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 Puccinellia (Puccinellia ciliata). Puccinellia is a moderately salt-tolerant and moderate to highly waterlogging tolerant perennial grass native to Turkey. It was introduced into Western Australia (WA) by CSIRO in the early 1960s as a pioneer plant for revegetating saltland and has been widely sown in south-western Australia to revegetate saline land. The relatively poor production on WA soils may be due to the combination of low pH and low availability of calcium as puccinellia appears to prefer alkaline, calcareous soils (Moore et al. 2006). As a ‘resurrection’ perennial grass which is green in winter and dry in summer there is no apparent role for puccinellia in northern WA.
Number of Pages
3
Keywords
weed risk, assessment, biosecurity, Western Australia, Puccinellia, Puccinellia ciliata
Disciplines
Biosecurity | Weed Science
Recommended Citation
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia.
(2022), Puccinellia ciliata - environmental weed risk assessment 2022. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Report.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/bs_wra/83
