Managing brome grass and ryegrass

AHRI Snapshots

Dr Catherine Borger (pictured above) from the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development talks about one of the GRDC projects she's working on in this podcast with the host, Jessica Strauss. The project, run by Dr Gurjeet Gill from the University of Adelaide is looking closely at a range of weed species to find out more about the basic ecological facts about them.Dr Borger said there were many weed species out there where there's a lack of understanding about weed population growth rates; their seed set; their ability to shed seeds at different times and the effect on harvest weed seed management. These are some of the core areas being investigated in the project.This podcast looks closely at brome grass and annual ryegrass. There is lots of data on ryegrass, but it was used as a point of comparison to the other weeds being investigated in the project.Ryegrass still is Australia's biggest weed problem, however, Dr Borger said brome grass is catching up.Take a listen to the podcast to learn more about these two weeds and how to manage them.Music: bensound.com

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