| Researcher(s) |
Stacey Power Mark Seymour |
|---|---|
| Contact email | mark.seymour@dpird.wa.gov.au |
| Contact phone | 0428 925 002 |
| Year(s) | 2021 |
| Contributor | Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development WA |
| Trial location(s) |
, WA
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We aim to determine if faba beans in the high rainfall zone respond to high rates of phosphorus, in-crop nitrogen and/or a complete/intensive nutritional and disease management package.
| Lead research organisation |
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development WA |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| 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 Michelle Sampson for excellent technical assistance, TrialCo for trial management, and Simon Hilder for the trial site and ongoing interest in faba beans. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Grain Legume: Faba beans |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Randomised,Replicated |
| Sow rate or Target density | 228kg/ha |
|---|---|
| Sowing machinery |
Cone Seeder. |
| Sow date | 29 April 2021 |
| Harvest date | 20 December 2021 |
| Plot size | 12m x 1.78m x 2m |
| Plot replication | 6 |
| Plot blocking | Yes |
| Fertiliser |
All plots received muriate of potash 100 kg/ha on May 20. See treatment tables in the trial report for treatment details. |
| Herbicide |
Pre-seeding: 700g/ha terbuthylazine (875g/kg) + 700g/ha simazine (900g/kg) + 700g/ha diuron (900g/kg) At seeding: 1.1kg/ha carbetamide (900g/kg) + 180g/ha flumioxazin (500g/kg) +2.5L/ha glyphosate (570g/L) 25 May: 80mL/ha Ecopar (pyraflufen-ethyl 20 g/L) + 0.2% BS1000 18 June: 330mL/ha clethodim (360g/L) + 100g/ha butroxydim (250g/kg) + 1% MSO +100mL/ha haloxyfop (520g/L) |
| Insecticide |
At seeding: 80mL/ha bifenthrin (250g/L) 14 Sep: 100mL/ha sulfoxaflor (500g/kg) + 80mL/ha alpha cypermethrin (100g/L) |
| Inoculant | Inoculated using TagTeam and Alosca Group EF rhizobia packed with the seed. |
| Rainfall avg ann (mm) | 619mm |
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| Rainfall trial gsr (mm) | 851mm |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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