Optimising disease management through stubble and fungicide managment in faba bean.

Trial In Progress

2021
CC BY 4.0

Research organisatons
Funding sources

Trial details

Researcher(s) Jason Brand
Mitch Fromm
Sundara Mawalagedera
Contact email jason.brand@agriculture.vic.gov.au
Year(s) 2021
Contributor Southern Pulse Agronomy
Trial location(s) Dooen, VIC
Optimising disease management through stubble and fungicide managment in faba bean. locations
Aims

To investigate the impact of standing stubble on disease progression and resulting yield loss in faba bean.

Key messages
Not specified
Lead research organisation Southern Pulse Agronomy
Host research organisation Agriculture Victoria
Trial funding source GRDC DJP2105-006RTX
Trial funding source AgVic
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified

Method

Crop type Grain Legume: Faba beans
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Nutrition
  • Management systems: Integrated pest management
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated,Blocked

Dooen 2021

Sow rate or Target density 20 pl/m2
Sow date 12-May
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 8m x 1.53m
Plot replication 4
Plot randomisation Split Plot: Stubble treatments sown as separate trials and within each stubble block Fungicide treatment as whole plot and variety as subplot
Fertiliser

80 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

Optimal disease managment is key to productive and profitable faba bean crops, often requiring several proactive fungicide applications to managage the disease, dependant on variety grown. Similar to chickpeas it has been observed previously that the spread of disease in standing stubble is slower than where stubble has been slashed or burnt and appears to follow rows early in the season. If disease spread is slower, it could help with the control of epidemics, providing growers with more time to manage the disease. 

Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Dooen, VIC Dark cracking clay
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Dooen, VIC 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

Loading

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.

Dooen VIC

Loading
Loading
Loading

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 last modified: 05-09-2022 14:11pm AEST