Review of PAST.001, Perennial Grass Improvement
| Project start date: | 17 October 2006 |
| Project end date: | 18 December 2006 |
| Publication date: | 01 February 2012 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Sheep, Lamb, Grassfed cattle |
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Summary
MLA commissioned a research project in December 2003 with the Plant Based Management of Dryland Salinity CRC to enhance the improvement of perennial grasses for the grazing industries by screening accessions of perennial grasses and developing experimental varieties of tall fescue, cocksfoot and subtropical grasses suited to low rainfall regions. A review of this project was required
at the end of 2006 to assess progress and achievements.
Delivery of the research objectives is going very well and there appear to be good prospects for the sub projects in each State to achieve the challenging breeding goals. The goal of developing at least 1 new fast-tracked tall fescue cultivar was abandoned because of contamination with wild endophyte. The risks associated with achieving satisfactory outcomes for more marginal rainfall zones, often with difficult soils are high. For this reason the recommendations focus on the future direction of the project to ensure the greatest chance of delivering products that will succeed.
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| Project manager: | Cameron Allan |
| Primary researcher: | R & PA Barlow |
