The 2020 Victorian Crop Sowing Guide is now available to support growers with their variety choices ahead of next year’s sowing programs.
The Sowing Guide, available at http://bit.ly/2O8jLoh and arriving soon in growers’ letter boxes, has been published by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) in partnership with Agriculture Victoria.
GRDC’s
National Variety Trials (NVT) Regional Manager – South, Rob Wheeler, says the
publication provides the most up-to-date information on disease resistance
ratings and variety performance at a time when growers are planning their seed
requirements for 2020.
“The Victorian Crop Sowing Guide outlines information on current varieties of
the major winter crops grown in Victoria,” Mr Wheeler says.
“The publication prompts growers to ask whether they are growing the best
variety for their location, environment and farming system.
“Growers are encouraged to use the summary as a guide for discussion with their
consultants, advisers and marketing agents.”
Mr Wheeler says the majority of grain yield and quality data provided in the summary is sourced from the GRDC NVT program of comparative crop variety testing, with data from some breeding trials added to the information available.
“Results from the NVT program are also used by pathologists to determine disease resistance ratings presented in the Victorian Crop Sowing Guide. It is important that growers check the disease resistance ratings each year for any changes from the previous season,” he says.
“Overall, the summary brings together NVT data from the previous five seasons, long term multi-environment trial yield predictions, disease ratings, quality data and agronomic information.”
The latest 2019 NVT data will also be available early in 2020 via the NVT Online website at www.nvtonline.com.au.
The 2020 Victorian Crop Sowing Guide contains some new varieties for growers’ consideration.
