Pulse trifecta shows promise

摘要

Western Australia's battered lupin market has been thrown a lifeline with the release of the latest anthracnose resistant variety, which is expected to be in the hands of growers as early as this year. Three new pulse varieties have been unveiled forthe Australian market, with the first expected to be released this year. Council of Grain Grower Organisations1 (COGGO) chief executive officer Mark Tucek said Western Australia developed a small, but valuable, industry in the 1980s and '90s based on theAlbus lupin selling for human consumption to the Middle East. "However, the arrival of the fungal disease lupin anthracnose in 1996 led to the collapse of the industry when the only variety — Kiev Mutant — was found to be highly susceptible to the disease," Mark said.