| Researcher(s) |
Paul Barclay |
|---|---|
| Contact email | jason.brand@agriculture.vic.gov.au |
| Contact phone | 0409357076 |
| Year(s) | 2021 |
| Contributor | Southern Pulse Agronomy |
| Trial location(s) |
Curyo, VIC
|
To investigate the impact of seed size in faba beans on the growth, grain yield and seed quality.
| Lead research organisation |
Southern Pulse Agronomy |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation |
Agriculture Victoria |
| Trial funding source | GRDC DJP2105-006RTX |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
BCG |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Grain Legume: Faba beans |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
|
| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Randomised,Replicated,Blocked |
| Sow rate or Target density | 20 pl/m2 |
|---|---|
| Sow date | Not specified |
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | 8m x 1.5m |
| Plot replication | 4 |
| Plot randomisation | 29-Apr |
| Fertiliser |
60 kg/ha MAP 9.2, 20.2, 0, 2.7 + 2.5% Zn |
| Herbicide |
Pre-sowing: trifluralin 480 @ 1000ml/ha + terbuthylazine 875 @ 860g/ha + glyphosate 450 @ 2000ml/ha; Post emergent: clethodim 240 @ 600ml/ha + haloxyfop 520 @ 50ml/ha (applied twice) |
| Pesticide |
Mouse bait? |
| Seed treatment | Imidacloprid @ 200 ml/100kg/seed |
| Inoculant | Group E/F granular @ 5kg/ha |
| Tillage | No-till, Narrow Point Tynes; Stubble 20cm tall East/West. Paddock on 30cm row space |
| Other trial notes |
Seed size and quality is critical to the marketability of faba beans. In faba beans, it could be desirable in a drier to potentially sow small seed, which would reduce seeding costs. |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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