Lentils trials

To identify herbicide sensitivities of new lentil varieties with the view to reduce their yield losses due to herbicide damage.

To investigate the adaptability of a range of lentil varieties and breeding lines, specifically on the more acidic soils of the Dookie region.

To determine if lentil responds to applied nitrogen.

To promote early vigour to improve biomass and yield partitioning in lentil

To investigate establishment, crop phenology, days to flowering, flowering duration, and grain yield responses of commercially available pulse and legume varieties.

This experiment evaluated the two new imidazolinone (IMI) herbicide-tolerant lentil varieties PBA Herald XT and PBA Hurricane XT alongside other commercial varieties and breeding lines for adaptation and production in southern NSW

To establish agronomic guidelines for lentil time of sowing (TOS) and seeding rate for current commercial lentil varieties and advanced breeding lines at Wagga Wagga. 

This experiment compared different rhizobia inoculant formulations on nodulation, growth and yield of field pea, lupin, faba bean, lentil and chickpea under varying rain-fed and soil moisture conditions on an acidic, red-brown earth at Wagga Wagga in the south-eastern cropping zone of southern NSW

To tests the ability of the EM38 to predict soil water in rainfed agricultural systems in southern NSW.
 

This experiment, which was part of a larger project based at Tamworth (BLG106), was conducted to determine the effect on chickpea and lentil crop development and grain yield from varying amounts of cereal surface residue (mimicking stubble load) and the resulting lower temperatures.

Managing N fixation in pulses

Effect of phosphorus rate and placement on plant establishment and grain yield of lentils and lupins.

Pulse species and variety comparison

To explore pulse species and variety comparison. 

Pulse species and variety comparison

This paper reports the findings of field experiments conducted at Wagga Wagga and Leeton (both southern NSW), and Condobolin (central western NSW) in 2020, where lentil variety yield responses were evaluated across three sowing dates from late April to early June (Wagga Wagga, Figure 1, and Leeton) and two sowing dates, early May and early June (Condobolin), under dryland conditions, with an additional irrigated treatment at Wagga Wagga.

To develop cropping rotations to include pulse crops.

To compare the productivity and profitability of cropping in the presence of a background of herbicide resistant ryegrass, and to assess the implications of various low or high input grass control options applied to wheat and break crops on production costs and ryegrass management.

Group 2 herbicide tolerant pulse crops
 

Metribuzin tolerant lentils
 

To examine boosting pulse crop performance on acidic soils.

To determine the optimum sowing date for lentil to reduce effects from abiotic stresses and increase grain yield. These experiments also aimed to identify phenological drivers of crop development in lentil and determine which varieties are best adapted to the target environments.

To report on lentil disease management x time of sowing, Paskeville and Maitland, Yorke Peninsula, SA

To recommend agronomic and fungicide management strategies to minimise botrytis grey mould infections and maximum grain yield and quality in the new lentil varieties.

To test the yield response of current and newly released lentil varieties to changes in plant populations and sowing dates in the main lentil growing regions of SA.

To identify potential yield loss from the isolates of Ascochyta lentis in PBA Hurricane XT.

• To test under field conditions, the susceptibility and disease reactions of commercial lentil varieties and advanced breeding lines when inoculated with ascochyta lentis isolate collected from PBA Flash in a high intensity lentil growing region in SA.

To evaluate the phenology and grain yield responses of 3 albus lupin, 6 faba bean, 6 narrow-leaf lupin, 6 chickpea, 8 field pea and 12 lentil varieties.

To evaluate the phenology and grain yield responses of various albus lupin, faba bean, vetch, lentil and chickpea varieties. 

To compare growth, development and yield of current commercial lentil varieties and advanced breeding lines sown on two dates on a red, sandy loam soil at Rankins Springs in south-western NSW

To compare the productivity and relative profitability of various low input/low risk cropping options with alternative high input/high risk, but potentially higher return crops.

To compare growth, development and yield of current commercial lentil varieties and advanced breeding lines sown on three dates on a red–brown earth at Wagga Wagga in southern NSW. This information will be used to confirm and update current agronomic recommendations for lentil in this region.

1. To establish agronomic guidelines for lentil time of sowing and seeding rate for current commercial lentil varieties alongside promising advanced breeding lines on an acidic, red-brown earth at Wagga Wagga, NSW. This information will be used to confirm and update current agronomic recommendations for lentil in this region.
2. To determine if optimum plant density and sowing time remains constant across varieties in this environment.

• To maximise yield of new lentil varieties through the identification of optimum variety and sowing dates.

• To maximise yield of new lentil varieties through the identification of optimum variety and sowing dates.

To determine whether lentils are an option in the Central West.

To determine the optimal plant density for lentil in southern NSW cropping systems, and if the optimum plant density remains consistent accross varieties. 

To establish agronomic guidelines for sowing time and sowing rate for current commercial lentils varieties and advanced breeding lines at Yenda. 

This experiment compared the different Rhizobia innoculation formulations on nodulation, growth and yield of field pea, lupin, faba bean, lentil and chickpea under varying rain-fed and soil moisture conditions on an acidic, sandy loam at Yenda in the south western cropping zone of southern NSW.

• To maximise yield of lentils by identifying superior varieties and optimising sowing date.

• To maximise yield of lentils by identifying superior varieties and optimising sowing date.

To evaluate the effect of group C and G herbicides on lentil in a sandy dry seeding situation

GRDC has funded a programme to address this issue and one of the projects within this programme is developing an improved understanding and implementation of management practices for brassica and pulse crops, pastures and other options to reduce the risk of crop failure and improve whole farm profitability in low rainfall south-east Australia.

• To identify levels of tolerance to a range of group B herbicides, as preliminary work for the application of a registration for post-emergent use in this variety.

• To identify the optimum ascochyta blight (AB) management strategy for PBA Flash (rated moderately susceptible (MS) to foliar infections of AB).

To assess wether recent field pea breeding advancements in resistance to blackspot are significant enough to allow management changes to sowing time in this crop.

The expected outcome of the project is that by 2021, growers in the MRZ of the South East and their advisors will have access to new relevant information on diverse crop rotations and integrated farming systems, particularity the incorporation of a pasture phase. 

The expected outcome of the project is that by 2021, growers in the MRZ of the South East and their advisors will have access to new relevant information on diverse crop rotations and integrated farming systems, particularity the incorporation of a pasture phase. This will allow for better crop sequencing decision making, with the aim of increasing farm sustainability, diversity and ultimately profitability, through the adoption of improved rotations and break crop management options.

To investigate amelioration options for sands that have low water holding capacity, low organic matter, low nutrient availability, compaction, non wetting and high risk for wind erosion.

The aim of this project is to improve the capacity of growers to identify and manage subsurface acidity on the Northern Yorke Peninsula. Soil testing and pH mapping for acidity has become common practice in the district. However, this sampling and mapping has focused on the top 0-10 cm of soil. Recent reports and preliminary work have confirmed an acidic band of soil is often occurring at the 5-15 cm depth and beyond in certain soil types.

There are two main components to this project:

• Spatially identifying subsurface acidity by validating the relationship between soil pH and EC (electrical conductivity).
• Develop best management practices for lime amelioration to manage subsurface acidity.