RIRDC Projects and Results

Completed Projects & Research in Progress

Archived Research in Progress reports

Current projects

Establishing a seed scheme for mixed varieties of subterranean clover

Soft seeded sulla - a novel approach for lowering seed costs

Polymer adhesives & colourants used in preinoculated legume pasture seed

Improved seed production of Lotus tenuis for a global market

Effective weed control for Trifolium tumens and Dorycnium hirsutum seed crops

Commercial seed technology for Bituminaria bituminosa var. albomarginata

Introgression of tolerance to Pratylenchus neglectus into annual medics

Blue-banded bees as potential pollinators of lucerne

A new Blue green aphid - a biohazard to the pasture seed industry

Evaluating drop tube and sprinkler irrigation for white clover seed production

Drop tube irrigated lucerne seed, herbage yield and plant persistence evaluation

Evaluating different fertilisers in lucerne seed production

Completed projects

Develop ways to reduce seed losses from Lotus corniculatus

Understanding and managing the causes of abnormal seedlings in lucerne

Investigation of the impact of toad rush (Juncus bufonis) on subterranean c

Managing Intellectual Property Rights in Plant Varieties

Conversion from border check to drop tube irrigation for lucerne irrigated

Management of bacterial wilt of lucerne

Irrigation best management practices for white clover seed production

Improved harvesting and thrashing methods of Medic and Biserrula pods

Agronomic support packages for raised bed Lucerne Seed Production

Develop & assess of leafcutter bee survival, mgmnt & reproduction in Sthn Aust

Economic Analysis & Feasibility Study of the Australian Lucerne Seed Industry

Consultancy - Pasture Seeds Five Year Plan

Pasture Seeds Five Year Plan

Management of white fringed weevil and similar species in lucerne.

Development and use of diagnostic tools for subterranean clover red leaf disease

Molecular tools for Boron tolerance in annual medics

PA - Pilot pasture variety trial

Setaria Trial