PASTURE SEEDS 
25 pages
Published: 26 Sep 2014
Author(s): Barro, James De
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Scope exists for irrigated white clover seed producers to improve their irrigation practices and their $ return per ML applied. The research identified benefits of continual soil moisture monitoring for irrigation scheduling. Drop tube centre pivot irrigation has had a significantly positive impact on the lucerne seed industry, emanating from the RIRDC funded research, An Alternative to Border Check Irrigation (RIRDC publication no. 08/014). This research assisted in determining if similar benefits could be achieved in white clover seed production.
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...
