Experiments were sown in late September or early October in rows 100 cm apart aiming at 10 plants per metre of row.
Crops were managed with full irrigation, spraying for pests as required and weed control by pre-planting herbicides such as Trifluralin and Fluorometuron followed by inter-row cultivation prior to flowering.
Each plot was three rows x 14 m long and the centre row was harvested by a plot picker at maturity.