PASTURE SEEDS 
47 pages
Published: 22 Nov 2013
Author(s): Hartley, Ms Elizabeth , Gemell , Mr Greg , Deaker, Dr Rosalind
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It is estimated that 23.5 million hectares of grazing land produce between 2.4 and 3.5 million tonnes of biologically “fixed” nitrogen each year from legumes, through symbiosis with rhizobia. Coating or inoculating seed with rhizobia is the most convenient method of delivering rhizobia to the legume crops and pastures.
Survival of rhizobia on commercially produced preinoculated seed has been shown to be generally low. The project focused on screening polymers and colourants for compatibility with rhizobia to determine their suitability to be used in commercial preinoculated seed coatings.
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...
