Southern Pulse Agronomy trials

To investigate the response of new faba bean varieties and genotypes to sowing dates.

To understand the effects of stubble, row spacing and row direction on plant growth, grain yield and pod drop of lentil varieties differeing in architecture and tolerance to pod drop.

To understand the effects of row spacing and row direction on plant growth, grain yield and pod drop of lentil varieties differeing in architecture and tolerance to pod drop.

To understand the effects of stubble, row spacing and row direction on plant growth, grain yield and pod drop of lentil varieties differeing in architecture and tolerance to pod drop.

To investigate the effect of variety and sowing rate on grain yield in spring-sown chickpeas

To investigate the effect of variety and sowing rate on grain yield in spring-sown faba beans

• 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 assess the use of fungicides for the control of blackspot (ascochyta blight) and effect on yield in field pea.

To evaluate the effects of break crop species on the yield of subsequent wheat crop.

To evaluate the effects of break crop species on the yield of subsequent wheat crop.

To evaluate the suitability of different pulse species as break crops for different climatic, soil and biotic stress conditions.

To investigate the implications of novel herbicide toerance traits in lentil and vetch on the management of broadleaf weeds.

• 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.

Improve canopy management and harvest index of Faba beans

Evaluate the response of cultivar, seeding density and canopy management (PGR and defoliation) to manipulate canopy architecture in a high yielding faba bean Amberley compared to current practice Samira and Bendoc.

• 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 evaluate the impacts of the soil amelioration practices of deep ripping and organic matter inputs on the growth and production of lupin, lentil and chickpea grown on deep sandy soils in the Mallee.

• 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 determine the optimum disease management strategy for Flip 94-090c, Flip 94-509c and Flip 94-508c.

To determine the optimum disease management strategy for Flip 94-090c, Flip 94-509c and Flip 94-508c.

To determine the optimum disease management strategy for Flip 94-090c, Flip 94-509c and Flip 94-508c.

• 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 determine the relative herbicide tolerance of Flip 94-090c, Flip 94-509c and Flip 94-508c.

To determine the relative herbicide tolerance of Flip 94-090c, Flip 94-509c and Flip 94-508c.

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 south western 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 and model the effect of time of sowing on grain yields of chickpea and faba bean in southern NSW.

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 determine optimum sowing dates and plant densities of Flip 94-090c, Flip 94-509c and Flip 94-508c.

• 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.