Seed Potato Handling And Storage – Implementing Best Practice
20 July 2012Selection And Evaluation Of Potato Cultivars In Queensland
20 July 2012
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Short Summary
This project monitored aphid activity and used this information to help identify new seed potato producing areas in WA where it may be possible to grow seed potatoes with minimal risk of virus infection transmitted by aphids.
Year Published
1996
Project Provider
WA Department of Agriculture
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This project identified aphid activity in established and potential potato growing areas of the south-west of WA. All aphids were identified to species level, and numbers and timing of activity of the important species were compared. This enabled the assessment of virus risk associated with the various species recorded. The study confirmed that the traditional seed producing area between Walpole and Albany is the most suitable.
Project report
Pests diseases and biosecurity
Industry data and insights
Productivity
Potatoes
Solanaceous vegetables