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CSIRO pushes for more producers to consider its Anameka Saltbush

CSIRO’s Dr Hayley Norman selected Anameka Saltbush from 60,000 plants.

WITH dry weather on the forecast, the CSIRO is pushing for producers in south-eastern Australia to consider a variety of drought-tolerant saltbush it developed 15-years-ago.

Anameka Saltbush is a specially selected variety of the drought-tolerant native shrub, developed by Australia’s national science agency, with partners in government and industry.

It is unique for its higher nutritional value and improved palatability for livestock and its potential to regenerate the topsoil of land that is too saline or…

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