Improving soybean varieties for coastal farming systems Natalie Moore, NSW DPI, Grafton March 2007
Crop Agronomy Research Team, Grafton Graeme Doust & Bernard Makings Technical Assistants, NSW DPI, Grafton + assistance from Phil Dawes, Station Manager, corporate services and farm staff Steve Morris, Biometrician, NSW DPI Wollongbar
1. New Variety Evaluation - Summary of 2005-06 results Breeding Line Trial - Planted 13 th Dec 2005-84 new lines (43 NSW DPI + 41 CSIRO) with industry standards - Cowrie, Soya 791, Zeus (12) - 96 plots x 2 replicates = 192 plots. 4 rows wide x 6m long - Assessed for height, flowering time (F50), lodging, downy mildew, maturity (P95), yield, seed size, protein, oil, and weathering tolerance Results 15 lines advanced to large scale variety trials in 2006-2007 21 lines sent to Dr Malcolm Ryley for Phytophthora testing
1. New Variety Evaluation - Summary of 2005-06 results Early Variety Trial - Planted 7 Dec 2005-9 industry standards + 15 potential new varieties - 24 plots x 4 replicates = 96 plots. 8 rows wide x 8 m
1. New Variety Evaluation - Summary of 2005-06 results Late Variety Trial - Planted 12 Jan 2006-7 industry standards + 17 potential new varieties - 24 plots x 4 replicates = 96 plots. 8 rows wide x 8 m Soybean Field Day Grafton March 2006 110 growers & industry reps
Zeus DN211 MANPKN PR443 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Early variety trial 7 Dec Maturity (days to P95) Maturity (P95) - Early Sown Variety Trial 7 Dec 2005 99069-13 NF256-43 WAM 214 Cowrie 98050-46 NF138-63 99072-6 NF246-64 99069-23 NF246-58 A6785 99069-3 NF246-139 99028-13 Manta Soya 791 NF246-155 Jabiru Poseidon Days after planting to reach P95
99028-13 Poseidon NF246-58 A6785 MANPKN 98050-46 Zeus 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 0.00 Early variety trial 7 Dec - Yield av of 4 reps Av Yield (4 reps) @ 12% moist NF246-155 Jabiru Cowrie 99069-23 NF138-63 DN211 99069-3 99069-13 Manta NF256-43 NF246-64 WAM 214 PR443 NF246-139 99072-6 Soya 791 Yield t/ha @ 12% moisture
99069-13 WAM 214 NF246-64 NF246-58 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 Early variety trial 7 Dec Protein Tested by Futari Grain Tech - NATA accredited Lab Protein %DM av of 2 reps 98050-46 PR443 NF256-43 A6785 99028-13 99069-3 NF246-139 Poseidon Soya 791 Zeus MANPKN NF138-63 Cowrie Jabiru Manta 99072-6 NF246-155 99069-23 DN211 Protein %DM av of 2 reps, NATA Lab
NF246-58 NF246-155 98050-46 NF256-43 NF138-63 99028-13 30.0 25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 Early variety trial 7 Dec Seed Size 100 seed wt (g) Av of 4 reps Seed size 100 seed wt (g) @ 12% moist A6785 Jabiru 99072-6 Zeus Poseidon Soya 791 Manta MANPKN Cowrie DN211 WAM 214 99069-13 99069-23 99069-3 PR443 NF246-64 NF246-139 100 Seed Wt (g)
99069-23 NF246-64 Poseidon 99072-6 120.00 100.00 80.00 60.00 40.00 20.00 0.00 Early variety trial 7 Dec Weathering Tolerance Benchmark Zeus = 100% Weathering Performance - Early Variety Trial Av (% Mean of Zeus) over 3 reps x 3 runs DN211 Surf NF246-139 Soya 791 NF138-63 Cowrie Warrigal 99028-13 NF246-155 99069-3 NF246-58 PR443 98050-46 Manta WAM 214 NF256-43 A6785 99069-13 MANPKN Jabiru Weathering as % of Zeus
Early Variety Trial - Top Performers in 2005-06 Yield t/ha @ 12% moisture Protein %dry matter Seed size g/100 seed Weathering Tolerance (Zeus = 78.3) 4.16 43.7 21.5 67.3 WAM 214 4.28 44.0 20.8 58.4 NF246-64 4.29 43.8 22.0 69.0 Cowrie 3.89 43.5 20.5 49.0 Soya 791 4.39 42.4 18.9 43.0 LSD: 0.36 1.3 0.9 6.9 for contrasts with Zeus
PR443 DN211 Warrigal NF245-12 116 114 112 110 108 106 104 102 100 98 96 Late variety trial 12 Jan Maturity (days to P95) Maturity - days to reach P95 WAM 214 Manta Zeus 99069-23 99072-6 NF138-63 99069-13 99028-13 Soya 791 A6785 NF138-28 Cowrie Poseidon MANPKN Surf 99069-3 Jabiru 98050-46 NF246-58 Maturity days to reach P95
98050-46 PR443 Soya 791 A6785 99028-13 Poseidon Manta 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 Late variety trial 12 Jan - Yield av of 4 reps Yield t/ha @12% moist av of 4 reps 99069-23 WAM 214 99072-6 99069-3 99069-13 Cowrie NF138-63 Jabiru Warrigal NF138-28 NF245-12 DN211 Zeus MANPKN NF246-58 Surf Yield t/ha @ 12% moist
NF245-12 NF246-58 WAM 214 99069-13 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 Late variety trial 12 Jan Protein Tested by Futari Grain Tech - NATA accredited Lab Protein %DM av of 2 reps Nata accredited lab 98050-46 MANPKN Zeus 99028-13 DN211 Warrigal Surf Poseidon Jabiru PR443 Soya 791 99072-6 NF138-63 Cowrie 99069-23 99069-3 Manta NF138-28 A6785 Protein %DM av of 2 reps
99028-13 NF246-58 99069-3 98050-46 PR443 30.0 25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 Late variety trial 12 Jan Seed Size 100 seed wt (g) Av of 4 reps Seed size 100 seed wt @ 12% moisture - av of 4 reps A6785 MANPKN Jabiru 99072-6 Zeus Warrigal Soya 791 Poseidon 99069-13 99069-23 NF138-28 DN211 NF138-63 Surf Manta Cowrie NF245-12 WAM 214 100 Seed Wt @ 12% moist(g)
A6785 Poseidon PR443 120.00 100.00 80.00 60.00 40.00 20.00 0.00 Late variety trial 12 Jan - Weathering Tolerance Benchmark Zeus = 100% Weathering Tolerance Late Variety Trial Av (% Mean of Zeus) over 3 reps x 3 runs MANPKN DN211 Soya 791 Surf 99069-3 NF138-63 99069-13 Cowrie WAM 214 NF138-28 99072-6 NF245-12 99028-13 Jabiru 99069-23 Manta 98050-46 NF246-58 Warrigal Av (% mean of Zeus
Late Variety Trial - Top Performers in 2005-06 Yield t/ha @ 12% moisture Protein %dry matter Seed size g/100 seed Weathering Tolerance (Zeus = 84.7) PR443 4.38 42.7 21.5 81.6 99028-13 4.15 42.5 20.8 76.0 NF245-12 3.91 44.1 22.5 73.7 99069-23 3.51 X 42.7 21.9 77.4 Poseidon 4.04 43.2 20.4 85.6 Surf 4.08 42.1 22.2 58.7 Bunya 4.21 40.9 24.0? 78.6 Warrigal 3.83 41.3 20.0 50.2 LSD: 0.20 1.3 0.9 6.6 for contrasts with Zeus
2. Potential new variety release in 2006-2007 On farm evaluations Evaluation of for early planting 200kg hand cleaned seed planted at Casino & Woodford Island + 250 kg planted for pure seed increase at Grafton Further development of best lines Andrew James backcrossing clear hilum into WAM 214 seed increase the best of the Early & Late Variety Trial lines in 2007-08 Continue single plant seed increase of Surf (7 single plant lines selected from 81) to bulk at end of this season
at Casino 22 nd March 2007
at Woodford Island 8 th Feb 2007
3. North Coast Oilseed Growers Association industry development priorities from AGM 2006 better varieties yield, weathering tolerance, wide range of sowing times & suitability to range of coastal farming systems, protein, clear hilum to access wider range of markets protein 40% threshold to access higher value culinary markets need better varieties + advice on better management to achieve high protein investigate non-food uses for soybean and other grains eg. bio fuels, plastics, AOF submission with priorities incl. national standard for protein testing in soybean grain Cane & grain growers Alister McFarlane, Alan Munro, Brondwen McLean (GRDC) & David Newby (Pres NCOGA)
North Coast Oilseed Growers Association Soybean Crop Competition 2007