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Jim R Crush & Lily Ouyamg, AgResearch Ruakura, Hamilton, Greig Cousins, PGGWrightson Seeds, Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North
Completed October 2019
Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) is being used increasingly as a summer livestock feed option. It has been shown to take up soil cadmium (Cd) into the leaf, and there is heritable variation in leaf Cd concentrations. The plant growth rate and Cd concentration are not linked which means it is possible to breed for vigorous chicory growth with reduced foliar Cd. There is no information available on the effects of selection of chicory for leaf Cd on the concentrations of micronutrients that are important for plant or animal health. This report examines the concentrations of essential trace elements: iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), cobalt (Co), selenium (Se) and iodine (I), measured in chicory plants previously selected for either high or low foliar Cd, and progeny lines from crossings within the high and low Cd populations.
The study was jointly commissioned by the Fertiliser Association of New Zealand and the Ministry of Primary Industries.
The full report has been published in the New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research.
The Fertiliser Association of New Zealand and Dairy NZ funded development of the Nutrient Management Adviser Certification Programme (NMACP). This industry-wide certification aims to ensure that advisers have the learning, experience and capability to give sound nutrient advice.
27 March 2024
FANZ is dedicated to funding research and developing New Zealand’s agricultural research capability by supporting PhD research such as the work of Massey University student Nicola Wilson who is undertaking research on ‘What Hot Water Extractable Carbon and Nitrogen can tell us about changes in labile soil Carbon and Nitrogen.’
1 March 2024
The Fertiliser Association of New Zealand recently updated its Fertiliser Use on New Zealand Dairy Farms booklet to ensure farmers get the best value from fertiliser applied and to align the advice with the Code of Practice for Fertiliser Nutrient Management.
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