Irrigation Discussion Group Focus Paddock - Optimising rotations with Mung Beans

2020

Research organisaton
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) N/A
Contact email charlie.aves@irrigatedcroppingcouncil.com.au
Contact phone 0448120531
Year(s) 2020
Contributor Irrigated Cropping Council
Trial location(s) Whitton, NSW
Irrigation Discussion Group Focus Paddock - Optimising rotations with Mung Beans locations
Aims

To keep plants actively growing for as many months of the year as practicable by including Mung Beans, a 100 day summer crop. 

Key messages

• Short season crops like mungbeans (90days) cannot suffer any setbacks, such as poor drainage.
• One metre spacing was too wide formungbeans. The plant population was too low for a plant with poor stem strength. The crop fell into the furrows and late summer rains reduced grain quality.
• Strong, standing stubble is essential for mungbeans. The volume of lodged barley stubble in furrows restricted drainage to the detriment of mungbean crop, and barley grain on the ground contaminated the mungbean sample.
• Drainage is king. Clean paddocks and furrows are critical in surface irrigated systems.
• Maintaining winter crop stubble provided a good mouse breeding environment.
• Yields of 3 t/ha are possible for mungbeans in a favourable year and 2 t/ha crops were achieved in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation district.

Lead research organisation Irrigated Cropping Council
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC ICF1906-002RTX
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments N/A
Other trial partners Irrigation Research and Extension Committee
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Method

Crop type Grain Legume: Mung beans
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop: Rotation
Trial type Demonstration
Trial design Unreplicated

Whitton 2020

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Whitton, NSW Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Whitton, NSW Chromosol
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.

Whitton 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 report and links

2020 trial report



Trial last modified: 30-05-2023 11:37am AEST