| Researcher(s) | N/A |
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| Year(s) | 2017 |
| Contributor | Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated |
| Trial location(s) |
Playford Hwy, SA
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To determine whether clover or ryegrass is the best fit for Kangaroo Island in terms of heading date and seasonal growth patterns.
Farmers planning to renovate pasture’s can face an almost bewildering choice of varieties to select from. Victorian perennial rye grass is one of the best known of the ryegrass varieties and is still used by many. However, given it was developed and released in the early 1900’s it’s been superseded by many new and improved varieties. To look at this another way, this would compare to you buying rams from a breeder that had not done any genetic improvement in his flock for 100 years.
| Lead research organisation | N/A |
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| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
Sponsors • PGG Wrightson • Valley Seeds • Dyna-Gro • Heritage Seeds • Pasture Genetics • Stephen Pasture Seeds • Upper Murray Seeds • AGKI - for the hire of the cone seeder & Landmark’s contribution towards its maintenance and improvements. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop types | Pasture: Clover Other crop: Grasses |
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| Trial design |
| Sow date | Not specified |
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| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Sow date | Not specified |
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| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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