Ensuring the long term viability of the New Zealand seed industry

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Ensuring the long term viability of the New Zealand seed industry

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New Zealand‟s seed industry occupies around 50,000 ha and produced around 130,000 tonnes seed in both 2010 and 2011. Most of this production is based in Canterbury. Ryegrasses and peas (at around 30,000 tonnes each) are the largest seed crops by volume, but cereals, forage brassicas, oilseeds, forage legumes and vegetable seeds are also important. The upstream impacts of the seed industry in 2011 were estimated at $228M in direct sales, a total impact of $610M, and a contribution to New Zeala...

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Research Paper

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Conference paper

Date created

2012-11

Creator

Hampton, John / Rolston, MP / Pyke, NB / Green, W

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https://hdl.handle.net/10182/7998

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seed production / seed quality / seed certification / seed exports / economic impact / strategic importance / industry survival / seed research / Agronomy / Crop and Pasture Improvement (Selection and Breeding) / Agriculture, land and farm management / Crop and pasture production

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