Lupins trials

The objective of this trial is to demonstrate that growing canola (with effective weed control options) followed by a high value legume (with higher economic value) can lead to an effective and profitable double break crop sequence. The contribution of an early sowing date versus a traditional sowing date to increase the profitability of these crops will also be evaluated.

This project will determine the economic value of growing canola followed by a high value legume, and the impact of this rotation on the grain yield and profitability of a cereal crop in the first year following the double break crop sequence.

Measure yield improvement in varieties from the Lupin breeding program.

To provide information about the reliability of pulse crops in central NSW.

To investigate the idea of Pasture Cropping (PC), which involves seeding a crop into an existing summer-active pasture stand without killing the pasture.

• To determine the crop safety of applying metribuzin herbicide to commercial lupin varieties.

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

To explore whether the nitrogen (N) benefits to subsequent cereals from the break crops, and savings from weed control, could offset the loss of income from break crops in the longer term. 

To compare growth, development and yield of current commercial lupin varieties and promising 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 lupin in this region.

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

The objectives were to:

1. reduce nitrous oxide emissions from dryland grains cropping.

2. improve nitrogen use efficiency.

3. validate and develop process-based biogeochemistry models.

4. simulate net greenhouse gas emission under current and projected future climate scenarios. 

To discuss the question, 'Should you feed in a drought?'

To test if wheat can be successfully grown after wheat and canola and to assess if wheat was the best crop to grow.

To test if wheat can be successfully grown after wheat and canola and to assess if wheat was the best crop to grow.

To test if wheat can be successfully grown after wheat and canola and to assess if wheat was the best crop to grow.

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

To investigate the management, sustainability and profitability of a range of farming systems. 

To detemine how well alternative pulse crops grow in the district and to calculate the associated gross margins to determine their profitability.

To report on the use of pulses now and in the future.

• To assess the impact of rhizobial inoculation on the growth, nitrogen fixation and grain yield of faba beans and lupins in a paddoci with no recent history of growing legumes.
• To determine whether there was any subsequent effect of the inoculation treatment on soil mineral nitrogen and grain yield by the following wheat crop.

To assess the value and place of grain legumes in a wheat rotation.

To develop cropping rotations to include pulse crops.

To investigate whether a break crop can be used to manage weeds.

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.

To report on a grower experience of growing pulse crops in NSW.

To investigate pulse crops for Central Western NSW.

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 pulse crop options suitable for the district not only in terms of their profitability but in terms of their contribution to the performance of subsequent wheat crops.

To investigate the yield potential of several pulse crops. 

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

Lupin phenology and yield responses to sowing date and water treatment

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

To examine the long term environmental, biological and economical effects of alternate production systems

This report presents the results of a national field survey of herbicide residues in 40 cropping soils before sowing and pre-emergent herbicide application in 2015. It looks at the relevance of these residues to soil biological processes and crop health with a focus on those herbicides most frequently detected. 

To explore the use of quality legume inoculants to get the most from nitrogen fixation.

It assess the impact of repeat applications of herbicide on residue levels and the impact on soil biology and crop production.

To highlight the main challenges faced in continuous cropping systems, and provide some recent research outcomes on best-bet management to sustain profitable continuous cropping with current and foreseeable technologies.

To report on 2003 crop monitoring.

To investigate the production, management and profitability of three different pulse crops.

• To compare three time of sowing dates across five newly released and commercial varieties of field peas, lupins and vetch and evaluate their contribution to soil nitrogen and the benefits to the following wheat crop.

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.

This study serves to identify the crown rot risk to the industry and link with research on rotation impacts and grower practice at a whole-paddock scale.

To measure the variation in dry matter production, nitrogen fixation, moisture conservation and grain yield as a result of sowing date, legume species and variety.

To focus on maintaining profitable retained stubble systems rather than investigating agronomic and economic benefits of stubble retention.

To investigate the effects of sowing date on the yield of Lupins.

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 investigate selection of the right rotation and herbicide strategy for brome grass management.