NSW DPI) |
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| Year(s) | 2016 |
| Contributor | Department of Primary Industries NSW |
| Trial location(s) |
Wagga Wagga, ACT
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| Further information | View external link |
To compare growth, development and yield of current commercial faba bean varieties and advanced breeding lines sown on three dates on a red brown–earth at Wagga Wagga in southern NSW.
• The optimum time to sow faba beans in southern NSW was late April–mid May.
• Even in a favourable season such as 2016 there was a 10% yield penalty when sowing was delayed from 7 May to 2 June.
• Average seed size reduced by 8% when sown outside the recommended window.
• PBA Nasma, Fiesta VF, and PBA Zahra were the highest yielding commercial varieties.
• Advanced breeding lines AF10089 and AF09169 had significantly higher grain yields, particularly at the 28 April sowing date when compared to other sowing dates.
• Flowering duration for PBA Samira and PBA Zahra was stable across sowing dates, but reduced for PBA Nasma as sowing was delayed.
Randomised split plot design with sowing date in the main blocks and varieties in the sub-plots; three replications
| Lead research organisation | N/A |
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| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
To compare growth, development and yield of current commercial faba bean varieties and advanced breeding lines sown on three dates on a red brown–earth at Wagga Wagga in southern NSW. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Grain Legume: Faba beans |
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| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Randomised,Replicated,Blocked |
| Sow rate or Target density | 40 plants per square meter |
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| Sowing machinery |
Direct drilled using a six-row cone seeder on 300 mm row spacing using DBS tines and GPS auto-steer |
| Sow date | SD1: 28 April SD2: 17 May SD3: 2 June |
| Harvest date | 9 December 2016 |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | 3 |
| Plot randomisation | yes |
| Fertiliser |
75 kg/ha grain legume starter (N 0: P 13.8: K 0: S 6.1) placed 50 mm below the seed 150 g/ha sodium molybdate, 16 June |
| Herbicide |
Commercial practices were used, aiming for weed-free experiments, eliminating both weed competition and seed set Fallow weed control: glyphosate (450 g/L) 2 L/ha, water 100 L/ha Incorporated by sowing: Terbyne® 850 grams/ha, Triflur X® 1 L/ha, Boxer |
| Insecticide |
Targeting Heliothis (Helicoverpa sp.) |
| Fungicide |
Targeting chocolate spot (Botrytis fabae and B. cinerea) and ascochyta blight (Ascochyta fabae) |
| Pesticide |
Targeting Heliothis (Helicoverpa sp.) |
| Inoculant | Group F peat inoculant was mixed directly into an onboard water tank then pumped through micro tubes into each sowing furrow |
| Other trial notes |
This research paper is an extract from the publication Southern NSW Research Results 2017, available at |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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