Effect of sowing date on the phenology and grain yield of sixteen barley varieties – Condobolin 2017

Abstract

Key findings • • Frost and terminal drought were key determining factors on barley grain yield and development at Condobolin in 2017. • • Selecting sowing date and varietal phenology maximised grain yield by timing flowering for the first week of September at Condobolin. • • Grain plumpness, as indicated by screenings and retention, can be adversely affected by late sowing dates in the absence of spring rainfall.