| Researcher(s) | N/A |
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| Year(s) | 2024 |
| Contributor | Corrigin Farm Improvement Group |
| Trial location(s) |
South Corrigin, WA
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To evaluate the performance of dry peat vs. liquid inoculant in grain legume production in Western Australia.
Dry peat inoculant outperformed liquid inoculant in both faba bean and lupin trials. The assumption is that the better inoculant seed contact was a driving factor in the results. However, it is also important to consider that tag team dry peat has phosphate-solubilising microorganism Penicillium bilaii with nitrogen-fixing rhizobia bacteria. Together, they can create more fixed nitrogen and better access to soil and fertiliser phosphate, providing higher yield potential in pulse crops.
Higher yields and better nodulation were observed with the dry peat treatment.
Legume inoculation remains critical for optimizing nitrogen fixation and crop performance in low-rainfall zones.
| Lead research organisation | N/A |
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| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | GRDC GGA2110-002SAX |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments | N/A |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop types | Grain Legume: Faba beans Grain Legume: Lupins |
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| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Demonstration |
| Trial design | Replicated |
| Sow rate or Target density | 120 kg/ha |
|---|---|
| Sow date | 13 April 2024 |
| Harvest date | December 2024 |
| Plot size | 100m x 14.02m |
| Plot replication | 3 |
| Plot randomisation | Y |
| Fertiliser |
70kg - NKP CZ blend |
| Herbicide |
Pre emerhent: Glyphosate (450g/l) 1 L/ha, Ecopar 0.10 L/ha, Simazine WG 0.50kg/ha, Diuron WG 0.50kg/ha, propyzamide liquid (500g/L) 1.00 L/ha, Chlorpyrifos 0.30 L/ha, Wetter 1000 @0.20% and ammonium sulphate @1% |
| Inoculant | Tag Team Dry Peat applied to cover seed through auger; Easy Rhiz Liquid inoculant applied through vial into furrow |
| Sow rate or Target density | 100 kg/ha |
|---|---|
| Sow date | 13 April 2024 |
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | 100m x 14.02m |
| Plot replication | 3 |
| Plot randomisation | Y |
| Fertiliser |
70 kg/ha NPKCZ |
| Herbicide |
Pre- emergent: Glyphosate (450g/l) 1 L/ha, Ecopar 0.10 L/ha, Simazine WG 1.50kg/ha, propyzamide liquid (500g/L) 1.00 L/ha, Metribuzin DF 0.30 kg/ha, Chlorpyrifos 0.30 L/ha, Wetter 1000 @0.20% and ammonium sulphate @1% |
| Inoculant | Tag Team Dry Peat applied to cover seed through auger; Easy Rhiz Liquid inoculant applied through vial into furrow |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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