Sorghum Bicolor - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022,
2022
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Sorghum Bicolor - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia
Environmental Weed Risk Assessments
Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses hybrid forage, grain annual sorghum, Sudan grass (Sorghum bicolor) Annual hybrid sorghum includes a wide range of forage and grain sorghum types (e.g. Sudan grass hybrids, Grain sorghum x Sudan hybrids, Sweet sorghum hybrids, open-pollinated sweet sorghum, dual-purpose grain sorghum hybrids). They are tall, leafy, erect, tussock grasses used as annual forage or hay crops, …
Trifolium Michelianum - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022,
2022
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Trifolium Michelianum - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia
Environmental Weed Risk Assessments
Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Balansa clover (Trifolium michelianum). Balansa clover is a temperate annual pasture legume native to the Mediterranean region. It is sown in south-western Australia on soils subject to periodic waterlogging. In experimental trials in northern Western Australia (WA) the annual legumes and herbs had good feed quality but in general, with low forage yields under irrigation, …
Trifolium Repens - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022,
2022
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Trifolium Repens - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia
Environmental Weed Risk Assessments
Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses White clover (Trifolium repens). White clover is a herbaceous perennial legume that reproduces from seed as well as vegetatively from stolons. It is most likely native to Mediterranean Europe and has been used as a pasture legume in both Europe and the British Isles for centuries. It is widely sown throughout the world and has …
Trifolium Resupinatum - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022,
2022
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Trifolium Resupinatum - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia
Environmental Weed Risk Assessments
Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Persian clover (Trifolium resupinatum). Persian clover is an annual clover native to Turkey, Afghanistan, Portugal, Greece, Iran and Iraq. It was introduced to South Australia in the 1950s and grown commercially in the early 1970s. It has become a valuable species for temperate pastures of southern Australia, but is a minor pasture species in south-western …
Trifolium Vesiculosum - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022,
2022
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Trifolium Vesiculosum - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia
Environmental Weed Risk Assessments
Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Arrowleaf clover (Trifolium vesiculosum). Arrowleaf clover (Trifolium vesiculosum) is an upright, annual pasture legume which occurs naturally in the Mediterranean Basin (Italy, Greece, Corsica, western Turkey, the Balkans and north of the Black Sea). Arrowleaf clover is a long season annual suited to forage production systems which grows strongly in spring but has poor winter …
Vitis Vinifera - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022,
2022
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Vitis Vinifera - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia
Environmental Weed Risk Assessments
Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Grapevines (Vitis vinifera). Grapevines are grown for both direct consumption of the fruit as table grapes or dried vine fruit and for fermentation to produce wine. They are cultivated worldwide, but originate from southern Europe. In Western Australia (WA) the viticulture industry was initially centred around the Swan Valley, but the work of Olmo (1956) …
Zea Mays - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022,
2022
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Zea Mays - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia
Environmental Weed Risk Assessments
Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Maize (Zea mays). Maize (corn) is a tall, annual warm season (C4) grass grown for grain or silage. The first domestication of maize was by the indigenous people of southern Mexico, and it has been cultivated for thousands of years in central and southern America. Maize is a staple food in many parts of the …
Cicer Arietinum - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022,
2022
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Cicer Arietinum - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia
Environmental Weed Risk Assessments
Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Chickpeas (Cicer arietinum). Chickpeas are a widely cultivated annual pulse crop used for human consumption and as animal feed. They have been cultivated for thousands of years in the Middle East and most likely were first domesticated in what is now modern-day Turkey. There are two groups, the desi and kabuli types, which are differentiated …
Citrus Reticulata - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022,
2022
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Citrus Reticulata - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia
Environmental Weed Risk Assessments
Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Mandarin (Citrus reticulata). Mandarin are part of the Citrus genus of small evergreen flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. They are native to South China and Japan in East Asia, and Vietnam in Southeast Asia. Mandarin is an important horticultural crop which is widely cultivated around the world. The Western Australian citrus …
Helianthus Annuus - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022,
2022
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Helianthus Annuus - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia
Environmental Weed Risk Assessments
Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Sunflower (Helianthus annuus). Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is a summer-growing plant native to North America and now grown over large areas throughout the USA, Eastern Europe, China and South America. It has also been grown for many years both under irrigation, and in summer rainfall areas of Australia (Queensland and New South Wales). Sunflower seed is …
Lolium Rigidum - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022,
2022
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Lolium Rigidum - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia
Environmental Weed Risk Assessments
Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Annual ryegrass (Lolium rigidum). Annual ryegrass (Wimmera ryegrass) is a temperate annual grass which is widely naturalized in south-western Australia. In irrigated experiments in northern Western Australia (WA) annual ryegrass produced high-quality feed but had modest productivity over winter under subtropical conditions and as such does not appear to be a viable forage option (Moore …
Medicago Orbicularis - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022,
2022
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Medicago Orbicularis - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia
Environmental Weed Risk Assessments
Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Button medic (Medicago orbicularis). Button medic is a temperate annual pasture legume native to the Mediterranean region, which is adapted to well drained, alkaline sandy loam soils (pHwater > 6.5) in low rainfall (AAR > 275mm) temperate cropping zones. Used as a self-regenerating autumn-to-spring growing annual pasture (Howie et al. 2007). A very minor pasture species if …
Passiflora Edulis - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022,
2022
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Passiflora Edulis - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia
Environmental Weed Risk Assessments
Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Passionfruit (Passiflora edulis). Passiflora edulis, commonly known as passionfruit, is a perennial vine species of passionflower native to southern Brazil through Paraguay and northern Argentina. It is cultivated commercially in Hawaii, Australia, South Africa, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia for the sweet, seedy fruit. In Western Australia (WA) passionfruit has been grown commercially in …
Vicia Villosa - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022,
2022
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Vicia Villosa - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia
Environmental Weed Risk Assessments
Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Woolly pod vetch (Vicia villosa). Woolly pod vetch is a self-regenerating annual type of vetch native to some of Europe and western Asia. It is adapted to a wide range of soil types, especially well-drained soils, but does not tolerate waterlogging. The seed (grain) can cause toxicity and even death of livestock. Woolly pod vetch …
Asparagus Officinalis - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022,
2022
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Asparagus Officinalis - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia
Environmental Weed Risk Assessments
Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Asparagus officinalis. Asparagus (garden asparagus) is an herbaceous, perennial plant, and the young shoots are used as a spring vegetable. Native to Europe, it originally grew in coastal sand dunes and has some salt tolerance.
Brassica Napus - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022,
2022
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Brassica Napus - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia
Environmental Weed Risk Assessments
Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Brassica napus (canola). Canola is a winter growing oilseed crop from the Brassica family. Canola oil is a vegetable oil derived from a variety of rapeseed that is low in erucic acid. Canola is the third largest broadacre crop grown in south-western Australia and is widely grown as a break crop in cereal rotations. Western …
Citrus X Paradisi - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022,
2022
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Citrus X Paradisi - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia
Environmental Weed Risk Assessments
Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Grapefruit (Citrus x paradisi). Grapefruit are part of the Citrus genus of small evergreen flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Grapefruit originated as a natural hybrid between orange and pomelo. Grapefruit are an important horticultural crop which is widely cultivated around the world. The Western Australian citrus industry primarily supplies the local …
Hordeum Vulgare - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022,
2022
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Hordeum Vulgare - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia
Environmental Weed Risk Assessments
Introducing new plants to an are a may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Barley (Hordeum vulgare). Barley is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally. It was one of the first cultivated grains, particularly in Eurasia as early as 10,000 years ago. Barley has been used as animal fodder, as a source of fermentable material for beer and certain distilled beverages, and as a component …
Festuca Arundinacea - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022,
2022
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Festuca Arundinacea - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia
Environmental Weed Risk Assessments
Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea). Tall fescue is a temperate, perennial bunch grass native to Europe, temperate Asia and north-west Africa and has been introduced into temperate North and South America, New Zealand, South Africa and southern Australia because of its value as a forage. There are two types of tall fescue; the spring/summer-active (temperate) types …
Lupinus Angustifolius - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022,
2022
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Lupinus Angustifolius - Environmental Weed Risk Assessment 2022, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia
Environmental Weed Risk Assessments
Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Narrowleaf lupins (Lupinus angustifolius). Narrowleaf lupins (white lupins, Australian sweet lupins) is an annual pulse crop first domesticated in Western Australia (WA). Farmers in WA produce about 80% of total world production and are the only significant exporters of lupin grain. Lupins are well suited to the deep, acid sandy soils that occur over large …
