NGN Disease Mallee Trials- Nullawil Barley Variety

2024

Research organisation
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Thomas Jones
Yolanda Plowman
Contact email yolanda.plowman@BCG.org.au
Year(s) 2024
Contributor Birchip Cropping Group
Trial location(s) Nullawil, VIC
NGN Disease Mallee Trials- Nullawil Barley Variety locations
Aims

Determine the performance of a range of barley varieties with varying disease resistance profiles under background disease load in the Victorian Mallee during the 2024 season.

Key messages
  • Effective disease management requires tailoring strategies to crop variety, seasonal conditions and disease levels.
  • Minimising fungicide use in low-disease years can improve profitability without compromising yield.
  • Fungicide timing at key growth stages is essential for maximising yield and profitability in disease-prone seasons.
Lead research organisation Birchip Cropping Group
Host research organisation Birchip Cropping Group
Trial funding source GRDC BWD2303-002RTX
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

The research undertaken as part of this project has been made possible by the significant contributions of growers through both trial cooperation and the GRDC (BWD2303-002RTX); the authors would like to thank them for their continued support. BCG would like to acknowledge and thank Thomas Jones for his involvement, James Considine, from Nutrien Ag Berriwillock, and Rik Maatman, from Nutrien Ag Birchip, for their advice on product pricing and selection used in this trial, as well as Danny Conlan, from Dodgshun Medlin, and Matt Bissett, from Exceed Ag, for providing supplementary product pricing information. BCG sincerely thanks the Watts family for generously hosting the trial site at Nullawil and for their support throughout the project.


Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type Cereal (Grain): Barley
Treatment type(s)
  • Crop : Variety
  • Fungicide : Timing
  • Fungicide : Type
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Randomised,Replicated,Blocked

Nullawil 2024

Sow rate or Target density 130 plants/m²
Sowing machinery

Knife points, press wheels, 30cm row spacing

Sow date 22 May 2024
Harvest date 12 November 2024
Trial design method RCBD Randomised Complete Block Design
Plot size 10m x 1.8m
Plot replication 4
Plot randomisation Y
Fertiliser

300kg/ha Urea

Herbicide

Mateno Complete 750ml/ha
Axial 250ml/ha
Adigor 0.5%
Paradigm 25g/ha
MCPA LVE 400ml/ha
Lontrel Advanced 600g @75ml/ha
Uptake 0.5%

Insecticide

Chlorpyrifos 400ml/ha

Fungicide

Full Control:
Aviator Xpro 500ml/ha
Maxentis 400ml/ha
Prosaro 300ml/ha  BS1000 0.25%"

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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
Nullawil, VIC Loamy clay
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Nullawil, VIC Calcarosol

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.

Nullawil VIC

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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

2024 trial report

2024 trial report



Trial last modified: 16-09-2026 13:57pm AEST