HYC Spring G.E.M Trial series

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) Wallendbeen, NSW
HYC Spring G.E.M Trial series locations
Aims

To determine the response to increased crop inputs (fungicide and nitrogen) of a range of spring canola variety types.

Key messages

 45Y95 CL was the standout variety in this trial with a mean yield (across treatments) of 6.43t/ha. This was 78% higher yielding than the open pollinated ATR Wahoo.
 45Y95 CL grew very high biomass (18.65 t/ha) and had a high harvest index (0.36). It is rare to have such a high conversion of biomass to grain (HI) at such a high biomass level and is a fundamental driver of achieving hyper yields.
 45Y95 CL had a high number of seeds per pod as well as a high number of pods/m². This compares to ATR Wahoo which had a high number of seeds/pod but a low number of pods/m²; and Condor TF which had a high number of pods/m², but a relatively low number of seeds/pod.
 The High Input Management was higher yielding than both the Low and Medium Input management. The yield increased compared to Medium Input which suggests that this was driven by disease control; however it was difficult to ascertain which disease was causing yield loss. Fungicide reduced disease levels, but most diseases were at a low level including
sclerotinia.
 The RR/Truflex cultivars 45Y28 RR and Condor TF had the highest oil concentration with 48.8 and 48.3% respectively.
 Protein averaged 20.3%, meaning that 32.4kg/ha N was harvested per tonne of grain harvested.
 There was no effect of management on any of the grain quality parameters.

Wallendbeen NSW 2021

2020 Crop: Pasture
Soil type & management: Red Ferrosol
Available Nitrogen (kg/ha) 0-60 cm: 340
Colwell P 0-10 cm: 63 mg/kg
pH (CaCl2) 0-10 cm: 5.2
Organic Carbon 0-10 cm: 2.0

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 Oilseed: Canola
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Variety
  • Fertiliser: Rate
  • Fertiliser: Timing
  • Fungicide: Rate
  • Fungicide: Timing
  • Fungicide: Type
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Wallendbeen 2021

Sow date 30 April 2021
Harvest date 22 December 2021
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser

Please see report for treatment details 

Fungicide

Please see report for treatment details 

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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
Wallendbeen, NSW Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Wallendbeen, NSW Kandosol
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.

Wallendbeen 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 last modified: 14-03-2023 14:49pm AEST