Indigo Impact on Yield & Grain Quality

2019
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Research organisation
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Brendan Burton
Year(s) 2019
Contributor Northern Grower Alliance
Trial location(s) Goondiwindi, NSW
Indigo Impact on Yield & Grain Quality locations
Aims

To evaluate the impact of Indigo seed treatment on cereal and chickpea yield and grain quality.

Key messages

 Indigo 76 microbial seed treatment was applied @ 3mL/1000kg seed one day prior to planting. There was no significant impact on establishment, NDVI (~crop biomass) or grain yield across the four crop types evaluated. There was however a significant reduction in grain screenings in Indigo treated plots with a reduction in average screenings from 5.6% to 4.9%.The level of impact did not made any difference in the receival grade for any crop. There was no significant difference in barley retention but a clear trend to increased retention when Indigo was applied. Retention increased from 59 to 62%. No change in grain quality was obtained in this situation. In this trial, the application of Indigo 76 microbial seed treatment did not achieve a significant impact on yield or quality grade when applied to wheat, barley, durum or chickpea seed.

Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC NGA00004
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop types Cereal (Grain): Barley Cereal (Grain): Wheat Grain Legume: Chickpeas Cereal (Grain): Durum
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Type
  • Seed treatment
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Goondiwindi 2019 Barley

Sow rate or Target density 90 plants/m2
Sow date 25 May 2019
Harvest date 25 October 2019
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser

Granulock Z applied at planting (22/05/2019)

Insecticide Not specified
Fungicide

Application: 21/05/2019 (one day prior to planting) 

Goondiwindi 2019 Wheat

Sow rate or Target density 90 plants/m2
Sow date 25 May 2019
Harvest date 25 October 2019
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser

Granulock Z applied at planting (22/05/2019)

Insecticide Not specified
Fungicide

Application: 21/05/2019 (one day prior to planting) 

Goondiwindi 2019 Chickpeas

Sow rate or Target density 30 plants/m2
Sow date 22 May 2019
Harvest date 25 October 2019
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser

Granulock Z applied at planting (22/05/2019)

Insecticide

Altacor 16/08/2019 and Alpha Cypermethrin 30/09/2019

Fungicide Not specified

Goondiwindi 2019 Durum

Sow rate or Target density 90 plants/m2
Sow date 25 May 2019
Harvest date 25 October 2019
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser

Granulock Z applied at planting (22/05/2019)

Insecticide Not specified
Fungicide

Application: 21/05/2019 (one day prior to planting) 

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Trial report and links

2019 trial report



Trial last modified: 15-07-2025 11:06am AEST