PASTURE SEEDS 
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Published: 30 Nov 2020
Author(s): Dr Katrina Copping
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DownloadThe lucerne seed industry in Australia is made up of more than 250 individual seed production farms in irrigated and non-irrigated production systems, predominantly in the upper and mid-south east of SA. Seed is produced for the domestic and overseas markets.
Siriver is a popular public export lucerne seed variety bred in the 1970s by the CSIRO lucerne program. In 2016, the supply of Siriver seed used by Australian growers for planting to produce certified seed for export was low, and was predicted to be exhausted within several years. Lucerne Australia recognised the urgent need to increase Siriver seed stock because a lapse in continuity of supply was likely to hinder the lucerne seed industry.
Subsequently, an opportunity was identified for development of a seed source to secure the sustainability of Siriver seed for growers and marketers.
Given its status as a high-value crop, clover seed production fields are actively managed using intensive herbicide pressure to control the emergence of weeds, such...
The primary objective of the Identifying revenue opportunities for AgriFutures Australia’s rural industries project was to identify potential new and alternate revenue sources within 28...
This blueprint serves as a resource for those interested in the pasture seeds industry and provides essential fast facts alongside the fundamental themes highlighted in...
This project built on a four-year Grains Research and Development Corporation investment, Future options for the control of the redlegged earth mite in Australian crops,...
Redlegged earth mite (RLEM; Halotydeus destructor) has been a significant pest to broadleaf plants and legumes across southern Australia since it was accidentally introduced in...
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...
