PA-Developing production systems to exploit sulla
Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development acting through the South Australian Research and Development Institute
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Project code: PRJ-004653
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Project stage: Closed
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Project start date: Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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Project completion date: Sunday, January 20, 2013
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National Priority: PSE-Supporting production systems and agronomic advancements
Summary
This project is designed to assess sulla for Australian grazing farming systems.
Program
Pasture Seeds
Research Organisation
Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development acting through the South Australian Research and Development Institute
Objective Summary
-Quantify and qualify the production of sheep grazing sulla
-To assess the tolerance of sulla to commonly used pre- and post-emergent herbicides
-Assess the effect of time and frequency of defoliation on sulla plant survival, production and seed set to assist in the formulation of grazing strategies