2021 South Australian Crop Sowing Guide
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2021 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SOUTH AUSTRALIA CROP SOWING GUIDE NOVEMBER 2020 ARE YOU GROWING THE BEST VARIETY FOR YOUR SITUATION? Title: 2021 South Australian Crop Sowing Guide ISSN: 2652-3582 (online) 2652-3574 (print) Published: November 2020 Copyright: © Grains Research and Development Corporation. All rights reserved. This book is copyright. Except as permitted under the Australian Copyright Act 1968 (Commonwealth) and subsequent amendments, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or otherwise, without the specific written permission of the copyright owner. GRDC contact details: Ms Maureen Cribb Integrated Publications Manager PO Box 5367 COVER: SARDI NVT site – Pinnaroo, 1 September 2020. KINGSTON ACT 2604 PHOTO: Wayne Reid, SARDI Crop Sciences, Waite Email: DISCLAIMER: This publication has been prepared in good faith by the contributors on the basis of information available at the date of publication [email protected] without any independent verification. The Grains Research and Development Design and production: Corporation does not guarantee or warrant the accuracy, reliability, completeness of currency of the information in this publication nor its Coretext, www.coretext.com.au usefulness in achieving any purpose. Readers are responsible for assessing the relevance and accuracy of the content of this publication. The Grains Research and Development Corporation will not be liable for any loss, damage, cost or expense incurred or arising by reason of any person using or relying on the information in this publication. Products may be identified by proprietary or trade names to help readers identify particular types of products but this is not, and is not intended to be, an endorsement or recommendation of any product or manufacturer referred to. Other products may perform as well or better than those specifically referred to. CAUTION: RESEARCH ON UNREGISTERED AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL USE. Any research with unregistered agricultural chemicals or of unregistered products reported in this document does not constitute a recommendation for that particular use by the authors or the authors’ organisations. All pesticide applications must accord with the currently registered label for that particular pesticide, crop, pest and region. 2 2021 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CROP SOWING GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRO This guide can be downloaded to your computer or tablet at: www.grdc.com.au/NVT-south-australian-crop-sowing-guide Remember to update it each November. WHEAT INTRODUCTION 5 WHEAT 7 BARLEY 25 BARLEY OAT 35 CANOLA 43 OAT FABA BEAN 59 LENTIL 67 FIELD PEA 75 CHICKPEA 81 CANOLA LUPIN 87 VETCH 91 NOTES 97 BEAN FABA THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CROP SOWING GUIDE The South Australian Crop Sowing Guide outlines information on current varieties of the major winter crops LENTIL suitable to be grown in South Australia to assist growers in making decisions on variety selection for the upcoming season. This edition of the SA Crop Sowing Guide has been compiled by officers within the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI). FIELD PEA It is proudly sponsored by the South Australian Grain Industry Trust in association with the Department of Primary Industries and Regions and the Grains Research and Development Corporation. The SARDI Crop Sciences Division officers acknowledge the sponsorship of this guide by the SA Grain CHICKPEA Industry Trust (SAGIT) and the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), the contributions of agronomy and oat breeding and vetch breeding research staff in SA, as well as collaborators around Australia in producing results published in this edition. LUPIN Editor: Phil Davies, SARDI, Crop Sciences VETCH NOTES 2021 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CROP SOWING GUIDE 3 SAGIT SAGIT SA grain growers funding research solutions The South Australian Grain Industry Trust annually invests more than $1.5 million million to to research research and and development development projects projects across across the the industry, industry, from fromgrowing, growing, farming farming systems, systems, soil management, soil management, nutrition, nutrition, harvesting, harvesting, storage, storage,processing processing and marketing and marketing and extension and extension of information of information to growers. to growers. In 2020, SAGIT is investing in these new projects: In 2019, SAGIT has invested in the following projects: • 2020 National Controlled Traffic Farming Conference, Adelaide, • Novel bulk grain modelling for contamination sorting and separation • Australian2019 Ag Excellence Controlled Forum Traffic & Awards, Farming Ag urea fertiliser in wheat, CSIROusing Agriculture computer and simulation, engagement University in of crop South production, Australia AgXtra • DevelopmentExcellence Alliance of a dual-purpose common vetch varietyFood for arid South • Pre-emptive flame retardant• Publication as a new of the tool 2020 for FarmSA grain Gross growers, Margin • A genetic, environmental and functional; • Improved crop nutrition for disease Guide for SA, PIRSA Rural Solutions SA Australia, University of Adelaide SANTFA investigation of late maturity alpha-amylase management and reduced fungicide • Rapid development of innovative lentils for low • Enhancing grain production and quality traits for bread wheat, • Publication of the 2021 Farm Gross Margin Guide for SA, PIRSA/ (LMA) and its implications for wheat breeding, dependency, SARDI rainfall regions, Global Grain Genetics University of Adelaide University of Adelaide • Improved phosphorus prescriptionRural Solutions maps - • Regional internship in applied grains research, • Evaluation of dual purpose awnless wheat varieties for frost • Agronomic and quality analysis of high protein beyond replacement P, Trengove• Revealing Consulting invertebrate speciesHart Field-Site and conditions Group causing seedling management, LongReach Plant Breeders malt barley in SA, SARDI • Improved soil water decisionsdamage across in the field S.E. settings, • Revealing Maarten thevan basis Helden for head-loss in barley, • ComparativeEyre Peninsula effects internship of agricultural in applied pesticides grains research,cropping AIR EP region, Mackillop Farm Management • Regional internship in appliedUniversity grains of Adelaideresearch, Hart Field Site Group • onMacKillop SA soil microbialFarm Management functions, University Group annual of trial resultsGroup book, Inc • • SA Crop Variety Sowing Guide,Rhizosphere SARDI 5 International Conference MacKillopSouth Australia Farm Management Group • Improving monitoring and management of in Saskatoon Canada, University of South • SANTFA Conference 2021-2023, SANTFA • MaximisingConversations performance with farmers: of Agricultural pre-emergent herbicideetiella workshops, in lentils, SARDI Australia • EPARFPractice change with the PA early adopters, • Improving productivity of oats,Taking SARDI South Australian• canolaSA Crop profitability Variety Sowing to the Guide, next SARDIlevel, AIR EP • • ManagementSociety of Precision of fungicide Agriculture resistant Australia wheat powderyImproving mildew, the early management• WA frost/low of dry sown rainfall speaker• SA HRZ for SAcanola spring variable field ratedays, nitrogen Mallee • TrengoveCopper management Consulting for the future, LEADA cereal crops, SARDI Sustainable Farming prescription project, Elders Rural Services • • CSI: Crop Science Investigators, Increasing reliability of lentil production on • Saline field evaluation of a wheat population AgCommunicators sandy soils, Trengove Consulting identifying novel salinity tolerance, University of •SAGIT Deep ripping is also to enhance supporting production onthese Mallee ongoing• Increasing projects: the knowledge and understanding Adelaide sandy soils, Mallee Sustainable Farming of micronutrient deficiency in the Upper North, • A genetic, environmental and functional; 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