GRDC Demonstration of legumes for reliable profitability in the Western Region - Chickpeas, Dalwallinu

2020
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Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) N/A
Contact email eo@liebegroup.org.au
Contact phone 0400941412
Year(s) 2020
Contributor Liebe Group
Trial location(s) Dalwallinu, WA
GRDC Demonstration of legumes for reliable profitability in the Western Region - Chickpeas, Dalwallinu locations
Aims

1. To identify the optimal agronomy for chickpeas, grown in medium to low rainfall zones of northern
Western Australia.
2. To address the issue of adequate weed control that impacted the profitability of chickpea crops grown
in medium rainfall zones in earlier trials in this project.

Key messages

• The combined Simazine and Isoxaflutole (Treatment 1) resulted in the lowest early weed counts, with
less than 30 w eeds per m 2 at four weeks post emergence.
• Simazine and Isoxaflutole (Treatment 1) had a profound impact on inhibiting Medic growth relative to
other treatment styles.
• Application of Isoxaflutole & Terbuthylazine (Treatment 2) completely mitigated all weed species
except the medic.

Lead research organisation Liebe Group
Host research organisation Liebe Group
Trial funding source GRDC LIE1802-003SAX
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

This is a GRDC investment, LIE1802-003SAX, led and managed by the Liebe Group. Thanks to Ian Hyde for
hosting and implementing the trial. Thanks to Elders Scholz Rural for their collaboration, providing advice
for treatments and for supplying the chemical used in the trial.


Other trial partners Farmanco, West Midlands Group, Corrigin Farm Improvement Group, Facey Group, DPIRD,
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Method

Crop type Grain Legume: Chickpeas
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Type
Trial type Demonstration
Trial design Replicated

Dalwallinu 2020

Sow rate or Target density 85 kg/ha Striker Chickpeas
Sow date 15 May 2020
Harvest date Unknown
Plot size 36.6m x 500m
Plot replication 2
Fertiliser

15/05/2020: 7.05 k g/ha N, 7.2 k g/ha P, 4.6 k g/ha S, 0.05 k g/ha Cu, 0.1 k g/ha Zn
20/07/2020: 1.786 k g/ha (NH4) 2SO3

Herbicide

24/06/2020: 200 g /ha mecoprop-P, 200 g /ha MCPA, 25 g /ha dicamba, 34 g /ha
clopyralid, 90 g/ha bromoxynil

20/07/2020: 45 g/ha haloxyfop, 129 g/ha clethodim

Insecticide

24/06/2020: 79 g/ha chlorpyrifos

Fungicide

29/08/2020: 200 g /ha azoxystrobin, 80 g /ha cyproconazole

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Trial results Table 1

@T1: Early (25-06-2020) @T2: Late (20-08-2020)
# Treatment 1
Crop Establishment (plants/m2) Crop Establishment (plants/m2)
1 Simazine & Isoxaflutole 22.623 23.607
1 Isoxaflutole & Terbuthylazine 25.574 29.508
2 Terbuthylazine & Flumioxazin 21.639 28.033
2 Terbuthylazine, Metribuzin & Imazethapyr 24.262 15.082
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Crop Establishment plants/m2


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Trial results Table 2

# Treatment 1
Medic (plants/m2) Total Weeds (plants/m2) Ryegrass density (plants/m2) Wheat (plants/m2) Other (plants/m2)
1 Simazine & Isoxaflutole 28 44 16 0 1
2 Isoxaflutole & Terbuthylazine 81 81 0 0 0
3 Terbuthylazine & Flumioxazin 178 205 14 14 0
4 Terbuthylazine, Metribuzin & Imazethapyr 64 81 16 1 0

Medic plants/m2


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Other plants/m2


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Ryegrass density plants/m2


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Total Weeds plants/m2


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Wheat plants/m2


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Trial results Table 3

@T1: (25-06-2020) @T2: (20-08-2020)
# Treatment 1
NDVI (.) NDVI (.)
1 Simazine & Isoxaflutole 0.071 0.306
1 Isoxaflutole & Terbuthylazine 0.07 0.346
2 Terbuthylazine & Flumioxazin 0.072 0.456
2 Terbuthylazine, Metribuzin & Imazethapyr 0.069 0.2187
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NDVI .


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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Site Depth Type pH EC P K N A OC CAT
Dalwallinu, WA 0 - 10cm Heavy Red Brown Clay 7.60 0.20 28.00 625.00 8.00 0.80
Dalwallinu, WA 10 - 20cm Heavy Red Brown Clay 8.10 0.31 11.00 554.00 2.00 0.70
Dalwallinu, WA 20 - 30cm Heavy Red Brown Clay 8.10 0.53 4.00 449.00 0.00 0.40
Dalwallinu, WA 30 - 40cm Heavy Red Brown Clay 8.30 0.63 4.00 413.00 0.00 0.30
Dalwallinu, WA 40 - 50cm Heavy Red Brown Clay 8.50 0.62 3.00 405.00 0.00 0.20
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Dalwallinu, WA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Dalwallinu, WA Kandosol
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.

Dalwallinu WA

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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

2020 trial report



Trial last modified: 21-12-2022 15:16pm AEST