PASTURE SEEDS 
100 pages
Published: 10 Jul 2017
Author(s): Hudson, David
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The report identifies that the Australian lucerne industry is at a crossroads in having to choose between remaining in the current ‘boom-and-bust’ cycle of supply and demand in traditional commodity markets or moving forward with a new vision for the industry.
The vision for industry growth will need to focus on increased investment and commitment in research, development & extension, best-practice production and value-focused promotion and marketing to increase its market share in an increasingly competitive domestic and global market place. The export market currently absorbs more than 70 per cent of certified temperate legume pasture seed produced in Australia, of which 90 per cent is lucerne seed.
While the focus is on the lucerne seed industry, this report provides a ‘template’ on which the broader temperate legume seed industry can develop a parallel pathway in to the future for consolidation and growth in domestic and export markets.
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....
