Department of Primary Industries (New South Wales) trials

• To evaluate Ascochyta blight (AB) response of new varieties and advanced breeding lines by comparing their susceptibility to known varieties

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

• To determine the effect of agronomic practices, various herbicides and a plant growth regulant canopy architecture and grain yield of faba bean.

• To determine the effect of various plant growth regulant (PGR) hormones, herbicides,  fungicides and agronomic practices on canopy architecture and grain yield of faba bean.

• To identify optimum ascochyta blight management strategies for maximising grain yield of new varieties.

• To evaluate ascochyta blight response of new varieties by comparing their susceptibility to known cultivars.

• To identify lines with improved adaptation (through earlier maturity) to this practice.

• To compare disease management strategies for minimum fungicide input and maximum grain yield and quality of new chickpea varieties.
• To demonstrate the much improved levels of ascochyta blight disease resistance in new varieties of chickpeas to SA growers.

• To compare disease management strategies for minimum fungicide input and maximum grain yield and quality of new chickpea varieties.
• To demonstrate the much improved levels of ascochyta blight disease resistance in new varieties of chickpeas to SA growers.

To determine optimum disease management strategy, focussing on podding applications, in new resistant and moderately resistant desi and kabuli chickpea varieties.

To maximise production advantages of new kabuli and desi chickpea varieties through the development of appropriate disease management strategies.

To determine optimum disease management strategy, focussing on podding applications, in new resistant and moderately resistant desi and kabuli chickpea varieties.

To report on chickpea disease management in the Wimmera, Victoria.

• To investigate the effects of fertiliser rates and its placement on the germination and establishment of deci and kabuli type chickpeas.
• Tto measure the grain yield responses to fertiliser rates.

To report onf chickpea herbicide tolerance at Dimboola, Victoria.

To maximise production advantages of new kabuli and desi chickpea varieties through the identification of optimum sowing dates and plant densities.

To maximise production advantages of new kabuli and desi chickpea varieties through the identification of optimum plant densities.

To test the yield response of new varieties and advanced lines of chickpeas to changes in plant populations in southern NSW.

To test the yield response of new varieties and advanced lines of chickpeas to changes in plant populations in high rainfall area of south eastern NSW.

To test the yield response of new varieties and advanced lines of chickpeas to changes in plant populations in south western NSW. 

To maximise production advantages of new kabuli and desi chickpea varieties through the identification of optimum sowing dates and plant densities.

To investigate effects of changing row spacing on chickpea yield.

To look at the yield response of new chickpea varieties to varying row spacing.

To investigate the effects of row spacing and plant populations across a range of advanced varieties on yields of chickpea at Yenda in south western NSW.

• To maximise yield, quality and agronomic performance of new chickpea varieties through the identification of optimum sowing dates.

To test the yield response of new varieties of chickpeas and faba beans to different sowing times in southern
NSW.

To determine optimum sowing dates, plant densities and row space for new kabuli and desi chickpea varieties.

To report on chickpea sowing time x row space x plant density at Curyo,Victoria.

To report on chickpea sowing time x row space x plant density at Wimmera (Minyip),Victoria.

To test the yield response of eight chickpea varieties to different sowing times in south eastern NSW. The information from this trial will be used to improve current grower sowing time recommendations for chickpeas.

To test the yield response of six chickpea varieties to different sowing times and two targeted plant populations in southern NSW. 

To test the yield response of eight chickpea varieties to different sowing times in south western NSW. The information from this trial will be used to improve current 

• To investigate the suitability of a range of field pea varieties differing in flowering and maturity
  characteristics for crop-topping/desiccation.

• To investigate the suitability of a range of lentil varieties differing in flowering and maturity
  characteristics for crop-topping/desiccation.

• To investigate the suitability of a range of lentil varieties differing in flowering and maturity
  characteristics for crop-topping/desiccation.

• To compare the growth, grain yield of potential new blue field varieties.

• To compare the growth, grain yield of potential new blue field varieties.

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.

• To understand the required maturity timing in chickpea for successful crop-topping practice of rye grass in South Australia.

• To determine the correct maturity timing required in field pea for successful crop topping practice.

• To determine the correct maturity timing required in lentils for successful crop-topping practice.

To determine the correct maturity timing required in faba beans for successful crop topping practice.

• To study timing of post-flowering applications of desiccants on
  1. sterilisation of developing ryegrass seeds and
  2. seed-filling, development and yield of range of field pea varieties.
• The objective is to time a single “crop-topping” spray to kill all developing ryegrass seeds and at the same time desiccate the field pea crop with minimal or no loss of yield or seed size.

• To investigate the impact of crop-topping and harvest timing on the yield and quality on new green lentil lines.

• To investigate the effect of chocolate spot and rust management strategies across a range of faba bean varieties.

• To investigate if optimum chocolate spot management strategies change in different row spacing’s and standing and burnt residue across a range of faba bean varieties.

• To investigate the adaptability of a range of field pea varieties to varying disease management strategies.

• To investigate the effect of chocolate spot and rust management strategies across a range of faba bean varieties in standing and slashed stubble treatments.

• To investigate optimum disease management strategies across a range of chickpea varieties, differing in ascochyta blight susceptibility.

• To investigate if optimum disease management strategies change in different row spacings in standing and burnt residue across a range of chickpea varieties, differing in ascochyta blight susceptibility.