Huge areas of cropping land in SA are planted to lentils annually, however, issues such as weed control, herbicide damage, establishment, soil toxicity, frost, moisture stress, harvestability have slowed their uptake in low rainfall and sandy soil environments.
In this podcast episode, Dr Larn McMurray from Global Grain Genetics talks about his SAGIT funded research which has led to the development of germplasm with improved traits, and now, the release of two new varieties suited to these difficult areas.
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On average, SAGIT invests $2 million a year in supporting research crucial to advancing South Australia’s $4.6 billion grain industry.
These projects deliver real improvements in countless areas of grain growing, farming systems, soil management, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing, and they also provide technical information to growers.
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