Agriculture Victoria trials

To expand knowledge on pulses and increase the use of them in the southern region

To assess the potential of non-commercial later maturing canola lines for the HRZ of southern Australia.

This project will provide information on within-paddock variation in soil pH and related soil properties, in different regions of the High Rainfall Zone (HRZ).  To do this, we will map the horizontal and vertical variations in soil pH across 10 cropping paddocks in the Victorian HRZ. This will demonstrate to farmers how soil pH varies spatially and the economic benefits of targeting management of soil acidity to different zones within each paddock.

To evaluate the appropriateness of chickpea varieties for the Victorian high rainfall zone (HRZ) on an autumn or spring sowing date. 

To evaluate potential new foliar fungicide spray strategies and varieties for management of aschochyta blight in chickpeas. 

To evaluate fungicide strategies to manage ascochyta blight in chickpea in the low rainfall Mallee environment. 

To evaluate chickpea varieties and breeding lines against ascochyta blight and their response to foliar fungicide application. 

To evaluate chickpea varieties and breeding lines against ascochyta blight and their response to foliar fungicide application. 

To evaluate potential new foliar fungicide spray strategies and varieties for management of aschochyta blight in chickpeas.

To evaluate effectiveness of commercially available inoculant products to increase nodulation in chickpea. 

To compare a range of inoculant products on chickpea root nodulation, yield and nitrogen (N) fixing ability. 

To evaluate effectiveness of commercially available inoculant products to increase nodulation in chickpea. 

To investigate the response of chickpea to application of macro and micro-nutrients.

To investigate the response of chickpea to application of macro and micro-nutrients on a sandhill and swale soil.

To identify nutrient inputs that will improve growth and yield of chickpea on the variable soil types encountered in Mallee paddocks.

To evaluate autumn or spring sowing for chickpea varieties in the Victorian high rainfall zone (HRZ). 

To investigate the adaptability of a range of chickpea varieties and breeding lines to varying sowing dates. 

To investigate the adaptability of a range of chickpea varieties and breeding lines to varying sowing dates. 

To evaluate the yield of chickpea breeding lines with cold tolerance traits in comparison to selected commercial varieties. 

To test the disease management efficacy of a set of fungicide programs in faba beans in the Victorian high rainfall zone (HRZ).  
 

To assess the efficacy of fungicide programs in faba beans in the Victorian high rainfall zone (HRZ).   

To evaluate new breeding lines of faba beans for the Victorian high rainfall zone (HRZ). 

To test the adaptability of faba beans to changes in sowing date and plant density in the Victorian high rainfall zone (HRZ). 
 

To test the response of two common faba bean varieties to changes in plant density in the Victorian high rainfall zone (HRZ). 

To evaluate potential foliar fungicide spray strategies, new breeding lines and varieties for management of fungal diseases in faba bean. 

To evaluate potential of foliar fungicide spray strategies, new breeding lines and varieties for management of fungal diseases in faba bean. 

To evaluate the performance of a range of faba bean varieties and breeding lines with traits for adaptation to low rainfall zones. 

To investigate the tolerance of a newly released faba bean variety PBA Bendoc to residual (simulated) and in-crop application timings of Group B herbicides in comparison with the commercial variety PBA Samira. 

To investigate the tolerance of a newly released faba bean variety PBA Bendoc to residual (simulated) and in-crop application of various Group B herbicides in comparison with the commercial variety PBA Samira. 

To investigate the response of faba bean to application of macro and micro-nutrients. 
 

To investigate the response of faba bean to phosphorus fertilizer rates. 

To assess the efficacy of fungicide programs to manage black spot in field peas in the Victorian high rainfall zone (HRZ).  

To test the effect of micronutrient supplements on field pea grain yield. 
 

To test the adaptability of field pea varieties to changes in sowing time. 

To test the adaptability of field pea varieties to changes in sowing time in the Victorian high rainfall zone (HRZ). 

To evaluate fungicide strategies to manage blackspot in field pea in the low rainfall Mallee environment. 
 

To identify Pulse Breeding Australia (PBA) field pea genotypes which may offer yield improvements over current varieties grown in the low rainfall northern Mallee environment. 

To evaluate effectiveness of commercially available inoculant products to increase nodulation in field pea. 

Assess the performance of a range of lentil, faba Bean, field pea and vetch varieties and breeding lines on acidic soils in the North Central region of Victoria. 

To identify the best adapted lentil varieties to the variable soil types encountered in Mallee paddocks. 

To identify the best adapted lentil varieties to the variable soil types encountered in Mallee paddocks. 
 

To evaluate the adaptability of a range of lentil varieties and breeding lines in the low rainfall zone. 
 

To identify Pulse Breeding Australia (PBA) lentil genotypes which may offer yield improvements over current varieties grown in the low rainfall northern Mallee environment. 

To identify the best adapted lentil varieties to the variable soil types encountered in Mallee paddocks.

To evaluate herbicides options for the pre-harvest desiccation of lentils in the low rainfall Northern Mallee. 

To confirm crop safety of different group B and group C herbicides in PBA Hurricane XT and PBA Jumbo 2 lentils on an acid soil. 

To evaluate the tolerance of PBA Hurricane XT to post sowing pre-emergent and in-crop application timings of Group B herbicides in comparison with PBA Jumbo2.

To determine the effects of a group C herbicide (Metribuzin) in a Group C tolerant breeding line (‘LGPC’) and PBA Jumbo2 on Mallee soils (sand dune and swale).

To evaluate the effectiveness of agronomic practices and varietal tolerance to improve the safety of group C herbicide application to lentils grown on Mallee sands. 

To investigate the tolerance of a new genotype ‘LGPC’ to post emergent application of various Group C herbicides and Group C & F mixes in comparison with PBA Jumbo2.