To evaluate the impact of desiccation timing on chickpea yield and grain quality.

• Differences between treatments for % discoloration were relatively minor with Sharpen 34g/ha plus Hasten alone the only treatment not providing significantly more discolouration than the untreated. 
• There were no significant desiccant treatment effects on yield.
• No treatment resulted in significantly lower grain moisture than the untreated at any harvest timing. The main impact on visual grain grading was application timing. Early application resulted in significantly higher levels of whole pods (12% of sample), green and yellow grains (1 and 2% respectively) and consequently decreased mature grain. However there was no significant desiccant effect for any of these assessments. 
• There was no significant impact from desiccant treatments on grain quality other than for shrivelled grain, with less than 1% of grain shrivelled for all treatments. In this trial, early desiccant application (~ 5 days) would have reduced receival grain quality. 
• However there was no significant impact from the actual desiccant treatments on either yield or grain quality. The lack of treatment differences meant little information was generated on possible alternatives to glyphosate for chickpea desiccation