PASTURE SEEDS 
72 pages
Published: 22 Aug 2007
Author(s): Mitchell, A, Nikandrow, A, Pilkington, LJ
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Australian lucerne yellows (ALuY) disease affects lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) seed production causing an estimated $7 million in annual loss to the New South Wales (NSW) and South Australian (SA) lucerne seed industries. This report presents additional information on the ALuY disease including its cause and spread and outlines possible management strategies that can be used by growers to control the disease.
This report is targeted at lucerne seed growers, seed production agronomists and consultants who may be involved in ALuY disease management. The report (as well as an associated paper ) is also targeted towards other researchers who are likely to be able to build further on knowledge of this disease.
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....
