Investigating Impact Sowing Rate on Barley Grain Quality and WUE in the Geraldton Port Zone

A three-year barley demonstration will be conducted in the Morawa district over two sites comprising representative soil types of the area using a prostrate and erect barley type.

The highest yielding variety of each type will be selection using NVT data for the port zone against a representative wheat control to assess the comparative performance, including updated economics.

Each barley type will be sown at 3 rates (low, recommended, and high) with data collected to include rainfall, soil moisture, yield and quality data will be recorded to determine the optimal rate and barley type the LRZ.