Southern Pulse Agronomy trials

To determine the optimum disease management strategy for 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 determine optimum sowing dates and plant densities of Flip 94-090c, Flip 94-509c and Flip 94-508c.

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

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

• To investigate the optimum row spacing for range of faba bean varieties and the interaction withg sowing rate for one variety..

• To investigate the adaptability of a range of field pea varieties to varying sowing dates, crop topping and disease control.

• To investigate the potential of new chickpea varieties in the high rainfall zone of Victoria.

• To investigate the potential of new lentil varieties in the high rainfall zone of Victoria.

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

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

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

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

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

To investigate the impact of seed size in faba beans on the growth, grain yield and seed quality.

To investigate the stability of the seed size trait in PBA HallmarkXT across generations.

To demonstrate the impact of the herbicide Reflex on lentil in combination with other herbicides.

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

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 assess the impact of waterlogging damage on faba bean growth and grain yield.

To explore the economic response to fungicide inputs in faba beans with contrasting genetic resistance and differing canopy sizes.

To investigate the effect of sowing date on current commercial varieties of faba beans, and to identify alternative phenological traits to improve yield and seasonal risk management.

To investigate the relative contributions of biomass and phenology to faba bean grain yield

To investigate the effect of light penetration and canopy structure on pod-set and grain yield.

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

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

• To investigate if optimum disease management strategies change in different row spacings across a range of faba bean genotypes, differing in ascochyta blight and chocolate spot susceptibility.

• To investigate the adaptability of a range of chickpea varieties and breeding lines to wider row
  spacing’s sown inter-row in to standing stubble compared with conventional cropping systems
  (narrow row spacing with slashed stubble).
• The interaction sowing times is also compared.

• To investigate the adaptability of a range of lentil varieties and breeding lines to wider row
  spacing’s sown inter-row in to standing stubble compared with conventional cropping systems
  (narrow row spacing with slashed stubble).
• The interaction sowing times is also compared.

• To investigate the adaptability of a range of field pea varieties and breeding lines to differing
  sowing dates.

• To investigate the adaptability of a range of faba bean varieties and breeding lines to wider row spacing’s sown inter-row in to standing stubble compared with conventional cropping systems (narrow row spacing with slashed stubble).
• The interaction sowing times is also compared

To investigate the effectiveness of clopyralid in the control of fumitory with the new clopyralid tolerant lentil GIA Sire

To investigate the effectiveness of metribuzin in the control of fumitory with the new metribuzin tolerant lentil GIA Metro

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

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

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

To investigate how sowing date and variety interact to affect faba bean growth, development and yield

To investigate if subsoil amelioration can increase faba bean root and shoot growth, nodulation and grain yield in soils with subsurface aciditiy and/or dense sodic subsoil

To investigate how fungicide timing impacts on faba bean disease control and how these times can perhaps reduce the number of inputs needed to control disease.

To explore what part of the faba bean needs protecting for yield and how nutrition can help a crop tolerate disease

To look at how a farmer's paddock relfects a season and the variability which is shown for faba bean growth and yield

Demonstrate a range of options for weed control, especially broadleafs, with good crop safety

To demonstate use patterns of the new pre emergent herbicide Reflex in a range pulse crops grown on a deep sandy soil.

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

• 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 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.