Publication Date
2022
Publisher
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
City
Perth
Abstract
Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Arrowleaf clover (Trifolium vesiculosum). Arrowleaf clover (Trifolium vesiculosum) is an upright, annual pasture legume which occurs naturally in the Mediterranean Basin (Italy, Greece, Corsica, western Turkey, the Balkans and north of the Black Sea). Arrowleaf clover is a long season annual suited to forage production systems which grows strongly in spring but has poor winter growth. In experimental trials in northern Western Australia (WA) the annual legumes and herbs had good feed quality but in general, with low forage yields under irrigation, are unlikely to be economically viable (Moore et al. 2021).
Number of Pages
2
Keywords
weed risk, assessment, biosecurity, Western Australia, Arrowleaf clover, Trifolium vesiculosum
Disciplines
Biosecurity | Weed Science
Recommended Citation
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia.
(2022), Trifolium vesiculosum - environmental weed risk assessment 2022. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Report.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/bs_wra/100
