HYC Elite Screen

2021

Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Nick Poole
Darcy Warren
Year(s) 2021
Contributor Field Applied Research (FAR) Australia
Trial location(s) Millicent, SA
HYC Elite Screen locations
Aims

To examine the yield potential of new winter and spring germplasm grown under HYC Management packages against spring and winter controls in the traditional late April/early May sowing window

Key messages

Maximum yields achieved in early sown spring cultivars was 8.24 and 7.77t/ha in high rainfall control cultivars RGT Planet and Rosalind, and other experimental spring lines topped 8.49t/ha.

Pixel a 6 row winter barley achieved 10.5t/ha, and 2 row winter cultivars achieved 9.2 and 9.4t/ha.  Defoliation to delay development did not improve yield in Rosalind and Planet.

Grain quality (table 3) of high yielding winter lines achieved malt specifications, whereas spring cultivars had lower test weights and higher grain screenings.
This is an exciting development in earlier sowing barley systems to achieve yields >10t/ha and suggests this sowing date is unsuited to current and experimental spring barley cultivars.

Head loss and lodging was minimal in this experiment.

Millicent SA 2021

Sown: 21 April 2021

Harvested: 14 December 2021 

Rotation position: 1st cereal after faba beans, 2019 canola

Soil type & management: Neutral-slightly alkaline Organosol (Peat soil) – high organic matter (0- 30cm)

Soil Mineral N (NO3): 151.0 ppm on 1 June 2021

Lead research organisation Field Applied Research (FAR) Australia
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC FAR2004-002SAX
Related program FAR Hyper Yielding Crops 2020-2022
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Barley
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Variety
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated

Millicent 2021

Sow rate or Target density 200 seeds/m2
Sow date 21 April 2021
Harvest date 14 December 2021
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser

Basal Fertiliser: 18 April 100kg MAP

Nitrogen: 4 August 87 kg Urea (40 N)

                5 October 175 kg Urea (80.5 N)

 

Fungicide

3 August Prosaro 300mL/ha

26 September Radial 840mL/ha

17 October Opus 500mL/ha

Seed treatment Vibrance, Gaucho & Systiva
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Trial source data and summary not available
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Millicent, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Millicent, SA Organosol
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.

Millicent SA

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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

2021 trial report



Trial last modified: 10-03-2023 12:57pm AEST