Mauro: a mid to late maturing cultivar of biserrula (Biserrula pelecinus)
A. Loi A C , B. J. Nutt A , C. K. Revell A , G. A. Sandral B and B. S. Dear BA Department of Agriculture of Western Australia, 3 Baron-Hay Court, South Perth, WA 6151, Australia.
B NSW Department of Primary Industries, Agricultural Institute, PMB Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650, Australia.
C Corresponding author. Email: aloi@agric.wa.gov.au
Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 46(4) 595-597 https://doi.org/10.1071/EA05033
Submitted: 8 February 2005 Accepted: 20 October 2005 Published: 20 April 2006
Abstract
Mauro is a new mid to late variety of biserrula. It was derived from a single plant selection from a population collected from a harsh and heavily grazed site in southern Sardinia, Italy. The later maturity, lower hard seed level and higher regeneration in the second year of Mauro compared with Casbah will enhance the performance of biserrula in areas with medium to high rainfall where permanent pasture or infrequent cropping are common.
Acknowledgments
Mauro was field tested by the National Annual Pasture Legume Improvement Program supported by Grain Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and Australian Wool Innovation (AWI). We would like also thank Dr Steve Carr and Dr Claudio Porqueddu and the Centro di Studio sui Pascoli Mediterranei (ISPAAM, sezione di Sassari) (CNR), Sassari (Italy) for their help during the collection.
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