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| Researcher(s) |
Nicholas Collins Livinus Emebiri Shane Hildebrand |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2015 |
| Contributor | Department of Primary Industries NSW |
| Trial location(s) |
Wagga Wagga, ACT
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| Further information | View external link |
To determine whether wheat varieties that differ in heat tolerance also differ in their ability to capture incident light energy and to convert the energy into biomass. Delayed sowing was used to expose the crop to rising temperatures.
• Wheat varieties that differ in heat tolerance also differ in their ability to capture incident light energy and to convert the energy into biomass.
• Radiation-use efficiency was more closely related to grain yield in the heat-tolerant varieties than in the sensitive varieties.
• The results suggest that breeding for heat tolerance would deliver benefits for wheat growers, even under optimal growing conditions.
Experiment design: Spatially optimised incomplete block design
| Lead research organisation | N/A |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | GRDC UA00147 |
| Trial funding source | DPI NSW |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
This experiment was part of the project ‘Genetic analysis of heat tolerance in wheat’, UA00147, 2014–18, with joint investment by GRDC, NSW DPI and University of Adelaide. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Cereal (Grain): Wheat |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Blocked |
| Sow date | 5 June (early sowing) and 1 August (late sowing) 2015 |
|---|---|
| Harvest date | Unknown |
| Trial design method | O Other |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Herbicide |
Knockdown: Spray.Seed® 2 L/ha, Roundup 1.25 L/ha, 100 L/ha water rate |
| Fungicide |
Fungicide: Bumper® 625EC 200 mL/ha, @ 250 L water rate. |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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