Improving Agriculture Through Research and Development
Explore the investment in various species for commercial feed production, focusing on traits like forage yield, seed yield, and persistence. Discover the limitations, support needs, and capacity for pre-breeding outputs to enhance productivity in agriculture.
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MLA FEEDBASE PLAN COMMERCIAL FEEDBACK
WHAT ARE WE INVESTING IN? SPECIES Temperate grasses Ryegrass (Annual > Perennial) Phalaris Tall fescue Cocksfoot Forage cereals Temperate legumes Sub clover (spp. Brachy) Lucerne Tropical grasses Panicum Buffel Brachiaria Tropical legumes Burgundy bean Cowpea TRAITS Forage yield Seed yield & harvestability Persistence Forage quality Pest & disease resistance Herbicide tolerance Acid soil tolerance
SPECIES & LIMITATIONS WHY DO WE WORK ON THE SPECIES WE DO Market size & consistency needs to be viable/large enough & reliable Availability access to varieties (breed or partner with someone) Complete or complement our product range Ability to make a margin Ability to produce seed Superior products sell themselves Product differentiation new & unique traits that offer value to producers WHAT LIMITS OUR EFFORT INTO OTHERS Market size too small Limitation with seed production (quantity or cost) High potential of over fence trading Non Regular Market Availability no one breeding or programs tied up Species not familiar/adopted Lack of knowledge/expertise to assist adoption
WHAT SPECIES REQUIRE SUPPORT Greatest lift to productivity will come from improving pastures (renovating > improved varieties > management). Products that need support All of them!! Sub clover/medics Seed production / Clean Ground / Harvesting Vetch Herbicide options Burgundy Bean Herbicide options Chicory Herbicide Options Sulla General Agronomy Many Species - Insect Pests
CAPACITY TO USE PRE BREEDING OUTPUTS Looking for Opportunities Our investment is under serious review presently as product pipelines are limited. If we cannot partner with an organisation then we will need to do the work ourselves.
TRAITS BUT NOT THE CAPACITY Alkaloids - Phalaris Genomic methods need access to service providers (cost effectively) Disease or insect screening annual clovers, cowpea, Lucerne, vetch, Industry Standardisation Forage quality need higher throughput technology Forage yield measurement high throughput, non destructive Herbicide tolerance in-field capacity & regulatory navigation Inoculant Development Important that this continues, better shelf life, easier to deliver to end user
GAPS IN THE PRE BREEDING MODEL Gap may be between marker identification and ability to screen. Is there a commercially available service for genetic screening?
