Open AccessLUCERNE SEED PRODUCTION
Author(s) -
G.A. Avery
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
proceedings of the new zealand grassland association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-4577
pISSN - 0369-3902
DOI - 10.33584/jnzg.1962.24.1143
Subject(s) - yield (engineering) , agronomy , crop , production (economics) , biology , geography , economics , materials science , metallurgy , macroeconomics
Lucerne is grown for seed chiefly in Marlborough and North Canterbury with a small amount in Mid Canterbury. The variation in the areas harvested from year to year indicates two important factors regarding lucerne seed production: 1. That most farmers regard lucerne as a catch crop. 2. The terrific influence climatic conditions have on seed yield.