Prediction of ARGT risk in southern Australia

HAEN Pty Ltd

  • Project code: PRJ-000656

  • Project stage: Closed

  • Project start date: Wednesday, August 30, 2006

  • Project completion date: Thursday, June 26, 2008

  • National Priority: FCR-Production of high-quality export-grade fodder

Summary

To map quantitatively the incidence of the causative bacterium of the corynetoxin responsible for Annual Ryegrass Toxicity (ARGT) with respect to location distribution of the bacterium by location over time and with respect to weather patterns and weather incidents in order to provide a framework for use to predict likely incidence of ARGT and thus later to provide export hay and domestic fodder producers a tool to manage the risk of incidence of ARGT

Program

Export Fodder

Research Organisation

HAEN Pty Ltd

Objective Summary

To map quantitatively the incidence of the causative bacterium of the corynetoxin responsible for Annual Ryegrass Toxicity (ARGT) with respect to location distribution of the bacterium by location over time and with respect to weather patterns and weather incidents in order to provide a framework for use to predict likely incidence of ARGT and thus later to provide export hay and domestic fodder producers a tool to manage the risk of incidence of ARGT