PASTURE SEEDS 
7 pages
Published: 11 Feb 2020
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This contingency plan delivers the information available as of October 2018 on disease epidemiology, virus diagnostic methods, and potential control measures to assist with an appropriate biosecurity response in case of an ADD incursion into Australia. ADD is caused by a mixed infection of lucerne with up to five different viruses that may pose a potential threat to the Australian lucerne seed and hay industry.
This contingency plan includes recommendations for the steps that should be considered when an ADD response plan is required. Any response plan developed from this contingency plan should follow the steps detailed in the Plant Health Australia 2018 PLANTPLAN (www.planthealthaustralia.com.au) and be confirmed by the National Management Group (www.directory.gov.au/portfolios/agriculture-and-water-resources/national-management-group) before implementation.
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....
