| Researcher(s) |
Stacey Power |
|---|---|
| Contact email | stacey.power@dpird.wa.gov.au |
| Contact phone | 0472 847 815 |
| Year(s) | 2021 |
| Contributor | Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development WA |
| Trial location(s) |
Dalwallinu, WA, WA
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We plan to demonstrate a range both peat and granular inoculant options for chickpeas, placement of these products with seed vs. with fertiliser, and the interactions of these products with seed applied fungicide.
| Lead research organisation |
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development WA |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation |
Liebe Group |
| Trial funding source | GRDC DAW1903-004RTX |
| Trial funding source | DPIRD WA |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
This trial is part of the DPIRD/GRDC co-investment “DAW1903-004RTX: High Value Pulses - Raising awareness, optimising yield and expanding the area of lentil, chickpea and faba bean in Western Australia”. Thanks to Salzar Rahman for excellent technical assistance, the Wongan Hills Trial Support Unit for trial management, and Liebe Group and Matthew Hyde for the trial site. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Grain Legume: Chickpeas |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Randomised,Replicated |
| Sow rate or Target density | CBA Captain, 103kg/ha |
|---|---|
| Sowing machinery |
Cone Seeder. |
| Sow date | 11 May 2021 |
| Harvest date | 1 December 2021 |
| Plot size | 1.54m x 10m |
| Plot replication | 3 |
| Plot blocking | Yes |
| Fertiliser |
Superphosphate 100kg/ha, (9.1P, 10.5S, 20.0Ca) |
| Herbicide |
At seeding: 860 kg/ha terbuthylazine (875g/kg) + 1500mL/ha fomesafen (240g/L) + 1kg/ha propyzamide (500g/kg) 5 Aug: 330mL/ha clethodim (360g/L) + 180g/ha butroxydim (250g/kg) + 500mL/100mL water nonionic surfactant |
| Insecticide |
At seeding: 500mL/ha chlorpyrifos (400g/L) & bifenthrin (20g/L) 4 Oct: 160mL/ha alpha-cypermethrin (100g/L) |
| Fungicide |
16 June: 880mL/ha tebuconazole (400g/L) & azoxystrobin (20g/L) 30 Aug: 600mL/ha prothioconazole (150g/L) & bixafen (75g/L) 11 Oct: 875mL/ha tebuconazole (200g/L) & azoxystrobin (120g/L) |
| Seed treatment | Seed treatment, as per plot treatment: 200mL/100kg seed thiram (360g/L) + thiabendazole (200g/L) |
| Rainfall avg ann (mm) | 299mm |
|---|---|
| Rainfall trial total (mm) | 529mm |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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