Chickpea Table

SA Desi & Kabuli Chickpea Variety Trial Yield Performance: 2008 & Long term (2000-2007~) expressed as a % of Howzat’s Yield - Desi trials & as a % of Genesis 090’s Yield - Kabuli trials

Variety/line

2008 INDIVIDUAL SITE DATA

2000-2007 LONG TERM RAINFALL ZONE DATA ~

MID NORTH

YORKE PENINSULA

SOUTH EAST

EYRE PENINSULA

<350mm

350-425 mm

425-500 mm

>500 mm

All zones

Balak-

lava

River-

ton

Turret-

field

Mel-

ton

Min-

laton

Moy-

hall

Mun-

dulla

Cocka-

leechie

Rudall

**

%

Howzat

Trial

#

%

Howzat

Trial

#

%

Howzat

Trial

#

%

Howzat

Trial

#

%

Howzat

Trial

#

Desi trials

                                      

Genesis 508

                  

87

5

88

8

90

6

91*

3

89

22

Genesis 509

104

89

96

101

87

109

89

100

97

9

98

8

99

6

100

5

98

28

Genesis 079#

95

106

97

116

113

91

97

103

    

104

4

103*

3

    

103

8

Genesis 090#

60

97

82

79

116

93

92

58

97

5

97

8

98

6

98*

3

97

22

Howzat

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

20

100

14

100

10

100

8

100

52

Sonali

93

93

76

106

94

106

91

118

95

5

96

8

97

6

97*

3

96

22

CICA0503

112

106

109

104

108

103

95

109

                  

Howzat’s yield (t/ha)

0.75

2.68

1.58

1.36

0.83

  

1.27

2.19

0.67

0.88

20

1.6

14

2.18

10

2.11

8

1.51

52

Kabuli trials

**

                

%

Gen. 090

Trial

#

%

Gen. 090

Trial

#

%

Gen. 090

Trial

#

%

Gen. 090

Trial

#

%

Gen. 090

Trial

#

Almaz

17

82

89

67

76

  

61

87

  

74

8

80

10

82

6

80

6

80

30

Genesis 079

160

107

114

120

109

  

100

128

  

111

9

107

12

104

10

103

7

106

38

Genesis 090

100

100

100

100

100

  

100

100

  

100

11

100

13

100

10

100

7

100

41

Genesis 114

90

92

107

79

107

  

87

85

  

82

8

85

10

85

6

86

6

85

30

Nafice

38

84

91

65

87

  

61

82

  

71

8

77

10

79

6

78

6

77

30

Genesis 090’s yield (t/ha)

0.38

2.61

1.47

1.40

0.86

  

1.19

1.65

  

1.03

11

1.59

13

2.25

10

1.88

7

1.64

41

Date sown

30/5

4/6

4/6

29/5

2/6

25/6

18/6

21/5

23/5

                    

Soil type

SL/

MC

CL/

LiMC

CL/

LiC

CL/

LiMC

CLS

C

SL

SCL

SL

                    

A-O rainfall (mm)

173

332

251

225

212

348

232

293

200

                    

pH (H2O)

7.2

7.6

7.8

8.1

8.2

6.9

7.3

5.9

8

                    

Site stress factors

dl,ht

dl,abl

dl,abm

dl

de,dl

dl,vi

lr

de,dl

vi

dl

de,dl

ht

                    

# Kabuli line ** = Low yield due to drought, use caution. ~ 2008 long term figures not available at time of print

Soil type: S = sand, C = clay, L = loam, H = heavy, M = medium, Li = light, / = over

Site Stress Factors: de = pre flowering moisture stress, dl = post flowering moisture stress, abm = ascochyta blight (moderate),
ht = high temperature during flowering/podfill, vi = virus, abl = ascochyta blight (low), lr = late rainfall event

Data source: SARDI/GRDC, PBA & NVT (long term data based on weighted analysis of sites)

*Varieties have only had limited evaluation years at these sites, treat with caution