PA-Developing production systems to exploit sulla

Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development acting through the South Australian Research and Development Institute

  • Project code: PRJ-004653

  • Project stage: Closed

  • Project start date: Wednesday, July 1, 2009

  • Project completion date: Sunday, January 20, 2013

  • National Priority: PSE-Production and processing efficiency and profitability

Summary

This project is designed to assess sulla for Australian grazing farming systems.

Program

Pasture Seeds

Research Organisation

Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development acting through the South Australian Research and Development Institute

Objective Summary

-Quantify and qualify the production of sheep grazing sulla
-To assess the tolerance of sulla to commonly used pre- and post-emergent herbicides
-Assess the effect of time and frequency of defoliation on sulla plant survival, production and seed set to assist in the formulation of grazing strategies