| Researcher(s) |
Jason Brand Mitch Fromm Tim Nigussie |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2019 |
| Contributor | Southern Pulse Agronomy |
| Trial location(s) |
Horsham, VIC
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To evaluate chickpea varieties and breeding lines against ascochyta blight and their response to foliar fungicide application.
Ascochyta blight infection was severe within this trial and resulted in almost complete plot death in multiple susceptible varieties. Grain yields were higher when disease was fully controlled. Interestingly, PBA Royal, a new variety with improved resistance produced the highest yields when diseases were fully controlled (2.44 t/ha) and not controlled at all (1.6 t/ha).
| 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 | 13 May 2019 |
| Harvest date | Unknown |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Fertiliser |
100 kg/ha MAP (9.2, 20.2, 0, 2.7) + Zn (2.5) |
| Fungicide |
Please refer to Table 1 of the attached report. |
| Other trial notes |
Chickpea varieties used in this trial: PBA Monarch PBA Striker, PBA Slasher, Sonali, Howzat, CICA1841, Almaz, Genesis090, CICA1521, CICA1352, Kalkee, CICA1551, PBA Royal, CICA1552, CICA1454 |
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