The making of a new pasture variety

Authors

Department of Agriculture, Western Australia

Keywords

Pastures, Varieties, Plant breeding, Variety trials, Seed certification

Disciplines

Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Plant Breeding and Genetics | Systems Biology

First Page Number

124

Last Page Number

127

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

FARMERS who attend field days at Department of Agriculture research stations are reasonably familiar with the procedure for producing a new cereal variety. It involves a painstaking and tedious process of crossing, followed by many years of segregation, selection and testing for yield, disease resistance, and other characters.

Although there are many pitfalls, the procedure for the creation of a new cereal variety is at least fairly well systematised.

Until recently the making of a new pasture variety was far from a systematic undertaking.

Recommended Citation

Department of Agriculture, Western Australia (1970) "The making of a new pasture variety," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 11: No. 6, Article 4.
Available at: https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol11/iss6/4