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Aim: To compare the performance of existing and emerging wheat varieties in the Wimmera.
| Location: | Nhill |
| Sowing date: | 16 May 2016 |
| Starting soil N (0-70cm): Â | 101kg N/ha |
| Previous crop type: Â | 2015 – wheat |
| Fertiliser: |
16 May 50kg/ha Granulock Sup Z + Impact 22 June 80kg/ha urea 20 July 100kg/ha urea |
| GSR: Â Â | 339mm (recorded at Nhill aerodrome) |
| Harvest date: | 24 December 2016 |
Table 1. Nhill preliminary wheat variety yield and quality results.
- Yitpi, Cutlass, DS Pascal, Trojan, Cosmick and Scout were the highest yielding varieites.
- Screenings were all below five per cent.
- Frost in mid-October caused yield loss in some varieties, most notably the early to mid maturing lines.
