scholarly journals LUCERNE SEED PRODUCTION IN NEW ZEALAND - ACHIEVEMENTS AND POTENTIAL

1983 ◽  
pp. 30-35
Author(s):  
M.W. Dunbier ◽  
R.B. Wynn-Williams ◽  
R.G. Purves
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Medicago Sativa ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Seed Production ◽  
Catch Crop ◽  
Financial Returns ◽  
Pastoral System ◽  
Seed Industry ◽  
System A ◽  
High Yields

For New Zealand's lucerne seed industry to develop it must reliably produce seed at a price competitive with seed produced overseas. To achieve this will require increased specialisation and co-operation from all parts of the industry including breeders, growers and merchants. Recent research has resulted in a management package which will allow specialist growers to achieve consistently high yields and financial returns that will make seed production a specialist industry rather than a "catch crop" as in the traditional pastoral system. A trial at Lincoln to investigate the seed production capabilities of different cultivars showed there were no significant differences in yield between any of the cultivars currently being grown for seed in New Zealand. With the introduction of more efficient pollinators of lucerne, seed production may shift away from the traditional areas of Marlborough and into areas with more moisture retentive soils and areas where irrigation is possible. It is speculated that if changes do not occur in the lucerne seed industry then all of New Zealand's seed will be imported by 1990. Key Words: lucerne, Medicago sativa, seed production, cultivar

scholarly journals Implications of Plant Selectors' Rights for herbage seed production - a grower's viewpoint

1980 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 119-122
Author(s):  
G. Robertson
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Seed Production ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Seed Industry ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Market Requirements

Over 60% of the herbage seed produced in New Zealand is exported but because plant breeders have concentrated on the local market New Zealand seed has lost its pre-eminence in the United Kingdom. The introduction of Plant Selectors' Rights will encourage the New Zealand seed industry to meet market requirements. There is little future in multiplying overseas-owned cultivars in New Zealand. A progressive seed industry requires greater cooperation between breeders, farmers and merchants. Key words: Plant Selectors' Rights, herbage seed production, New Zealand.

scholarly journals Implications of Plant Selectors' Rights for herbage seed production - trade viewpoint

1980 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 116-118
Author(s):  
J.C. Paterson
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Plant Breeding ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Seed Production ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Seed Industry

The role of Plant Selectors' Rights in encouraging private plant breeding is emphasized and the importance of developing low cost testing schemes for Rights is stressed. The excellent prospects for the development of the New Zealand seed industry are discussed. Key words: Plant Selectors' Rights, herbage seed production, New Zealand.

scholarly journals Training seed technologists

1980 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 52-54
Author(s):  
M. Hii
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Seed Technology ◽  
Seed Industry

The Seed Technology Centre at Massey University was established in 1976, An outline of the courses offered and personnel trained during the first 4 years of its operation is given. The success of the Centre in providing training for both technicians and post-graduate students from overseas, and the role of Massey University in the training of researchers and servicing personnel in the New Zealand seed industry are also discussed. Key words: Seed technologists, training, Massey University.

Dalton alfalfa

2008 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 523-525
Author(s):  
S. N. Acharya
Keyword(s):  
Medicago Sativa ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Seed Production ◽  
Verticillium Wilt ◽  
Bacterial Wilt ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Rainfed Conditions ◽  
Cultivar Description

Dalton alfalfa (Medicago sativa) was developed by the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Research Centre, Lethbridge, Alberta. This cultivar, tested as LRC01CR in western Canada, is derived from parental clones that are both bacterial wilt (BW) and verticillium wilt (VW) resistant. When grown under irrigated and rainfed conditions for forage it out yielded Beaver (check) by 3%, for seed it out yielded Beaver on irrigation by 19%. Dalton is well suited to forage and seed production in western Canada where VW may be of concern. Key words: Cultivar description, alfalfa, Medicago sativa

scholarly journals Potential for seed production of non-traditional herbage species in New Zealand

1990 ◽  
pp. 65-70
Author(s):  
J.G. Hampton ◽  
M.J. Hill ◽  
M.P. Rolston
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Seed Production ◽  
Birdsfoot Trefoil ◽  
Sweet Clover ◽  
Seed Industry ◽  
Seed Supply ◽  
Lower Fertility ◽  
Annual Medics ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Complete Dependence

The New Zealand herbage seed industry is looking to diversify and reduce its almost complete dependence on ryegrass and white clover. This review examines some opportunities and constraints to achieving this industry goal. In the near future, low input sustainable agriculture is likely to create a demand for seed of species such as alsike, Caucasian, zigzag and suckling clovers, crown vetch, velvet grass, white sweet clover, hairy canary clover, birdsfoot trefoil, perennial lupin, yarrow, tagasaste, wheat grass, oat grass, phalaris, paspalum, dogstail and sheep's burnet. There is also potential for export of herbage legumes such as annual medics, berseem clover, vetches, sainfoin, sulla, lotus and sweet clover, particularly to the Mediterranean region and Australia. The New Zealand seed industry has the strengths required to meet these challenges, and areas of lower fertility and free-draining irrigatable soils such as parts of Canterbury are likely to be highly suitable for non-conventional herbage legume seed production. At present there are important constraints, including lack of seed supply and therefore little demand, very limited seed production information, lack of available financial resources, and competition from overseas producers. These problems are discussed. However, they can be overcome, and by 1995 New Zealand could expect commercial seed production of birdsfoot trefoil, sulla, perennial lupin, serradella, Caucasian and zigzag clovers, velvet grass, smooth and upland bromes, phalaris, paspalum, dogstail, dryland bent, yarrow and sheep's burnet. Brief seed production information for some of these species is appended. Keywords: herbage legumes and grasses, pasture herbs, forage shrubs, seed production potential, export, research, marketing

scholarly journals Implications of Plant Selectors' Rights for herbage seed production - Plant Varieties Office viewpoint

1980 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 112-115
Author(s):  
F.W. Whitmore
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Seed Production ◽  
Production Plant

The reason for having a Plant Selectors' Rights scheme and some attendant disadvantages are discussed. The development of Rights both internationally and in New Zealand is outlined. Of the 136 applications for New Zealand Rights received to date only one has been for a herbage cultivar. The advent of Rights has not always been welcomed by farmers. It is argued that a Recommended List would complement the Rights scheme. Reference is made to future expansion of Rights in New Zealand. Key words: Plant Selectors' Rights, herbage seed production, New Zealand.

National and export trends in herbage seed production

2004 ◽  
pp. 95-102
Author(s):  
N.B. Pyke ◽  
M.P. Rolston ◽  
D.R. Woodfield
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Seed Production ◽  
Perennial Ryegrass ◽  
White Clover ◽  
Festuca Arundinacea ◽  
Italian Ryegrass ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Grass Seed ◽  
Seed Industry

The viability of the New Zealand herbage seed industry is influenced by national and international factors and changes in consumer requirements. Four main species perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne), Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum), tall fesuce (Festuca arundinacea) and white clover (Trifolium repens), account for more than 98% of the herbage seed grown in New Zealand. Annual production averages 22000 t, of which 70 to 80% is grass seed with perennial ryegrass (L. perenne) being the largest component. There have also been significant production changes among species with Italian ryegrass (L. multiflorium) in particular increasing in importance, with production doubling between 1999 and 2003. There has been a marked reduction in total area for herbage seed production over the past decade, however, this has been offset, particularly in ryegrass, by higher seed yields per ha. These improvements in seed yield have primarily been achieved through implementation of better management techniques. The increased use of the plant growth regulator trinexapac-ethyl has been very beneficial in grass seed production. There has also been a major shift in New Zealand seed production towards the production of proprietary cultivars. In white clover, for example, proprietary cultivars represented less than 10% of production in 1991 but have increased to 57% in 2003. The rapid uptake of the novel AR1 endophyte technology in proprietary ryegrass cultivars, which has grown from 0% in 2000 to 21% of perennial and hybrid proprietary ryegrass seed produced in 2003, is an excellent example of what can be achieved with an addedvalue product. The future viability of the New Zealand herbage seed industry requires further development of identifiable added value traits associated with the seed. Keywords: AR1 endophyte, plant growth regulators, production statistics, ryegrass, seed production, tall fescue, white clover

scholarly journals The development of the New Zealand vegetable seed industry and future opportunities

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 101-104
Author(s):  
J. Mckay
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Seed Production ◽  
Sweet Corn ◽  
Major Area ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Seed Industry ◽  
Vegetable Seed ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
High Quality Seed ◽  
Leaf Vegetables

Vegetable seed has been produced in New Zealand for over a century. In the late 1900s the potential for global trade was realised and Canterbury has become the major area of vegetable seed production in New Zealand. The main species involved are onion, baby leaf vegetables, sweet corn and brassica. Squash, capsicum, tomato, lettuce and telegraph cucumber are also important. This paper outlines the development of the vegetable seed industry in New Zealand and suggests that future requirements to meet increasing demand for high quality seed will be irrigation and mechanisation.

Conclusion

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alistair Fox
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Coming Of Age ◽  
Financial Returns ◽  
Self Recognition ◽  
International Audience ◽  
National Identity Formation

The conclusion reaffirms the essential role played by cinema generally, and the coming-of-age genre in particular, in the process of national identity formation, because of its effectiveness in facilitating self-recognition and self-experience through a process of triangulation made possible, for the most part, by a dialogue with some of the nation’s most iconic works of literature. This section concludes by point out the danger posed, however, by an observable trend toward generic standardization in New Zealand films motivated by a desire to appeal to an international audience out of consideration for the financial returns expected by funding bodies under current regimes.

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