soybean and mung bean 2014/2015 planting season

P Brodie Holdings ACN 168 836 842 ABN 46 168 836 842
T/A PBAgrifood
54 – 60 Industrial Avenue Toowoomba
PO Box 9484 Wilsonton QLD 4350
Phone: 07 4633 5555
Seed order Fax: 07 4633 55558
www.pbagrifood.com.au
SOYBEAN AND MUNG BEAN
2014/2015
PLANTING SEASON
Soybean varieties available
Soybean
Varieties
Best
planting
time
End Use
Hilum
colour
Average
Number
seeds/kg
Colourless
4000 4500
Buff
4500 to
5000
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Will give high yields with good management.
Performed very well under dryland when compared to 791.
Rose is suited to early plantings.
Medium to large grain size will give more market potential.
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High yielding.
Large grain size similar to Bunya
giving excellent end use acceptance
Excellent grain size.
End use acceptance excellent.
Bred from Warrigal & would suit all planting time after mid Dec.
Will also suit haymakers.
Fernside has been selected to replace 6785, Jabiru and
Warrigal.
791 is suited to early plantings,
must be planted before mid December.
Dries down very quickly.
Bunya
All planting
windows
Rose
PBR name Talgai
Until last
week in
December
Edible
Ascot
December/
January
Edible
All planting
windows
Edible
Colourless
5000 5500
PBA791
Until last
week in
December
Edible
Buff
5400 6500
Moonbi
Until last
week in
December
Fernside
Edible
Edible
Colourless
Colourless
4000 to
4500
4500 5000
From mid Limited use
December
as Edible
on
Full fat
Buff
65007500
Leichhardt
Varies
depending
on location
Dark
5500-6000
Hale
Until last
week in
December
PBA6785
Full Fat
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Moonbi is suited to early plantings,
must be planted before mid December.
Shorter in stature than 791.
Dries down very quickly about 2 weeks quicker than 791 and will
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be 1 variety harvested spreading harvest window.
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Good all round performer.
Industry benchmark for
drought tolerance,
bushy plant,
with small seed.
Good weathering tolerance at harvest.
Suitable to tropical regions,
often used as plough down when planted early in rotation with
cane.
Suits early or very late plantings.
Preferred variety in north Queensland.
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Full Fat
Excellent grain size and
preferred by processors.
Will work on all plantings,
will give high yields with good management.
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Dark
5500-6500
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Suitable to the tablelands on NSW through the Liverpool Plains &
lower Naomi & Macquarie Valleys.
Plantings on the lower Naomi & Macquarie Valleys can take place
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till the 1 week of January
Planting partners and best planting dates for
soybean varieties by area
Variety
Area best suited to
Planting windows
usage
Planting partners by area
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Djakal
Macquarie & Lachlan valley
MIA & Victoria
6 weeks from mid November till late
December
Edible/crushing
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Snowy
MIA & Victoria
6 weeks from mid November till late
December
Edible/crushing
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Macquarie Valley to northern 6 weeks from mid November till end
NSW
of December
Edible/crushing
Moonbi
Hale
PBA791
Rose
Ascot
Macquarie Valley, Liverpool
6 weeks from mid November till end
Plains & lower Naomi &
of December
Inverell areas
Macquarie Valley to
6 weeks from mid November till late
Bundaberg
December
6 weeks from mid November till end
Macquarie Valley to Burnett
of December
6 weeks all December till early
Northern NSW to Burnett
January
Southern NSW, Lachlan Valley & Vic
Djakal partner with Snowy.
Macquarie Valley Djakal partner with
Moonbi, 791 & Rose
Southern NSW & Vic Djakal & Snowy
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crushing
Edible/crushing
Macquarie Valley partner with Djakal,
791, Hale & Rose .
• N NSW partner with 791, Hale & Rose
• Macquarie Valley partner with Djakal,
791, & Rose .
• N NSW partner with 791, Bunya & Rose
• Macquarie Valley Rose & Hale, further
north Rose, Hale & Bunya
Edible/crushing
As per 791
Edible/crushing
Early December 791, Rose & Bunya, mid
December on Bunya, 6785 & Fernside
Mid December Ascot & Bunya, January
Fernside & Bunya
PBA6785
Northern rivers NSW to
Central Queensland
6 weeks from mid December till late
January
Edible/crushing
Fernside
Darling Downs & Burnett
6 weeks from mid December till late
January
Edible/crushing
Bunya
Liverpool Plains to Central
Queensland
10 weeks from mid November till late
January
Edible/crushing
November to mid December 791 & Rose,
December Ascot, mid late December into
January 6785 & Fernside
Leichhardt
Coastal & tropical
Queensland
8 weeks summer from mid December
till early February or winter crop 3
weeks end of June early July
northern Queensland
crushing
Summer plant 6785 & Snowy, no partner in
winter
Stuart
Central & tropical
Queensland
Late
Edible/crushing
Summer plant 6785 & Leichhardt
Mid December 6785, Ascot & Bunya,
January 6785 & Bunya
Mungbean varieties available
Variety
Seed Weathering Comments more info on all Mung bean varieties go to
Colour resistance
www.mungbean.org.au
Crystal
Green
Fair
Green
Diamond
Green
Fair
Satin II
Green
(dull)
Fair
Jade
Green
Fair
Crystal has high levels of tolerance to Powdery Mildew,
Tan Spot & Halo Blight among current varieties. Crystal
has performed very well over the past 2 years
25 to 30
Small Shiny seeded variety, consistent seed size, colour &
lustre. The benchmark for smaller seeded varieties. Good
for sprouting & splitting.
A dark grey coloured seed that has good resistance to
cracking and weather damage at maturity There is strong
demand for high quality Regur beans for export to Japan
and India
Jade is tall erect plant type with management & agronomy
similar to Crystal and has out yielded Crystal in trial over a
number of years. For more info see go to the AMA site;
www.mungbean.org.au
Planting windows for mung beans
Region
Range
Preferred
Darling Downs
early Oct-late Jan early Jan-mid Jan
late Sept-early
Western Downs Feb
early Jan-early Feb
Variety
Crystal
Green Diamond
Satin II
planting rate
plants per sq
metre
dryland to
irrigation
12 to 15
18 to 25
25 to 30
Approximate No. of
seeds/kg
12-25,000
27-30,000
13-25,000
All the varieties listed above are protected by the Plant Breeders Rights Act
Correct inoculation is imperative for a successful crop.
Please contact any of the team listed on the back page for correct positioning of varieties to match your
needs
Contact Details for PB Agrifood
Soybeans, Mungbean and Seed specialists
Street address 60 Industrial Ave Toowoomba
Postal address PO Box 9484 Wilsonton 4350
Phone: 07 4633 5555
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 07 4633 5558
Mobile Numbers:
David Ridgway 0428 717 207
Ian Morgan 0488 906 407
Barry Lennaen 0418 301 907
Peter Brodie 0428 717 632
Catherine Brodie 0438 298 086
For plant populations and specific variety recommendations please contact any of the team for correct
positioning of varieties. We also recommend the use of inoculants when planting soybeans and mung beans.
Disclaimer The information in this publication is intended as a guide only.. PBAgrifood, their officers, employees and
agents, cannot guarantee that information enclosed is without flaw of any kind. While all due care to ensure that the
information provided is correct at time of publication, seasonal conditions and planting times may alter the characteristics
as described. For further information contact PBAgrifood.