SARDI - Clare trials

Demonstrate lentil and vetch variety performance across variable soils

To determine benefits of various pulses (planted in 2021) compared to canola on plant available water content, mineral N content, and cereal yield. 

To determine benefits of various pulses compared to canola on plant available water content, mineral N content, and cereal yield. 

Multiple trials around the theme of improving and quantifying the benefit of pulses to subsequent crops. This will include comparisons of crop types in 2022, followed by cereal crops in 2023, and techniques to increase biomass (early sowing) and increase N fixation (rhizobia studies) 

Multiple trials around the theme of improving and quantifying the benefit of pulses to subsequent crops. This will include comparisons of crop types in 2022, followed by cereal crops in 2023, and techniques to increase biomass (early sowing) and increase N fixation (rhizobia studies) 

Assess the response of faba bean and lentil to trace elements cross variable soil types within a paddock

Assess the spatial response to post em moly application. Determine Mo critical values.

To evaluate performance and production of lentil varieties on a constrained soil type (boron and salt)

To demonstrate agronomic management strategies to reduce the risk of herbicide damage when applying Metribuzin to lentils and vetch on Mallee sandy soils.

To assess pod loss and shattering of different varieties and to assess impact of harvest timing and pod ceal on the ability to retain seeds/pods

Identify optimum seeding rate and variety selection depening on target crop end use

Identify optimum seeding rate and variety selection depening on target crop end use

Identify optimum seeding rate and variety selection depening on target crop end use

To evaluate the relative response of pulse crops to deep ripping sand Mallee soils

To demonstrate management options to increase the safety of pre emergent herbicides when applied pulse crop grown in sandy soils.

To assess pre-emergent herbicide management options to identify safe, efficient and economic options for use in lentil

To assess pre-emergent herbicide management options to identify safe, efficient and economic options for use in lentil

To assess pre-emergent herbicide management options to identify safe, efficient and economic options for use in lentil

Assess the impact of time of rolling on pre-em herbicide safety

Assess the impact of time of rolling on pre-em herbicide safety

Demonstrate the risk of pre-emergent herbciide use on lentil and faba bean across variable soil types within a paddock

To reduce the amount of pod loss in lentil using cultural practices

To assess lentil production under constrained soils and conditions

To evaluate fertiliser input strategies for pulse crops growing on unripped and ripped soils

To evaluate fertiliser input strategies for pulse crops growing on unripped and ripped soils

Benchmark faba bean versus broad bean performance under different nutrition regimes (incorporating Trace Elements)

Benchmark faba bean versus broad bean performance under different nutrition regimes

Assess novel traits herbicide options for improved weed control

Assess novel traits herbicide options for improved weed control

To assess the effect of seed size on establishment, yield and yield components

To assess the effect of seed size on establishment, yield and yield components

1) to assess lentil variety production performance in the low rainfall zone
2) to assess lentil production when sown at recommended and below recommended sowing density to identify where inputs have potential to be reduced

1) to assess lentil variety production performance in the low rainfall zone
2) to assess lentil production when sown at recommended and below recommended sowing density to identify where inputs have potential to be reduced

1) to assess lentil variety production performance in the low rainfall zone
2) to assess lentil production when sown at recommended and below recommended sowing density to identify where inputs have potential to be reduced

assess lentil variety production performance in the low rainfall zone

assess lentil variety production performance in the low rainfall zone

To assess management options for improving harvestability and/or reducing pod loss in lentil

To assess management options for improving harvestability and/or reducing pod loss in lentil

To assess (1) yield loss from disease infection in lentil, (2) economics of disease control strategies

To assess (1) yield loss from disease infection in lentil, (2) economics of disease control strategies, (3) disease infection risk under different crop canopies

To assess (1) yield loss from disease infection in lentil, (2) economics of disease control strategies

To evalute the effectiveness of desiccation methods in high biomass environments

To improve the pod set of lentils in high production/biomass enviroments through canopy manipulation using seeding rate, precision seed placement and variety

To evaluate the effacy of registerd and permited products used to control BGM in lentil

To evaluate the effacy of registerd and permitted products used to control Aschchyta blight in lentil

Assess the response of lentil and lupin to nutrition across variable soil types within a paddock

To evaluate the legacy effects of deep ripping on the growth and yield of lentils grown on Mallee sands.

To demonstrate and quantify the benefits of growing pulses with alternative broadleaf break crops (canola) 

1) Improve herbicide rotation strategies with the focus on reducing selection pressure and dependence on IMI herbicides
2) Compare the level of weed control achieved with low and high inputs of non-IMI herbicides when used at their own or in combination with IMI herbicides, and cost analysis of these practices

To study the effect of weed wiping, clipping and new herbicides for management of wild radish in lentil