Mungbean Harvest Losses

2020
CC BY 4.0

Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Branco Duric
Year(s) 2020
Contributor Northern Grower Alliance
Trial location(s) Edgeroi, NSW
Mungbean Harvest Losses locations
Aims

To evaluate the impact of header front adaptation on mungbean grain loss at harvest.

Key messages

Total harvest grain losses were ~150 kg/ha. At a price of $1,000/ha, this represented a financial impact of ~$150/ha. The grain lossesconsisted of ~100 kg/ha as pods on the ground, ~55 kg/ha as individual grains on the ground with negligible losses as pods attached to stalks.The use of air assist in this situation had no impact on individual grains on the ground or pods attached to stalks. The use of air assist reducedtotal grain loss by ~40 kg/ha and pod loss on ground by ~31 kg/ha.In this situation, a potential crop yield of ~1.15 t/ha was reduced by ~0.15 t/ha in grain losses at the front of the header during harvest.

Lead research organisation Northern Grower Alliance
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC NGA2009-001RTX
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Grain Legume: Mung beans
Treatment type(s)
  • Harvest: Method
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Edgeroi 2020

Sow date 20 January 2021
Harvest date 26 April 2021
Plot size 12m x 40m
Plot replication 3
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Edgeroi, NSW Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Edgeroi, NSW Vertosol
National soil grid Source: CSIRO/TERN
NOTE: National Soil Grid data is aggregated information for background information on the wider area
Actual soil values can vary significantly in a small area and the trial soil tests are the most relevant data where available

Soil properties

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Climate

Derived climate information

No observed climate data available for this trial.
Derived climate data is determined from trial site location and national weather sources.

Edgeroi NSW

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Some data on this site is sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology

SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
Jeffrey, S.J., Carter, J.O., Moodie, K.B. and Beswick, A.R. (2001). Using spatial interpolation to construct a comprehensive archive of Australian climate data , Environmental Modelling and Software, Vol 16/4, pp 309-330. DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(01)00008-1.

Trial report and links

2020 trial report



Trial last modified: 31-01-2023 15:28pm AEST