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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
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Australian Genetic Resources Of Trifolium And Ornithopus Species, Richard Snowball, Kevin Foster, Bill Collins
Australian Genetic Resources Of Trifolium And Ornithopus Species, Richard Snowball, Kevin Foster, Bill Collins
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The introduction of improved pasture legumes into the cereal growing areas of southern Australia changed the face of our agricultural systems.
Subterranean clover was the first pasture legume to have a major impact, and the first varieties were available commercially in the 1930s. Since then, many varieties have been released, leading to the most recent release of Denmark, Gou/bum and Leura in 1992.
The development of burr, barrel and murex medics also had an impact on the pasture production of less acid heavy soils. Yellow serradella is still being developed for the more acid sandy soils.
This development of improved …