Department of Primary Industries NSW trials

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

A field experiment was conducted at Dirnaseer in 2021 to evaluate the differences between wheat and barley for phenology, grain yield and quality in response to sowing time. This paper presents the results and discusses the influence of sowing date on the phenology, grain yield and quality for 24 wheat and 12 barley varieties.

Chickpea disease management

Chickpea disease management

Chickpea disease management

Chickpea inoculant and nutrient management

To examine the consequences of climate change for the production and water demand of irrigated cotton and compares its performance throughout NSW.

Effect of panicle initiation nitrogen timing on rice grain yield

Faba bean disease management

Faba bean disease management

Faba bean disease management

Faba bean phenology and yield responses to sowing date and water treatment – Wagga Wagga 2021

Faba bean phosphorus management

To assess the effect of Faba bean plant density on pod depth, grain yield and seed weight 

Group 2 herbicide tolerant pulse crops
 

Improving canola harvest management decisions with remote sensing

Lupin phenology and yield responses to sowing date and water treatment

Managing N fixation in pulses

Metribuzin tolerant lentils
 

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

To explore pulse species and variety comparison. 

Pulse species and variety comparison

Pulse species and variety comparison

Resistance to phosphine in stored grain insects from farm storages in south-eastern Australia: 2021

To assess how rhizosheath formation can improve wheat crop survival in a false break

The aim of this experiment was to develop a better understanding of cool shock as an environmental trigger for LMA expression under controlled environment conditions. 

Please note that the trial was to find out the effect of a cool temperature treatment during grain filling in wheat. 

The effect of sowing date and irrigation management on faba bean – Leeton 2021

Vetch and faba bean biomass

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

To identify frost damage in canola and assess symptoms and risk

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.

This current experiment investigated the potential of using farm grown crop residues as ameliorants for alkaline dispersive subsoils in the medium rainfall region of southern NSW.

Under the new NVT Pathology Services Agreement 2019–23, the total number of diseases and crop species being screened in NSW has increased. Eight different crop types, both cereal and broadleaf, are annually screened for a total of 17 different diseases across three climatically and agronomically diverse sites within NSW (NSW DPI research stations based at Grafton, Tamworth and Wagga Wagga).

An experiment at Wagga Wagga in 2020 examined the phenology of 34 commercial and newly released varieties sown on two dates.

Seed viability of feathertop Rhodes grass (Chloris virgata Sw.) affected by sheep rumen digestion

The program is looking for new varieties that possess desirable combinations of yield, protein, improved agronomic traits, broad adaptation, disease resistance and high weathering tolerance.

This paper reports on the priority diseases identified in the 2020 crop surveys and highlights implications for grains producers in 2021.

An irrigated faba bean experiment was established at Leeton Field Station in 2020 to determine the effect of sowing time and irrigation on four varieties of faba bean in southern NSW.  

This paper presents results from the Harefield site (southern NSW) in 2020 and discusses the influence of sowing date (SD) on the phenology and grain yield responses of a core set of 36 wheat genotypes.

Cereal disease management and diagnostics: What we learned in 2021 to improve management in 2022

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

This experiment aimed to improve the infiltration and water holding capacity of red–brown earth irrigated by furrow.

This project conducted a preliminary investigation to determine whether an objective remote sensing method could be a feasible alternative to hand sampling, and to guide further research.

Recently, breeders have released a number of new winter wheat genotypes suited to early sowing. In 2019, field experiments were conducted at two sites: Wallendbeen (southern NSW) and Wongarbon (central NSW) to determine the influence of phenology on grain yield responses for a set of 16 commercial and newly released genotypes in response to sowing date (SD).

The aim of this experiment was to understand canola variety heat stress responses and their capacity to adapt to warmer future climates.

This experiment was conducted at Wallendbeen, typically a high rainfall area in the South West Slopes, to assess canola’s yield potential across different sowing dates in a high yielding environment. Varieties were chosen to represent a diverse range of canola types to compare the different phenologies (including winter types), the breeding type (OP – open pollinated vs hybrid) and herbicide tolerance (TT vs non-TT – triazine tolerant) on three sowing dates: late March, mid April and late April.

This paper reports 2019 results from a subsoil amelioration experiment aimed at minimising the yield gap on sodic subsoils by treating them with various organic and inorganic amendments in pelletised form

In 2019, field experiments were conducted across various sites in the GRDC northern grains region (NGR) to determine how phenology influences grain yield responses for a diverse set of wheat genotypes. This paper presents results from the Cudal site (central eastern NSW) and discusses the sowing date influence on the phenology and grain yield responses from a core set of 36 wheat genotypes.

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.