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    Break crop options for the low rainfall zone

    Authors: Sarah Day1

    1SARDI New Variety Agronomy

    Funded By: GRDC DAS00162-A

    Project Title: Validating recent research on break crop options in the low rainfall zone to determine the best options for the difference climate, soil type and biotic stress situations.

    Peer Review: Penny Roberts (SARDI)

    Key Words: pulses, legumes, lentils, chickpeas, field peas, vetch, canola

    Key Messages

    • The project aim is to increase grower confidence to utilising break crops in rotations, with a target of 10-15% break crop inclusion in the cropping program, in low rainfall cropping systems.
    • Break crop performance was variable across the four trials in 2017, due to high variation in seasonal rainfall.
    • Grain yield of break crops at the Mildura trial site ranged from 0.9 – 1.98 t/ha, with field pea, lupin and vetch being the top yielding break crops.
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