| Researcher(s) |
Jason Brand Mitch Fromm Tim Nigussie |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2019 |
| Contributor | Southern Pulse Agronomy |
| Trial location(s) |
Curyo, VIC
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To evaluate chickpea varieties and breeding lines against ascochyta blight and their response to foliar fungicide application.
Despite a dry finish, ascochyta blight progressed well, causing stem breakages and significant grain yield losses in most varieties. The new variety, PBA Royal had 45% of the plot with stem infections early in the season but recovered and had little grain yield losses compared to the full control treatment (Table 4). The breeding line CICA1454 had 15% less ascochyta blight infection compared to the closest named variety, offering hope of better ascochyta blight resistance.
| Lead research organisation |
Southern Pulse Agronomy |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | GRDC DAV00150 |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
The research undertaken as part of the GRDC funded Southern Pulse Agronomy project is made possible by the significant contributions of growers through both trial cooperation and the support of the GRDC and the authors would like to thank them for their continued support. The continued assistance in trial management from AgVic and Frontier Farming teams is gratefully acknowledged and appreciated. The authors would also like to gratefully acknowledge private agronomists, pulse breeders, pathologists for their scientific input and assistance, as well as growers involved in the project. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Grain Legume: Chickpeas |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Replicated |
| Sow rate or Target density | 35 plants/m2 |
|---|---|
| Sow date | 6 May 2019 |
| Harvest date | Unknown |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Fertiliser |
60 kg/ha MAP (9.2, 20.2, 0, 2.7) + Zn (2.5) |
| Fungicide |
See table 1 of the attached report |
| Other trial notes |
Chickpea varieties used in this trial: CICA1454, CICA1551, Kalkee, CICA1352, CICA1552, PBA Royal, Genesis090, Almaz, Sonali, PBA Slasher, CICA1841, CICA1521, PBA Monarch, Howzat, PBA Striker |
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