SAGIT Podcast #12 - Safflower as an alternative oilseed - Rhiannon Schilling

13/02/2024 13 min Temporada 1 Episodio 12

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Episode Synopsis

Saline and sodic soils are relatively widespread in South Australia, leaving many growers unable to take advantage of canola as a lucrative oilseed rotation. However, new super-high oleic acid (SHO) safflower varieties may offer an alternative crop with
suitably high oil yields.
 
In this podcast episode, Associate Professor Rhiannon Schilling from SARDI talks about her SAGIT-supported research which investigated the ability of these new SHO safflower lines to perform on soils that are unsuitable for canola. She outlines the potential for SHO safflower to become another significant oilseed crop for SA grain growers in the near future.

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On average, SAGIT invests $2 million a year in supporting research crucial to advancing South Australia’s $4.6 billion grain industry.
 These projects deliver real improvements in countless areas of grain growing, farming systems, soil management, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing, and they also provide technical information to growers.

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