Faba Bean Table

SA Faba Bean Variety Trial Yield Performance: 2008 (t/ha) and long-term (2000-2008, expressed as % of Farah’s yield)

Variety

LOWER EYRE PENINSULA

UPPER EYRE
PENINSULA

YORKE PENINSULA

MID NORTH / CENTRAL

MALLEE

SOUTH EAST

2008

2000-2008

2008

2000-2008

2008

2000-2008

2008

2000-2008

2008

2000-2008

2008

2000-2008

Cocka-

leechie

Cummins

% of

Farah

No.

Trials

Rudall

% of

Farah

No.

Trials

Mait-
land

Minl-
aton

% of

Farah

No.

Trials

Laura

Pin-
ery

Saddle-

worth

Tarlee

Turret-

field

Char-
lick

% of

Farah

No.

Trials

Lam-
eroo

% of

Farah

No.

Trials

Border-

town

Bool

Lagoon

Keith

Milli-
cent

% of

Farah

No.

Trials

Doza

2.05

1.66

94

3

0.90

    

2.53

0.92

93

4

1.09

1.12

0.98

1.62

1.33

2.33

92

8

0.59

    

0.90

1.81

1.00

  

93

9

Farah

2.14

2.10

100

9

0.87

100

8

2.63

1.03

100

11

1.37

1.18

1.03

1.98

1.50

2.69

100

32

0.60

100

5

0.92

2.19

1.38

1.80

100

38

Fiesta

2.32

1.98

100

10

0.93

99

10

2.68

1.07

98

12

1.42

1.35

1.10

1.74

1.50

2.69

99

36

0.69

98

5

0.85

1.72

1.47

2.28

99

46

Fiord

2.51

2.29

96

10

1.21

93

10

2.94

1.29

94

12

1.44

1.43

0.93

2.14

1.53

2.89

94

36

0.64

91

5

0.79

1.68

1.18

  

92

39

Manafest

1.80

  

87

10

0.76

90

9

1.94

0.82

86

10

1.09

0.90

0.96

1.56

0.86

2.17

85

34

0.50

89

4

0.88

2.11

1.12

2.06

88

46

Nura

2.52

2.05

97

10

0.94

96

10

2.69

1.14

93

12

1.39

1.19

0.81

2.18

1.48

2.66

93

36

0.60

90

5

0.69

1.21

1.16

2.30

94

43

Farah’s yield t/ha

2.14

2.10

2.01

  

0.87

1.50

  

2.63

1.03

2.38

  

1.37

1.18

1.03

1.98

1.50

2.69

2.14

  

0.60

1.39

  

0.92

2.19

1.38

1.80

2.45

  

Date sown

22/5

24/5

    

23/5

    

13/5

20/5

    

26/5

14/5

13/5

2/5

28/5

2/6

    

22/5

    

30/5

29/5

4/6

3/6

    

Soil type

SCL

      

SL

    

SC / FSC

CLS

    

SCL / CLS

CL

HC

SCL / ZC

MC

Li-MC

    

SL / C

    

Grey C

Black C

CL

P

    

pH (water)

5.9

      

8.0

    

7.5

8.2

    

7.8

    

8.1

        

6.7

    

7.8

  

8.1

8.1

    

Apr-Oct rain (mm)

293

217

    

200

    

276

213

    

281

238

308

315

251

270

    

154

    

228

305

272

424

    

Site stress factors

dl

dl

    

de, dl

    

dl

de, dl

    

dl, ht, fr

    

dl, ab

dl

      

dl

    

de, dl

de, dl, w

de, dl

dl

    

Soil type: S=sand, C=clay, L=loam, P=Peat, F=fine, K=coarse, M=medium, Li=light, H=heavy, Z=silt, / =divides topsoil from subsoil.

Site stress factors: de=pre-flowering moisture stress, dl=post-flowering moisture stress, ab=ascochyta blight, fr=frost damage (reproductive), ht=high temperatures during flowering/pod fill, w=weeds (ryegrass)

Data source: SARDI/GRDC, NVT and PBA - Australian Faba Bean Breeding Program. 2000-2008 MET data analysis by National Statistics Program.