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WA Set to Release Yellow LupinSYDNEY - May 7/03 - SNS -- Lupin growers in Western Australia could have seed from a new yellow lupin variety available for initial commercial production in 2004. Department of Agriculture lupin breeder Kedar Adhikari said the release of a yellow lupin variety with improved aphid tolerance would enable WA growers to access a highly lucrative market offering premium prices. "Demand for yellow lupins as a feed for poultry, pigs and the aquaculture industry is due to the grain having higher protein content and better amino acid balance than narrow-leafed lupins," he said. Dr Adhikari said it was initially believed that the niche for yellow lupins was the vast tracts of highly acidic sandplain with subsoil aluminum toxicity in the eastern wheatbelt, where narrow-leafed lupins did not perform well. The subscriber version of the article is available by Clicking here
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