“Summer sowing”: A successful innovation to increase the adoption of key species of annual forage legumes for agriculture in Mediterranean and temperate environments
Summary. Researchers tested summer sowing of annual legume species in Australia, finding that several species with hard seeds can be sown into dry soil in late summer and establish robust pastures after winter rains. Summer-sown legumes produced 1.5 to 10 times more herbage than conventionally sown alternatives. The technique works across different species and climatic zones in Western Australia and New South Wales, offering a practical innovation for pasture renovation that removes adoption barriers.
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Nutt, B. J., Loi, A., Hackney, B., Yates, R., D'Antuono, M., Harrison, R. J., & Howieson, J.. (2021). “Summer sowing”: A successful innovation to increase the adoption of key species of annual forage legumes for agriculture in Mediterranean and temperate environments. Grass and Forage Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/gfs.12516
Nutt, B. J., et al. ““Summer sowing”: A successful innovation to increase the adoption of key species of annual forage legumes for agriculture in Mediterranean and temperate environments.” Grass and Forage Science, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1111/gfs.12516.
Nutt, B. J., A. Loi, Belinda Hackney, Ron Yates, M. D'Antuono, Robert J. Harrison, and John Howieson. 2021. ““Summer sowing”: A successful innovation to increase the adoption of key species of annual forage legumes for agriculture in Mediterranean and temperate environments.” Grass and Forage Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/gfs.12516.
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- Australia
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- agtech, food-systems
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- 2026-04-28