| Researcher(s) |
Harmohinder Dhammu Mark Seymour |
|---|---|
| Contact email | harmohinder.dhammu@dpird.wa.gov.au |
| Contact phone | 0403156942 |
| Year(s) | 2021 |
| Contributor | Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development WA |
| Trial location(s) |
MIG, WA
|
To compare efficacy of new and old herbicides and herbicide mixtures for broadleaf weed control in chickpea.
| Lead research organisation |
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development WA |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation |
Mingenew-Irwin Group |
| Trial funding source | GRDC DAW1903-004RTX |
| Trial funding source | DPIRD WA |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
Thanks to DPIRD/GRDC co-investment funding (DAW1903-004RTX) for this research work. Thanks to MIG Group for the trial site, DPIRD Research Facility Geraldton, and Stephanie Boyce (Geraldton) and Salzar Rahman (Northam) Technical Officers, for their excellent technical assistance. Thanks to Karyn Reeves, Research Scientist/Biometrician for data analysis. |
| 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 140 kg/ha to target a density of 45 plants/m2 |
|---|---|
| Sowing machinery |
Cone Seeder. |
| Sow date | 25 May 2021 |
| Harvest date | 3 November 2021 |
| Trial design method | SPD Split Plot Design |
| Plot size | 1.8m x 10m |
| Plot replication | 3 |
| Plot blocking | Yes |
| Fertiliser |
AgNP 80kg/ha, (10.9N, 22.7P, 1.2S, 0.1Cu, 0.2Zn), applied at seeding |
| Herbicide |
Propyzamide 900 at 560g/ha on 25/5/21, |
| Insecticide |
Chlorpyrifos (500g/L) 0.2L + alpha-cypermethrin (100g/L) 0.5L/ha on 25/5/21, Alpha-cypermethrin (100g/L) at 0.5L + chlorpyrifos (500g/L) 0.5L/ha on 30/8/21 |
| Fungicide |
Chlorothalonil (720g/L) at 1.5L/ha on 15 June, 30 June and 19 July 2021 |
| Seed treatment | The seed was treated with 200mL/100kg seed thiram (360g/L) + thiabendazole (200g/L). |
| Inoculant | TagTeam® inoculant (Group N) at 5 kg/ha was applied at sowing. |
| Rainfall avg ann (mm) | 347mm |
|---|---|
| Rainfall trial gsr (mm) | 393mm |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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