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makers and government.
The findings will be used to
update Industry Biosecurity
Plans, which will assist
industry to better prepare for
an incursion (e.g. surveillance,
pest management). Following
on from this project, future
research will look at how to
integrate this knowledge into
regional pest management
plans, TPP dispersal over
long distances and whether a
landscape approach to TPP
management is worth pursuing.
including sweetpotato.
If TPP arrives in Australia,
the Convolvulaceae are present
mainly in the north of Australia,
roughly between Broome and
Cairns, and the Solanaceae are
present throughout Australia.
Although the areas identified for
these families may not be the
main areas where Solanaceous
crops are grown in Australia, the
region may be able to maintain
populations of TPP and/or CLso
that can infect crops in other
regions, for example through
movement via human mediated
and natural dispersal pathways.
The findings of the
research has highlighted
the importance of better
understanding the role of
non-crop hosts for pest
and disease management.
It has also identified gaps
in knowledge, such as the
distance from target crops
that you need to survey
non-crop hosts.
Beneficiaries of this research
include growers (potato,
tamarillo, tomato, capsicum,
chilli, eggplant), plant primary
industries in Australia and New
Zealand, biosecurity decision-
This article was supplied
by the Plant Biosecurity
Cooperative Research
Centre. For more
information, please visit
pbcrc.com.au.This communication
has been funded by
Horticulture Innovation
Australia Limited using
the Fresh Potato Levy and
funds from the Australian
Government.
Project Number: PT15007
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