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Project summary: Capitalising on the discovery of Messina for the pasture seeds industry

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  • Published: 5 Dec 2018

  • Author(s): Ross Ballard

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Messina (Melilotus siculus) is a new annual pasture legume with tolerance of both waterlogging and salinity. It has the potential to transform salt land pastures, which currently lack a suitable legume and therefore only sustain very low levels of production.

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