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 Narrowleaf lupins (Lupinus angustifolius). Narrowleaf lupins (white lupins, Australian sweet lupins) is an annual pulse crop first domesticated in Western Australia (WA). Farmers in WA produce about 80% of total world production and are the only significant exporters of lupin grain. Lupins are well suited to the deep, acid sandy soils that occur over large areas of the WA wheatbelt and are grown as a break crop in a cereal rotation. Narrow-leafed lupins are predominantly used for animal feed with a small amount used for human consumption. Narrowleaf lupins could be grown in northern WA over the dry season under irrigation, but to date there is limited yield data.

Number of Pages

3

Keywords

weed risk, assessment, biosecurity, Western Australia, Narrowleaf lupin, Lupinus angustifolius

Disciplines

Biosecurity | Weed Science

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