PASTURE SEEDS 
58 pages
Published: 1 Nov 2001
Author(s): Avery, Angela, Ronnfeldt, Geoff, et al
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This document reports on the findings and outcomes of the project DAV-144A: Improved seed production: “Towards 1.5 tonnes”. The project was initiated by industry and is a part of RIRDC’s Pasture Seeds Program (3.7).
The Improved seed production project was undertaken over the period of 1997 to 2000 and aimed to assist the sub clover seed industry in the development of improved management practices for seed crops. It specifically addressed herbage, nutrient and weed management for both irrigated and dryland sub clover seed production. Experiments were established using Trikkala and Riverina seed crops and measurements focussed on the seed yield components of these crops. Management practices relating to silage, grazing, mulching, herbicides and gypsum application are discussed as well as areas of further work.
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...
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)...
