Autumn weed cleaning works wonders for yellow serradella

摘要

A delayed germination pattern at the break-of-season provides astute producers an ideal autumn weed control opportunity to renovate weedy serradella pastures. This effective control option not only tackles broadleaf weeds such as capeweed, but also can boost legume content in pastures significantly. Recent investigations by the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA) researchers have shown that the differential in germination pattern between yellow serradella and many weed species provides a window of opportunity to control weeds with low-cost, broad spectrum herbicides after the break-of-season — without jeopardising legume persistence.