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ISBN: 978-1-921779-09-1 NORTHERN FEBRUARY 2017 WHAt’s neW faba BEANS What’s new The GRDC GrowNotes are dynamic documents that are updated according to user feedback and newly available information. This version of the GRDC Faba Beans GrowNotes (updated November 2016) contains the following updates on original content published in July 2014: Section A – Introduction Page xxiv • New link: Sowing time and variety selection for faba bean in southern NSW: https://grdc.com.au/Research-and-Development/GRDC-Update-Papers/2016/02/ Sowing-time-and-variety-selection-for-faba-bean-in-southern-NSW Page xxv • New link: Faba bean and lentils expand pulse options: https://grdc.com.au/ Media-Centre/Ground-Cover/Ground-Cover-Issue-114-JanFeb-2015/Faba-bean- and-lentils-expand-pulse-options Page xxviii • New link: SARDI sowing guide: http://www.pulseaus.com.au/growing-pulses/bmp/ faba-and-broad-bean/northern-guide • New link: Faba bean production: Northern region: http://www.pulseaus.com.au/ growing-pulses/bmp/faba-and-broad-bean/northern-guide Page xxx • New link: Weigh up the risks, benefits of pulse harvest: https://grdc.com.au/ Media-Centre/Ground-Cover-Supplements/Ground-Cover-Issue-115-Profitable- pulses-and-pastures/Weigh-up-the-risks-benefits-of-pulse-harvest Section 1 – Planting/Paddock preparation Page 1.1 • New link: Impact of soil acidity on crop yield and management in Central Western NSW: https://grdc.com.au/Research-and-Development/GRDC- Update-Papers/2016/07/Soil-acidity-Crop-yield-impacts-and-management-in- Central-Western-NSW Page 1.2 • New link: Soil acidity holds back pulse potential: https://grdc.com.au/Media- Centre/Ground-Cover/Ground-Cover-Issue-120-Jan-Feb-2016/Soil-acidity-holds- back-pulse-potential Page 1.7 • New link: Faba bean potential as southern rotation option: https://grdc.com.au/ Media-Centre/Ground-Cover/Ground-Cover-Issue-114-JanFeb-2015/Faba-bean- potential-as-southern-rotation-option Page 1.10 • New link: Fusarium head blight in the north: https://grdc.com.au/Media-Centre/ Ground-Cover/GC112/Fusarium-head-blight-in-the-north iii NORTHERN FEBRUARY 2017 WHAt’s neW faba BEANS • New text: Trials in the northern region have indicated that faba beans and canola are better break crops for crown rot than chickpeas. https://grdc.com. au/Research-and-Development/GRDC-Update-Papers/2015/07/Crown-rot-an- update-on-latest-research • New text: Managing crown rot through crop sequencing and row placement: https://grdc.com.au/Research-and-Development/GRDC-Update-Papers/2014/07/ Managing-crown-rot-through-crop-sequencing-and-row-placement Page 1.11 • New link: Key outcomes arising from the crop sequence project: https://grdc. com.au/Research-and-Development/GRDC-Update-Papers/2015/02/Key- outcomes-arising-from-the-crop-sequence-project • New link: New varieties and rotations rescue lost potential: https://grdc.com. au/Media-Centre/Ground-Cover/GC111/New-varieties-and-rotations-rescue- lost-potential Page 1.12 • New link: Legume effects on soil N dynamics - comparisons of crop response to legume and fertiliser N (Corowa): https://grdc.com.au/Research-and- Development/GRDC-Update-Papers/2015/02/Legume-effects-on-soil-N- dynamics-Corowa Page 1.14 • New link: Fixing more nitrogen in pulse crops: https://grdc.com.au/Research- and-Development/GRDC-Update-Papers/2015/07/Fixing-more-nitrogen- in-pulse-crops Page 1.16 • New link: Residual herbicides and weed control: http://www.pulseaus.com.au/ growing-pulses/publications/residual-herbicides • Page 1.24 • New link: Predicta B an identity kit for soil borne pathogens: https://grdc.com.au/ Media-Centre/Ground-Cover-Supplements/Ground-Cover-Issue-115-Profitable- pulses-and-pastures/Predicta-B-an-identity-kit-for-soil-borne-pathogens • New link: Single test improves stubble-borne disease management: https://grdc. com.au/Media-Centre/Ground-Cover/GC111/Single-test-improves-stubble-borne- disease-management Page 1.25 • New link: Impact of crop varieties on RLN multiplication: https://grdc.com.au/ Research-and-Development/GRDC-Update-Papers/2015/03/Impact-of-crop- varieties-on-RLN-multiplication Section 2 – Pre-planting Page 2.1 • New link: Profitable integration of pulses in farming systems: https://grdc.com. au/Research-and-Development/GRDC-Update-Papers/2016/02/Profitable- integration-of-pulses-in-farming-systems Page 2.4 • New table: Winter crop variety sowing guide 2016: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__ data/assets/pdf_file/0011/272945/winter-crop-variety-sowing-guide-2016.pdf Page 2.5 • New variety: http://www.seednet.com.au/documents/PBA_Nasma_Web.pdf iv NORTHERN FEBRUARY 2017 WHAt’s neW faba BEANS Page 2.6 • New link: Northern expansion stretches to Egypt: https://grdc.com.au/Media- Centre/Ground-Cover/Ground-Cover-Issue-114-JanFeb-2015/Northern-expansion- stretches-to-Egypt Page 2.8 • New information: http://www.pulseaus.com.au/growing-pulses/bmp/faba-and- broad-bean/northern-guide • Variety Central: http://www.varietycentral.com.au • New information: http://varietycentral.com.au/varieties-and-rates/201617- harvest/pulse/ Section 3 – Planting Page 3.1 • New link: Pulse inoculation techniques: http://www.pulseaus.com.au/growing- pulses/publications/pulse-inoculation Page 3.13 • New link: Soil acidity holds back pulse potential: https://grdc.com.au/Media- Centre/Ground-Cover/Ground-Cover-Issue-120-Jan-Feb-2016/Soil-acidity-holds- back-pulse-potential Page 3.14 • New link: Aphids – to spray or not to spray: https://grdc.com.au/Media-Centre/ Ground-Cover/Ground-Cover-Issue-117-July-August-2015/Aphids-to-spray- or-not-to-spray • New link: Avoiding stubble trouble: https://grdc.com.au/Media-Centre/Ground- Cover/GC112/Avoiding-stubble-trouble Page 3.17 • New link: Faba beans for acidic soils in southern NSW - yields and time of sowing effects: https://grdc.com.au/Research-and-Development/GRDC-Update- Papers/2015/07/Faba-beans-for-acidic-soils-in-southern-NSW • New link: Faba bean foray into the north takes hold: https://grdc.com.au/Media- Centre/Ground-Cover/Ground-Cover-Issue-114-JanFeb-2015/Faba-bean-foray- into-the-north-takes-hold • New link: Chickpea and faba bean agronomy ideal row spacing and populations: https://grdc.com.au/Research-and-Development/GRDC-Update-Papers/2015/07/ Chickpea-and-faba-bean-agronomy-ideal-row-spacing-and-populations • New link: Minimising frost damage in pulses: http://www.pulseaus.com.au/ growing-pulses/publications/minimise-frost-damage Page 3.18 • New text: https://grdc.com.au/Research-and-Development/GRDC-Update- Papers/2015/07/Faba-beans-for-acidic-soils-in-southern-NSW Page 3.20 • New link: Faba bean foray into the north takes hold: https://grdc.com.au/Media- Centre/Ground-Cover/Ground-Cover-Issue-114-JanFeb-2015/Faba-bean-foray- into-the-north-takes-hold Page 3.22 • New text and link: Faba bean density experiments 2015 (Northern Winter Pulse Agronomy): https://grdc.com.au/Research-and-Development/GRDC-Update- Papers/2016/02/Faba-bean-density-experiments-2015 • New link: Effect of seed size at sowing on grain yield of PBA Nasma faba bean: https://grdc.com.au/Research-and-Development/GRDC-Update-Papers/2016/02/ Effect-of-seed-size-at-sowing-on-grain-yield-of-PBA-Nasma-faba-bean v NORTHERN FEBRUARY 2017 WHAt’s neW faba BEANS • New link: Northern Winter Pulse Agronomy (Walgett 2015): https://grdc.com.au/ Research-and-Development/GRDC-Update-Papers/2016/02/Northern-Winter- Pulse-Agronomy-Walgett-2015 • New text and figure: https://grdc.com.au/Research-and-Development/GRDC- Update-Papers/2016/02/Northern-Winter-Pulse-Agronomy-Walgett-2015 Page 3.23 • New table: https://grdc.com.au/Research-and-Development/GRDC-Update- Papers/2016/02/Effect-of-seed-size-at-sowing-on-grain-yield-of-PBA- Nasma-faba-bean • New link: Impact of row spacing on chickpea fababean and mungbean: https:// grdc.com.au/Research-and-Development/GRDC-Update-Papers/2015/07/Impact- of-row-spacing-on-chickpea-fababean-and-mungbean • New link: Wider row pulses and stubble retention: http://www.pulseaus.com.au/ growing-pulses/publications/wide-rows-and-stubble-retention - faba/broad-bean- Page 3.24 • New link: Impact of row spacing on chickpea and faba bean: https://grdc.com.