Variety - HV A403
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Summary
| Royalty Status | PBR Provisional Protection.(See Post) |
| Early Yield/Ha | Typical |
| Later Yield | Consistent |
| Kern Recovery | 38 - 43% |
| Whole Kernels | 30 - 55% |
| Kernel Wt | 2.5 - 3.0g |
| First Grade | 95 - 100% |
| Flower Season | Mid Season |
| Harvest Season | Late, clean drop |
| Tree Size | Large |
| Husk Spot | Unknown |
| Sticktights | Low |
| Ethrel Response | Poor |
| Abnorm Vertical (AVG) | Appears Tolerant |
| Pollenisers | Unknown |
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Performance Details
A403 appears to perform well in most trial locations, but we are holding release in Australia due to its late harvest season.
Observed Benefits
- Consistent performance across multiple sites
Observed Faults
The variety is in very early stages of adoption, no obvious faults have been observed at this stage.
- Late harvest combined with low ethrel response.
Gross Income per Hectare in Trials
RVT Series 3 (RVT3) was a multi-region trial conducted on behalf of the Australian industry. It included a total of 30 genotypes as follows
- Five industry Standards. The Standards at most sites were HAES 246, HAES 344, HAES 741, HAES 816 and HV A16. The exceptions were at Wirrawilla HAES 246 and HAES 741 were swapped with HAES 842 and HV A268; at Childers HAES 344 was not available.
- 20 industry selections
- Five Hidden Valley selections A376, A403, A422, A447 and A538 discussed in these pages.
Using the basic measure of Gross Income/Ha/Yr calculated from RVT3 data years 4 to 9 as basis for comparison, HV A403 performed as follows
- Averaged across all sites it was $4,520/Ha ahead of the Standards by year nine of the trials.
- Ahead of the Standards at all sites except Wirrawilla and Childers.
- Acheived two site-specific Top 5 rankings, one site-specific Top 10 ranking, and an all-sites Top 5 ranking
| Gross Income/Ha/Yr in RVT3 Mean of Years 4 to 9, $5/kg base price | ||||||
| Gross HV A403 | Gross Standards |
Gain /Ha/Yr | Acc Gain /Ha to Y9 | Top 5 or 10? | ||
| Alstonville | $12,159 | $9,922 | $2,237 | $13,423 | Top 10 | |
| De Cortez (B1) | $10,664 | $7,908 | $2,755 | $16,532 | Top 5 | |
| Booyan (B2) | $11,333 | $11,018 | $315 | $1,891 | ||
| Bundy Sugar (B3) | $8,154 | 7,563 | $592 | $3,549 | Top 5 | |
| Wirrawilla (AVG) | $9,896 | $10,513 | -$762 | -$3,703 | ||
| Childers (to yr 7) | $13,679 | $14,441 | -$762 | -$4,571 | ||
| Mean All Sites | $10,981 | $10,227 | $753 | $4,520 | Top 5 | |
These charts provide year by year detail on the table above. The Orange/Green change in background colour indicates positive cash flow on a typical costs basis.
Harvest Patterns
(Yellow sections indicate hand strip)
Our more detailed discussion of RVT Series 3 results is available here.
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Identification
Compared to HAES 246, HV A403 has
- smaller leaf undulations
- a smaller micropile
Compared to HAES 816, HV A403 has
- more leaf spines
Compared to HAES 741, HV A403 has
- more leaf spines
- a more rounded leaf tip
Compared to HV A422, HV A403 has
- a smaller nut hilum
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