Manildra 2024 Pulse species: sowing date comparison

2024

Research organisations

Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s)	Rohan Brill Maurie Street
Year(s)	2024
Contributor	Brill Ag
Trial location(s)	Manildra, NSW

Manildra 2024 Pulse species: sowing date comparison locations

Aims

The aim of this trial was to evaluate the effect of sowing date (29 April vs 28 May) on peak biomass production, grain yield, and nitrogen fixation of six pulse species in the southern Orana region.

Key messages

Peak Biomass / Dry Matter

Early sowing (SD1) produced more biomass for all pulse species compared with late sowing (SD2).
Highest DM from SD1 was recorded in PBA Nasma faba beans (13.6 t/ha) and PBA Taylor field peas (12.9 t/ha), while chickpeas and lentils produced the least.
Late sown (SD2) faba beans (7.7 t/ha) and field peas (8.9 t/ha) had the highest DM, with no difference between the other species.

Grain Yield

Faba beans, chickpeas, and lupins yielded significantly higher from early sowing; lentil, field pea, and vetch yields were similar across sowing dates.
SD1 PBA Nasma faba beans had the highest yield (3.98 t/ha), while Studenica vetch yielded the lowest (1.9 t/ha).
SD2 field peas, faba beans, and lentils yielded 2.5–3 t/ha, while CBA Captain chickpeas were lowest at 1.85 t/ha.

Lead research organisation	Brill Ag
Host research organisation	Grain Orana Alliance
Trial funding source	GRDC BRA2105-001RTX
Related program	N/A
Acknowledgments	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: Manildra and Trangie: Maurie Street, Grain Orana Alliance maurie.street@grainorana.com.au Site hosts: Manildra: Terry Cotton Images: Cover: Lupins at Trangie, 27 August 2024. Other images: supplied by contributors. Previous results: of trials conducted in 2021, 2022 and 2023 are available at GRDC Online Farm Trials.
Other trial partners	Terry Cotton

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Method

Crop types	Grain Legume: Faba beans Grain Legume: Chickpeas Grain Legume: Field peas Grain Legume: Lentils Grain Legume: Lupins Hay: Vetch
Treatment type(s)	Crop : Type
Trial type	Experimental
Trial design	Replicated

Manildra 2024 Faba beans

Sow rate or Target density	20 plants/m2
Sow date	29 April 2024 28-05-2024
Harvest date	27 November 2024
Trial design method	RCBD Randomised Complete Block Design
Plot size	Not specified
Plot replication	Not specified
Plot randomisation	N

Manildra 2024 Chickpeas

Sow rate or Target density	35 plants/m2
Sow date	29 April 2024 28-05-2024
Harvest date	27 November 2024
Trial design method	RCBD Randomised Complete Block Design
Plot size	Not specified
Plot replication	Not specified
Plot randomisation	Y

Manildra 2024 Field peas

Sow rate or Target density	30 plants/m2
Sow date	29 April 2024 28-05-2024
Harvest date	27 November 2024
Trial design method	RCBD Randomised Complete Block Design
Plot size	Not specified
Plot replication	Not specified
Plot randomisation	Y

Manildra 2024 Lentils

Sow rate or Target density	110 plants/m2
Sow date	29 April 2024 28-05-2024
Harvest date	15 November 2024
Trial design method	RCBD Randomised Complete Block Design
Plot size	Not specified
Plot replication	Not specified
Plot randomisation	Y

Manildra 2024 Lupins

Sow rate or Target density	35 plants/m2
Sow date	29 April 2024 28-05-2024
Harvest date	27 November 2024
Trial design method	RCBD Randomised Complete Block Design
Plot size	Not specified
Plot replication	Not specified
Plot randomisation	Y

Manildra 2024 Vetch

Sow rate or Target density	35 plants/m2
Sow date	29 April 2024 28-05-2024
Harvest date	27 November 2024
Trial design method	RCBD Randomised Complete Block Design
Plot size	Not specified
Plot replication	Not specified
Plot randomisation	N

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Observed trial site soil information

Trial site soil testing

Not specified

Soil conditions

Trial site	Soil texture
Manildra, NSW	Not specified

Derived trial site soil information

Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS

Trial site	Soil order
Manildra, NSW	Chromosol

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.

Manildra NSW

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate

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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