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 Snail medic (Medicago scutellata). Snail medic is a temperate annual pasture legume native to the Mediterranean region, which is well adapted to alkaline, cracking clay soils. A very minor pasture species in south-western Australia but is grown in subtropical environments like south-east Queensland as a winter-spring growing legume to complement summer growing grass pastures (Howie et al. 2007). 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, Snail medic, Medicago scutellata
Disciplines
Biosecurity | Weed Science
Recommended Citation
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia.
(2022), Medicago scutellata - environmental weed risk assessment 2022. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Report.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/bs_wra/73
