Grassed up - Summary tables

Table iii. Australian native grass registered varieties 1. and public varieties

Species Varietal name or
selection
identification
Contacts Selection characteristics Target industry
Astrebla lappacea cv. Yanda 1. Breeder:
NSW Agriculture
Commercial seed production:    
Native Seeds, Victoria
Superior seed yield, high leaf/stem ratio, increased cool season leaf growth. Pastoral
Astrebla pectinata cv. Turanti 1. Breeder:
NSW Agriculture
Commercial seed production:
Native Seeds, Victoria
Superior seed yield, high leaf/stem ratio, increased cool season leaf growth. Pastoral/Rehabilitation
Austrodanthonia bipartita cv. Bunderra 1. Breeder:
NSW Agriculture
Commercial seed production:
Native Seeds, Victoria
Increased seed retention and inflorescence seed yield. Pastoral
Austrodanthonia fulva LIG-179 Breeder:
DLWC and Agriculture Victoria
Commercial seed production:
Native Seeds, Victoria
Persistence, increased green leaf production, increased seed production. Pastoral/Rehabilitation
Austrodanthonia geniculata Oxley Commercial seed production:
Native Seeds, Victoria
Increased seed retention. Amenity
Austrodanthonia richardsonii cv. Hume 1. Breeder:
CSIRO
Commercial seed production:
Native Seeds, Victoria
Superior seed production, early and uniform flowering. Amenity
  cv. Taranna 1. Breeder:
NSW Agriculture
Commercial seed production:
Native Seeds, Victoria
Increased seed retention and inflorescence seed yield. Pastoral
Bothriochloa macra LIG-002 Breeder:
DLWC and Agriculture Victoria
Commercial seed production:
Native Seeds, Victoria
Persistence, increased green leaf production, increased seed production. Pastoral/Rehabilitation
  Bass Commercial seed production:
Native Seeds, Victoria
Upright seed habit, increased leaf production, rapid field establishment. Amenity/Rehabilitation
Chloris ventricosa LIG-548 Breeder:
DLWC and Agriculture Victoria
Commercial seed production:
Native Seeds, Victoria
Persistence, increased green leaf production, increased seed production. Pastoral/Rehabilitation
Elymus scaber LIG-473 Breeder:
DLWC and Agriculture Victoria
Commercial seed production:
Native Seeds, Victoria
Persistence, increased green leaf production, increased seed production. Pastoral/Rehabilitation
  LIG-363 Breeder:
DLWC and Agriculture Victoria
Commercial seed production:
Native Seeds, Victoria
Persistence, increased green leaf production, increased seed production. Pastoral/Rehabilitation
  Oakey Commercial seed production:
Native Seeds, Victoria
Persistence, increased green leaf production, increased seed production.  
Microlaena stipoides cv. Griffin 1. Breeder:
University of New England
Commercial seed production:
Native Seeds, Victoria
Plant morphological characteristics, flowering times and seed production. Turf
  cv. Shannon 1. Breeder:
University of New England
Commercial seed production:
Native Seeds, Victoria
Plant morphological characteristics, flowering times and seed production. Amenity
  cv. Wakefield 1. Breeder:
University of New England
Commercial seed production:
Native Seeds, Victoria
Plant morphological characteristics, flowering times and seed production. Pastoral
  LIG-183 Breeder:
DLWC and Agriculture Victoria
Commercial seed production:
Native Seeds, Victoria
Persistence, increased green leaf production, increased seed production. Pastoral/Rehabilitation
  LIG-704 Breeder:
DLWC and Agriculture Victoria
Commercial seed production:
Native Seeds, Victoria
Persistence, increased green leaf production, increased seed production. Pastoral/Rehabilitation
Tasman   Commercial seed production:
Native Seeds, Victoria
Persistence, increased green leaf production, increased seed production.  
Themeda triandra cv. Tangara 1. Breeder:
CSIRO
Commercial seed production:
Native Seeds, Victoria
Low biomass and desirable plant architecture. Amenity/Rehabilitation
  LIG-520 Breeder:
DLWC and Agriculture Victoria
Commercial seed production:
Native Seeds, Victoria
Persistence, increased green leaf production, increased seed production. Pastoral/Rehabilitation

1. PVR (Plant Variety Rights) and PBR (Plant Breeders Rights)

Table iv. Seed testing options for Australian native grass seed

A list of International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) accredited laboratories can be found on the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry website.

Department approved seed purity testing laboratories - DAFF (agriculture.gov.au)

Information on seed quality testing, germination and dormancy for native plants can be found on the Florabank website.

florabank.org.au/guidelines