Brassica Reference Manual - Agricom
Brassica Reference Manual - Agricom
Brassica Reference Manual - Agricom
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CONTENTS<br />
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INTRODUCTION<br />
1.1 PGG Seeds - A profile<br />
1.2 The breeding process<br />
1.3 Why use certified seed?<br />
1.4 Why keep forage brassicas in your rotation?<br />
1.5 Why consider brassicas?<br />
1.6 Product Range<br />
Multiple grazing brassicas<br />
Turnips and other brassica options<br />
Companion species with brassicas<br />
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BRASSICAS<br />
2.1 The breeding edge<br />
2.2 <strong>Brassica</strong> species overview<br />
Hybrid <strong>Brassica</strong>s<br />
Bulb Turnips<br />
Forage Rape<br />
Kale<br />
Swedes<br />
2.3 Companion species overview<br />
Chicory<br />
Plantain<br />
Red Clover<br />
2.4 Forage brassica decision tool<br />
2.5 PGG Seeds’ forage brassica cultivars<br />
WINFRED forage brassica<br />
Ceres HUNTER forage brassica<br />
2.6 PGG Seeds’ Other brassica cultivars<br />
Bulb turnips<br />
Ceres AUSTRALIAN PURPLE TOP turnip<br />
Ceres NEW YORK turnip<br />
Ceres RIVAL turnip<br />
Rape<br />
Ceres ACE forage rape<br />
Kale<br />
Ceres SOVEREIGN kale<br />
Swedes<br />
Ceres DOMINION swede<br />
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COMPANION SPECIES WITH BRASSICAS<br />
3.1 Herbs and clovers with forage brassicas<br />
3.2 Suggested brassica and herb mixes<br />
3.3 Chicory forage system<br />
Grasslands CHOICE<br />
Ceres GROUSE<br />
3.4 Companion species with brassicas<br />
3.5 Plantain forage system<br />
Ceres TONIC<br />
3.6 Red clover<br />
Grasslands COLENSO<br />
Grasslands SENSATION<br />
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BRASSICA CROP HUSBANDRY<br />
4.1 Successful brassica establishment<br />
4.2 Winter gross margin comparison per hectare<br />
4.3 Fertiliser guidelines for brassicas<br />
4.4 Gaucho seed treatment<br />
4.5 <strong>Brassica</strong> pest and disease summary<br />
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GRAZING MANAGEMENT<br />
AND ANIMAL WELFARE<br />
5.1 Best practice brassica grazing<br />
5.2 Feed quality comparisons<br />
5.3 Crop utilisation<br />
5.4 Crop access<br />
5.5 Rape scald (photosensitization)<br />
5.6 Nitrates<br />
5.7 SMCO’s, Kale anaemia, Red water<br />
5.8 Goitre<br />
5.9 Trace elements<br />
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BRASSICA USER GUIDE<br />
<strong>Reference</strong><br />
<strong>Manual</strong> for<br />
<strong>Brassica</strong>s<br />
and<br />
Alternative<br />
Forages
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