Vetch, Nutrition to promote early vigour, LRZ Eyre Peninsula (Kimba), South Australia Vetch, Nutrition to promote early vigour, MRZ South East (Coomandook), South Australia Vetch, Nutrition to promote early vigour, MRZ South East (Mundulla), South Austral

2019
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Sarah Day
Penny Roberts
Year(s) 2019
Contributor Southern Pulse Agronomy
Trial location(s) Coomandook, SA
Kimba, SA
Mundulla, SA
Vetch, Nutrition to promote early vigour, LRZ Eyre Peninsula (Kimba), South Australia Vetch, Nutrition to promote early vigour, MRZ South East (Coomandook), South Australia Vetch, Nutrition to promote early vigour, MRZ South East (Mundulla), South Austral locations
Aims

To promote early vigour to improve biomass and yield partitioning in vetch.

Key messages

Inoculant and MAP fertiliser improved biomass yield and plant height of vetch during early vegetative stage at Kimba, Coomandook and Mundulla. This highlights the importance of adequate fertiliser and inoculant for early plant growth.

A negative grain yield and harvest index response to inoculant and MAP fertiliser was observed at Kimba under drought conditions.

There were no production responses in vetch to sulphur application.261 Very few positive responses or more often negative responses were observed in response to gibberellic acid. Further work needs to be done in this area to determine the best use for gibberellic acid in pulse production.

Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC DAV00150
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Hay: Vetch
Treatment type(s)
  • Fertiliser: Type
  • Seed treatment: Inoculant
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Coomandook 2019

Sow rate or Target density Not specified
Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser Not specified

Kimba 2019

Sow rate or Target density Not specified
Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser Not specified

Mundulla 2019

Sow rate or Target density 60 plants/m2
Sow date 22 May 2019
Harvest date Unknown
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser

Fertilizer (kg/ha) 75 MAP (9.2, 20.2, 0, 2.7) + Zn (2.5)

Phosphorus rate Mundulla and Kimba: 10 units of P applied as MAP Coomandook: 5 units of P applied as MAP

Sulphur rate Mundulla and Kimba: 10.5 units of S applied as sulphate of ammonia Coomandook: 5 units of S applied as sulphate of ammonia

Gibberellic acid rate 40 ml/ha GALA + BS1000 applied at 6 node growth stage.

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Site Depth Type pH EC P K N A OC CAT
Mundulla, SA 0 - 10cm 8.30 0.18 26.00 294.00 17.00 2.00
Coomandook, SA 0 - 10cm 8.30 0.16 26.00 390.00 20.00 2.00
Kimba, SA 0 - 10cm 8.50 0.13 27.00 302.00 3.00 1.00
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Coomandook, SA Not specified
Kimba, SA Clay loam
Mundulla, SA Clay loam
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Coomandook, SA Calcarosol
Kimba, SA Calcarosol
Mundulla, 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 Coomandook SA Kimba SA Mundulla SA
2019 181.8mm318.3mm562.9mm
2018 197.7mm370.8mm579.1mm
2017 245.9mm437.0mm598.5mm
2016 230.0mm406.2mm552.8mm
2015 196.4mm373.3mm523.3mm
2014 230.2mm428.7mm574.8mm
2013 235.7mm393.1mm586.0mm
2012 241.8mm412.5mm602.6mm
2011 266.2mm453.7mm624.1mm
2010 261.5mm412.2mm610.4mm
2009 206.4mm365.0mm578.4mm
2008 194.9mm339.8mm562.5mm
2007 212.1mm343.2mm591.5mm
2006 238.0mm335.0mm576.5mm
2005 250.9mm324.3mm544.6mm
2004 246.0mm333.4mm547.1mm
2003 249.4mm348.5mm542.8mm
2002 215.7mm358.7mm504.0mm
2001 221.4mm391.4mm527.1mm
2000 255.1mm376.5mm515.7mm
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

Coomandook SA 2019


Observed climate information

Rainfall trial total (mm) 266mm
Rainfall trial gsr (mm) 242mm

Kimba SA 2019


Observed climate information

Rainfall trial total (mm) 130mm
Rainfall trial gsr (mm) 118mm

Mundulla SA 2019


Observed climate information

Rainfall trial total (mm) 306mm
Rainfall trial gsr (mm) 265mm

Derived climate information

Coomandook SA

Kimba SA

Mundulla SA

Coomandook SA

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Kimba SA

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Mundulla 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: 14-03-2023 11:29am AEST