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Breeding Phomopsis-Resistant Lupins, John Sylvester Gladstones
Breeding Phomopsis-Resistant Lupins, John Sylvester Gladstones
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The release of Gungurru and Yorrel lupins marks the coming of age of the narrow-leafed lupin as a crop plantt. These are the first cultivars of the species th have substantial resistance to Phomopsis stem blight, which will make the stubbles much safer for grazing stock.
This article describes the new lupins, their background, and how they were bred. It also acknowledges the contributions of colleagues who helped in important ways.
Preventing Lupinosis With Phomopsis-Resistant Lupins, Jeremy G. Allen, W. A. Cowling
Preventing Lupinosis With Phomopsis-Resistant Lupins, Jeremy G. Allen, W. A. Cowling
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Lupinosis is one of the major livestock siseases in Western Australia. It is caused by stock eating toxins produced by the fungus Phomopsis leptostromiformis which colonises the stems of dead lupin plants.
In 975, the Department of Agriculture started a breeding programme to develop Phompsis-resistant lupins to overcome or control lupinosis. In the previous issue of this Journal the results of small plot evaluations of new lines of Phompsis-resistant lupins developed in this programme were reported. This article describes the first trial involving grazing of Phompsis-resistant lupins.