Two new metribuzin-resistant lupine varieties introduced in Australia

Published 2023년 9월 9일

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Australian Grain Technologies (AGT), the largest national breeding company for wheat, barley, and rapeseed, has developed two new varieties of lupine crops that are adapted to various growing conditions and exhibit high and consistent yields. The varieties, named Gigi and Rosemont, yield up to 16% more than the traditional old variety grown in Australia. Lupins play a crucial role in supplying soil with nitrogen and performing well in the sandy soils of Western Australia's wheat belt, making the release of these new varieties important for the country's agriculture sector.

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In Australia, there is growing interest in growing lupine as a leguminous crop, which is important in grain crop rotation to interrupt the disease cycle, and also supplies the soil with nitrogen and is less demanding on mineral fertilizers, and is in high demand in the export market. The development of new varieties of lupine is carried out by Australian Grain Technologies, the largest national breeding company known for its varieties of wheat, barley and rapeseed. AGT CEO and Head of Breeding Haydn Kuchel said: “We have worked hard to improve the lupine germplasm received from WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development in 2016 and achieved the desired results. We have applied advanced DNA-based genomic breeding at a level superior to any legume breeding in Australia to ensure lupine breeding keeps pace with wheat and barley breeding. This year we have accelerated seed production of two new lupine varieties over the summer so that farmers can plant some of the ...

Source: Agroxxi