Western Australia
April 4, 2007
Source:
GRDC's The Crop Doctor
A ‘one stop shop’ for lupin
growers has come on-line where Western Australian growers can
now access historic, agronomic, varietal and production
information about lupins on the new website.
Upwards of 750,000 hectares of Western Australia is planted
annually to lupins, making Western Australia the world’s biggest
producer.
The website will be a valuable resource for growers, with
valuable information about the $100 million lupin industry, from
end products to growing tips.
The new website, www.lupins.org
is dedicated to promoting lupins for:
• growers and agronomists
looking for the latest lupin production knowledge;
• buyers of protein grains;
• processors requiring the highest nutritional value for
food and feed, and
• educators looking for resources.
Developed by Pulse Western
Australia, the website offers links to the most current
information on all aspects of research, agronomy and end uses of
lupins.
Grains Research and Development
Corporation Manager, Pulse/Oilseed/Summer Crop Breeding,
Brondwen MacLean said providing such detailed lupin industry
information at a one-stop website, was an excellent tool,
especially for growers.
Growers can review the many lupin varieties produced by breeding
programs in Australia, Chile, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Russia,
Ukraine and USA that have shown improved agronomic
characteristics, particularly for yield and disease.
Ms MacLean said, for example, growers could now conveniently
look at a table of varieties and review maturity times,
anthracnose resistance, aphid resistance, metribuzin tolerance
and grain protein levels.
The website is www.lupins.org
|
|
 |
|
The Crop Doctor is
GRDC Managing Director,
Peter Reading |
|
