Pasture Legumes: A new era for pastures in southern Australian farming systems: second generation hardseeded legumes (G2 HSLs)
Publication Date
12-2023
Series Number
DAS1805-003RMX, UMU1805-001RMX
Publisher
Grains Research and Development Corporation
City
Kingston, ACT
ISBN
978-1-922342-48-5 (online), 978-1-922342-47-8 (print)
Abstract
This manual is relevant to farming systems in southern Australia in which a crop is grown every second year on a paddock (or more frequently) in rotation with self-regenerating pasture legumes. This manual describes a rich spectrum of new annual legume pasture species, which we have termed ‘second generation hard-seeded legumes’ (G2HSLs). These species have been specifically domesticated, bred and selected for soil and climatic conditions in the large agricultural region of southern Australia. In parallel, high quality strains of nodule bacteria (rhizobia) have been selected to ensure these new legumes can nodulate optimally whenever they are sown or allowed to regenerate.
Number of Pages
84
Keywords
pasture legumes, southern Australia, cropping, crop rotation, legume, hard seeded, rhizobia, G2HSLs
Disciplines
Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Biosecurity
Recommended Citation
Hackney, B F,
Harrison, R J,
Nutt, B J,
Norman, H C,
Loi, A,
Ballard, N,
Wicks, T,
Orgill, S,
Rigg, J,
Piltz, J,
Wilmot, M,
Yates, R J,
and
Howieson, J G.
(2023), Pasture Legumes: A new era for pastures in southern Australian farming systems: second generation hardseeded legumes (G2 HSLs). Grains Research and Development Corporation, Kingston, ACT. Report DAS1805-003RMX, UMU1805-001RMX.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/fc_publishedrpts/4
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