Soybean variety evaluation – Warregah Island, Lower Clarence 2017/18

Abstract

Key findings •• A replicated field experiment was conducted on a grower’s farm to evaluate high yielding soybean lines with known industry standards in a wide row farming system. •• The industry standard variety A6785 produced the highest yield in this experiment (4.39 t/ha) followed by recently released varieties Richmond[PBR] (4.04 t/ha), Hayman[PBR] (4.03 t/ha) and unreleased lines T171A-1 (3.00 t/ha) and NK94B-25 (3.66 t/ha). •• Unlike the other varieties in this experiment, the unreleased line NK94B-25 did not fill the wide inter-row spacing (90 cm). Further experiments are planned to assess the yield of this variety in different row configurations. •• Unreleased line U044-28 will not be included in further evaluations as it has not outperformed variety Hayman[PBR] in yield, grain quality or maturity in North Coast NSW experiments.