Publication Date
30-6-2020
Publisher
DPIRD
City
Perth
Abstract
Three-horned bedstraw (Galium tricornutum) is a competitive weed that can cause considerable yield loss in crops, and its seeds are contaminants of fodder and grain. The presence of bedstraw requires infested areas to be quarantined whilst a nine-year program is undertaken – six years of herbicide treatments followed by a three-year ‘release phase’.
In 2019/20 the Program reached a major milestone with quarantine restrictions fully lifted from one property and lifted from the arable areas of a second property. This is a major step toward eradicating bedstraw from Western Australia.
Number of Pages
5
Keywords
bedstraw, biosecurity, annual report, 2019/2020
Disciplines
Biosecurity
Recommended Citation
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia.
(2020), Bedstraw Eradication Program 2019/2020 - Annual report to grain growers. DPIRD, Perth. Report.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/bs_publishedrpts/2
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