Delving to root of sub clover losses

Catherine Miller
Updated December 14 2015 - 1:10pm, first published November 21 2015 - 5:00am
Nick Edwards, Avenue Range, is hosting one of MacKillop Farm Management Group’s trial sites which is evaluating different sub clover seed treatments and varieties for their impact on the level of sub clover root rot. The plots are planted with 100 seeds in a one-metre long row.
Nick Edwards, Avenue Range, is hosting one of MacKillop Farm Management Group’s trial sites which is evaluating different sub clover seed treatments and varieties for their impact on the level of sub clover root rot. The plots are planted with 100 seeds in a one-metre long row.

SOIL-BORNE root diseases may be hidden below the surface but long-time research has found the pathogens are causing significant economic losses in sub clover pastures.

Catherine Miller

Stock Journal's livestock editor and South East correspondent.

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