Western Australia
April 16, 2008
Two pre-release lines of field
pea, OZP 0601 and OZP 0602, promoted from the
GRDC-supported Pulse
Breeding Australia program, show great potential for Western
Australia, according to Ian Pritchard, Grains Extension Officer
at DAFWA.
The lines were selected from 24 evaluated across 11 sites in
2007.
"They are Kaspa type early-mid flowering field peas and are in
the last stages of testing before release," Mr Pritchard said.
"If they perform well this year, limited quantities will be
available for release in 2009. They're going through the
pre-commercialisation pipeline now."
He indicated that Kaspa continued to show the broadest
adaptation throughout the Western Australia wheatbelt. |
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