SALTLAND
TOLERANT SEED
Saltland is capable of supporting a range of
productive options. Saltland pastures are one of these. The salt
tolerant species we discuss here are indicative of what we supply and
is not exhaustive. We encourage you to ask if you do not see the
species you require.
Saltbushes/Atriplex
There
are approx 60 Atriplex species Australia wide. Assessments have been
carried out on soil conditions, plant growth and habit, flowering, seed
production and ability to produce volunteers, resistance to pests and
diseases, water logging tolerances, drought tolerance and resistance to
sand lasting. The highest ranked saltbushes were;
- Atriplex amnicola (River
saltbush)
- Atriplex undulata (Wavy leaf
saltbush)
- Atriplex nummularia (Old man
saltbush)
- Atriplex lentiformis
(Quailbrush)
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Samphires/Tecticornia
Samphire is the common name for native plants from
the genus Halosarcia/Tecticornia. Although slower growing than saltbush
and bluebush species, samphires have high tolerance to salinity and
water logging. Samphires are pioneer species and therefore readily
colonise bare disturbed soil, because of this and the fact that they
are soil stabilisers, samphire can be used in mine/land rehabilitation
sites.
Kimseed
often harvests and stocks:
- Tecticornia pergranulata
- Tecticornia verrucosa
Bluebush/Maireana
They are generally low shrubs found in saline
environments, dominating rangelands
Kimseed often harvests and stocks:
- Maireana brevifolia
- Maireana convexa
- Maireana georgei
- Maireana pyramidata
- Maireana tomentosa
- Maireana triptera
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The aforementioned species are suitable for
land revegetation in many countries around the world, and are all
available for export
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