PASTURE SEEDS 
58 pages
Published: 27 Jan 2011
Author(s): Kirkby, Luke
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The creation of new lucerne seed production areas can provide a more water use efficient alternative compared with traditional crops (rice, corn & soybeans) for regions that are experiencing reduced water allocations due to drought and government reductions in availability of irrigation water. It provides these communities with increased economic benefits not only from the production of seed, but the raising of prime lambs and hay.
The aim of this RIRDC project is to provide potential and existing growers a reference manual that will help guide growers with the production of a lucerne seed crop.
This study evaluated the level of resistance to commonly used herbicide groups in three key weeds affecting lucerne seed crops in commercial production areas of...
The lucerne seed industry is an important contributor to Australian agriculture, worth an estimated $95 million per year. The industry is made up of more...
Temperate pasture seed production is concentrated in locations within southeastern Australia and southwestern Western Australia. Lucerne dominates, accounting for about 75% of the area sown...
Building on from earlier AgriFutures Australia-funded research into lucerne seed wasp (LSW), several DNA tests have been developed to give a more precise measure of...
This report summarises the development of DNA tests for lucerne seed wasp (LSW), Bruchophagus roddi, and two associated parasitoid wasps, Idiomacromerus perplexus and Pteromalus sequester,...
Lucerne is an important pasture species in Australia and pest management is critical in seed crops to maximise yield. The Australian crop mirid (Sidnia kinbergi)...
Subterranean clover (sub clover; Trifolium subterraneum) has been sown across more than 29.3 M ha (Nichols et al. 2012), demonstrating its global importance to animal...
The Horwood Bagshaw Clover Harvester, also known as the HB, is the most common machine for harvesting subterranean clover and annual medic seeds in Australia....
