Pulse variety experiments – faba bean, lentil, lupin, chickpea, field pea and vetch – Rankins Springs 2023

Abstract

Key findings • Average grain yield for all species was lower than the average over the last 5 years, due to severe moisture stress in the reproductive growth phase. • FBA Ayla[PBR], PBA Nanu[PBR] and PBA Nasma[PBR] were the highest yielding faba bean varieties. Earlier flowering in faba beans was correlated with higher grain yields. • PBA Kelpie XT[PBR] was the highest yielding lentil variety, which was equal to to GIA Thunder[PBR], PBA Hallmark XT[PBR], PBA Jumbo2[PBR] and GIA Lightning[PBR]. • PBA Bateman[PBR] and Jindalee out-yielded all other lupin varieties. • In the NVT chickpea experiment, PBA Slasher[PBR], Neelam[PBR], Genesis™ 090, PBA Maiden[PBR] and CBA Captain[PBR] were the highest yielding varieties. • In the NVT field pea experiment, PBA Taylor[PBR], APB Bondi[PBR], PBA Wharton[PBR], PBA Butler[PBR] and Sturt were the highest yielding varieties. • In the vetch breeding experiment, Morava and Timok[PBR] were the highest yielding varieties. Timok[PBR], Volga[PBR] and Studencia[PBR] had high biomass.