Pasture characteristics perceived by farmers of Western Australia in relation to adoption of annual pasture legumes
A number of annual pasture legumes have been released in Western Australia since 1990 with the aim of a successful fit into the existing farming systems. However, the success of adoption of these species/cultivars has not been encouraging. This study used a survey of farmers to characterise the desi...
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| author | Salam, Kawsar Murray-Prior, Roy Bowran, D. Salam, Moin |
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| description | A number of annual pasture legumes have been released in Western Australia since 1990 with the aim of a successful fit into the existing farming systems. However, the success of adoption of these species/cultivars has not been encouraging. This study used a survey of farmers to characterise the desired attributes of annual pasture legumes. Altogether farmers mentioned 47 attributes in relation to a ‘dream’ annual pasture legume. These attributes were analysed using a systems approach and a framework to evaluate annual pasture legumes in Western Australia (APL-Characteristics-Framework for WA) was developed. This framework consists of six sub-systems: establishment and growth, abiotic stress, insect tolerance, feed quality and supply, weed control, and economics. The components and sub-components for each sub-system were also identified. A further analysis showed interactions of the sub-systems of the APL-Characteristics-Framework. Findings of this study can help understand how, if any, pasture characteristics relate to adoption of annual pasture legumes in Western Australia. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-421082017-01-30T14:57:25Z Pasture characteristics perceived by farmers of Western Australia in relation to adoption of annual pasture legumes Salam, Kawsar Murray-Prior, Roy Bowran, D. Salam, Moin MJ Unkovich A number of annual pasture legumes have been released in Western Australia since 1990 with the aim of a successful fit into the existing farming systems. However, the success of adoption of these species/cultivars has not been encouraging. This study used a survey of farmers to characterise the desired attributes of annual pasture legumes. Altogether farmers mentioned 47 attributes in relation to a ‘dream’ annual pasture legume. These attributes were analysed using a systems approach and a framework to evaluate annual pasture legumes in Western Australia (APL-Characteristics-Framework for WA) was developed. This framework consists of six sub-systems: establishment and growth, abiotic stress, insect tolerance, feed quality and supply, weed control, and economics. The components and sub-components for each sub-system were also identified. A further analysis showed interactions of the sub-systems of the APL-Characteristics-Framework. Findings of this study can help understand how, if any, pasture characteristics relate to adoption of annual pasture legumes in Western Australia. 2008 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42108 http://www.regional.org.au/au/asa/2008/concurrent/managing-pastures/5680_salamkp.htm The Regional Institute Ltd fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Salam, Kawsar Murray-Prior, Roy Bowran, D. Salam, Moin Pasture characteristics perceived by farmers of Western Australia in relation to adoption of annual pasture legumes |
| title | Pasture characteristics perceived by farmers of Western Australia in relation to adoption of annual pasture legumes |
| title_full | Pasture characteristics perceived by farmers of Western Australia in relation to adoption of annual pasture legumes |
| title_fullStr | Pasture characteristics perceived by farmers of Western Australia in relation to adoption of annual pasture legumes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pasture characteristics perceived by farmers of Western Australia in relation to adoption of annual pasture legumes |
| title_short | Pasture characteristics perceived by farmers of Western Australia in relation to adoption of annual pasture legumes |
| title_sort | pasture characteristics perceived by farmers of western australia in relation to adoption of annual pasture legumes |
| url | http://www.regional.org.au/au/asa/2008/concurrent/managing-pastures/5680_salamkp.htm http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42108 |