Industry blueprint: Pasture Seeds
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...
PASTURE SEEDS
Life Among the Clover
142 pages
Published: 10 Mar 2010
Author(s): Barro, James De
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This RIRDC report summarises a three year research project conducted in the south east of South Australia investigating the impacts of irrigation on white clover seed production. In particular the research examined the impact of irrigation on soil structure and chemistry as well irrigation management on seed production.
The report offers white clover producers suggestions of aspects of their management that, if altered, may improve seed production and reduce their irrigation outputs. In addition the report suggests areas that require more research that may assist with the longer term sustainability of their irrigated white clover seed production industry.
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