Managing Bean Crop Canopies to Optimise Yield Potential

2017
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton

Trial details

Researcher(s) Amanda Pearce (SARDI)
Contact email Amanda.pearce@sa.gov.au
Year(s) 2017
Contributor MacKillop Farm Management Group
Trial location(s) Bool Lagoon, SA
Conmurra, SA
Managing Bean Crop Canopies to Optimise Yield Potential locations
Aims

To examine managing bean crop canopies to optimise yield potential

Key messages

• Trial work funded by GRDC via the Southern Pulse Agronomy Program.
• Early sowing of beans in 2017 at Bool Lagoon did not increase grain yields.
• Different PGR treatments and application timings did influence grain yield at Conmurra in 2017.
• Trial planning for 2018 is underway.

Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

• GRDC for funding the ‘Southern Pulse Agronomy’ project
• The ‘Southern Pulse Agronomy’ team
• SARDI’s South East New Variety Agronomy Team, based at Struan, who manage the trials
• Miles Family (Bool Lagoon) and Hocking Family (Conmurra) as co-operating growers


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Grain Legume: Broad beans Grain Legume: Faba beans
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Type
  • Crop: Variety
  • Growth regulator: Timing
  • Growth regulator: Type
  • Sowing: Timing
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Bool Lagoon 2017 Broad beans

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

Bool Lagoon 2017 Faba beans

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

Conmurra 2017 Faba beans

Sow date varied - please see report
Harvest date varied - please see report
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified

Conmurra 2017 Broad beans

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial source data and summary not available
Check the trial report PDF for trial results.
Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Bool Lagoon, SA Not specified
Conmurra, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Bool Lagoon, SA Vertosol
Conmurra, SA Sodosol
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 Bool Lagoon SA Conmurra SA
2017 535.6mm239.0mm
2016 458.4mm195.3mm
2015 453.8mm191.8mm
2014 508.8mm224.9mm
2013 532.1mm195.9mm
2012 568.1mm228.7mm
2011 599.8mm274.1mm
2010 544.1mm257.3mm
2009 458.5mm224.1mm
2008 417.8mm209.9mm
2007 449.8mm248.1mm
2006 428.6mm254.8mm
2005 451.4mm268.9mm
2004 471.2mm313.3mm
2003 475.4mm361.2mm
2002 427.6mm392.1mm
2001 553.8mm505.7mm
2000 579.8mm591.0mm
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

Derived climate information

No observed climate data available for this trial.
Derived climate data is determined from trial site location and national weather sources.

Bool Lagoon SA

Conmurra SA

Bool Lagoon SA

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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Conmurra 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 last modified: 23-11-2021 13:34pm AEST