| Researcher(s) |
Sarah Day Penny Roberts |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2019 |
| Contributor | Southern Pulse Agronomy |
| Trial location(s) |
Pinery, SA
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To understand the yield limitation in pulse crops grown in high intensity production zones of the Mid North.
Improved nutrition and inoculants improved biomass but not grain yields Desi chickpea, PBA Striker produced more biomass at flowering than kabuli varieties (Genesis 090 and Genesis 079).
| 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 SARDI Agronomy groups at Clare, Minnipa, Struan and Port Lincoln is gratefully acknowledged and appreciated. The authors would also like to gratefully acknowledge SARDI Plant Pathology and Soil Biology groups for their scientific input and assistance, as well as advisors and grower groups 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 | desi- 50; kabuli- 35 plants/m2 |
|---|---|
| Sow date | 30 May 2019 |
| Harvest date | Unknown |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Fertiliser |
50 kg/ha MAP (9.2, 20.2, 0, 2.7) + Zn (2.5) See treatment table in the attached report. |
| Inoculant | Group N |
| Other trial notes |
Varieties used in this trial: Genesis079, Genesis090, PBA Striker |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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