| Researcher(s) |
Sarah Day Penny Roberts |
|---|---|
| Contact email | Sarah.Day@sa.gov.au |
| Year(s) | 2022 |
| Contributor | SARDI - Clare |
| Trial location(s) |
Condowie, SA
|
To assess the effect of seed size on establishment, yield and yield components
Plant establishment and grain yield were not influenced by chickpea seed size category
| Lead research organisation |
University of Adelaide |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation |
SARDI - Clare |
| Trial funding source | GRDC UOA2105_013RTX |
| Related program |
Development and extension to close the economic yield gap to maximise farming system benefits from grain legume production in South Australia |
| Acknowledgments | N/A |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Grain Legume: Chickpeas |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Randomised,Replicated,Blocked |
| Sow rate or Target density | 35 plants/m2 |
|---|---|
| Sow date | 26 May 2022 |
| Harvest date | 8 December 2022 |
| Trial design method | RCBD Randomised Complete Block Design |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | 4 |
| Plot blocking | yes |
| Plot randomisation | Y |
| Fertiliser |
80 kg/ha MAP + Zn |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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