Trangie 2023 Faba bean disease management

2023

Research organisations

Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s)	Rohan Brill Ben O'Brien Maurie Street
Year(s)	2023
Contributor	Brill Ag
Trial location(s)	Trangie, NSW

Trangie 2023 Faba bean disease management locations

Aims

To evaluate different fungicide management strategies for two faba bean varieties by comparing nil, bduget, reactive and complete fungicide programs

Key messages

In-crop rainfall was very low in 2023 (~92 mm) and therefore diseases such as chocolate spot were not detected.
The dry season suited PBA NasmaA better than PBA SamiraA, with grain yield of 1.58 t/ha and 1.22 t/ha, respectively. Much of this yield was grown using residual stored soil moisture from the very wet 2022 season.
Four fungicide treatments were planned including Nil, Budget, Reactive and Complete. As two of these treatments were reactive to rainfall forecasts, only the Complete and Nil fungicide treatment were applied.
Despite the lack of disease present, there was a small (likely uneconomic) benefit of fungicide application on grain yield (0.1 t/ha).

Lead research organisation	Brill Ag
Host research organisation	Grain Orana Alliance
Trial funding source	GRDC BRA2105-001RTX
Related program	N/A
Acknowledgments	Acknowledgements Project management: Rohan Brill, Brill Ag Project investment: Grains Research and Development Corporation: project BRA2105-001RTX Development and extension to close the economic yield gap and maximise farming systems benefits from grain legume production in New South Wales Contributors and trial management: Maurie Street, Grain Orana Alliance Site hosts: Stu and Jock Crawford Images: Cover: Chickpea and field pea sown 5 May at Ganmain on 24 August 2023, Brill Ag Other images: Supplied by contributors
Other trial partners	Stu and Jock Crawford

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Method

Crop type	Grain Legume: Faba beans
Treatment type(s)	Crop : Variety Fungicide : Application Method Fungicide : Rate Fungicide : Type
Trial type	Experimental
Trial design	Replicated

Trangie 2023

Sow rate or Target density	20 plants/m2
Sow date	9 May 2023
Harvest date	9 November 2023
Trial design method	RCBD Randomised Complete Block Design
Plot size	Not specified
Plot replication	Not specified
Plot randomisation	Y
Fertiliser	Starter fertiliser MAP @ 75 kg/ha
Fungicide	Nil Complete: 21 June: Mancozeb 750 @ 1.5 kg/ha 20 July: Mancozeb 750 @ 1.5 kg/ha 17 August: Carbendazim 500 @ 0.5 L/ha + chlorothalonil 720 @ 1.5 L/ha 7 September: Carbendazim 500 @ 0.5 L/ha + chlorothalonil 720 @ 1.5 L/ha

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Observed trial site soil information

Trial site soil testing

Not specified

Soil conditions

Trial site	Soil texture
Trangie, NSW	Not specified

Derived trial site soil information

Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS

Trial site	Soil order
Trangie, NSW	Sodosol

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.

Trangie NSW

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.

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