Lentil time of sowing and sowing rate

2015

Research organisaton
Funding sources

Trial details

Researcher(s) Eric Armstrong (NSW DPI)
Jon Evans (NSW DPI)
Luke Gaynor (NSW DPI)
Karl Moore (NSW DPI)
Russell Pumpa (NSW DPI)
Mark Richards (NSW DPI)
Year(s) 2015
Contributor Department of Primary Industries NSW
Trial location(s) Wagga Wagga, ACT
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Lentil time of sowing and sowing rate locations
Aims

To establish agronomic guidelines for lentil time of sowing (TOS) and seeding rate for current commercial lentil varieties and advanced breeding lines at Wagga Wagga. 

Key messages
  • PBA Ace and PBA Jumbo2 performed very well across a range of agronomic characteristics compared with the other varieties in this experiment. 
  • Sowing time was a critical management factor in the 2015 season.
  • Sow lentils in early to late May at 120 plants per square meter in the eastern cropping region of southern NSW to avoid yield penalties. 
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC DAV00113
Trial funding source DPI NSW
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

This experiment was part of the project 'Expanding the use of pulses in the southern region', DAV00113, 2013-16, a collaborative pulse project between state agencies in Victoria, NSW DPI and GRDC. 


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Grain Legume: Lentils
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Variety
  • Sowing: Rate
  • Sowing: Timing
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Wagga Wagga 2015

Sowing machinery

Direct-drilled using a six-row cone
seeder with 300 mm row spacings,
press wheels and GPS auto-steer.
The site was rolled post-sowing.

Sow date 01 May, 10 June 2015
Harvest date 9 November 2015
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication 3
Plot randomisation yes
Fertiliser

80 kg/ha grain legume super
(N:P:K:S; 0:13.8:0:6.1) placed
30–40 mm below the seed

Herbicide

Commercial practices were used
with aim of weed-free trials to
eliminate weed competition
and weed seed set
Fallow weed control:
glyphosate (450 g/L) 2.0 L/ha and
2,4-D LV ester (680 g/L) 1.0 L/ha
Incorporated by sowing:
glyphosate (450 g/L) 2.0 L/ha,
Stomp® (440 g/L pendimethalin)
2.0 L/ha, Avadex® 2.0 L/ha (400 g/L
tri-allate) and Terbyne® (750 g/kg
terbuthylazine) 1 kg/ha
Post sowing:
Select® (240 g/L clethodim)
330 mL/ha, Verdict® (520 g/L
haloxyfop) 100 mL/ha and Uptake®
spraying oil 500 mL/100 L

Inoculant Group F peat inoculant was mixed directly into an on-board 100 L water tank then pumped through microtubes into each sowing furrow
Other trial notes

This research paper is an extract from the publication Southern NSW Research Results 2015, available at
https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/broadacre-crops/guides/publications/southern-nsw-research-results

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Trial results Table 1

@T1: 1 May @T2: 10 June
# Variety
Grain yield (t/ha) Plant height (cm) Grain yield (t/ha) Plant height (cm)
1 PBA_Jumbo2 1.27 40 0.48 20
1 PBA_Jumbo2 1.24 36 0.54 26
2 PBA_Ace 1.21 33 0.53 18
2 PBA_Ace 1.2 32 0.47 20
3 CIPAL_1422 0.93 25 0.33 20
3 CIPAL_1422 0.66 24 0.22 14
4 PBA_Bolt
4 PBA_Bolt
5 PBA_Hurricane_XT
5 PBA_Hurricane_XT
6 Nipper
6 Nipper

Grain yield t/ha


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Plant height cm


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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Wagga Wagga, ACT Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Wagga Wagga, ACT 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 Wagga Wagga ACT
2015 521.4mm
2014 514.0mm
2013 495.6mm
2012 532.6mm
2011 518.9mm
2010 554.8mm
2009 505.6mm
2008 495.7mm
2007 453.3mm
2006 460.7mm
2005 525.9mm
2004 458.7mm
2003 439.3mm
2002 496.0mm
2001 510.7mm
2000 422.1mm
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.

Wagga Wagga ACT

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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.



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