This 2-year long project aimed to estimate critical ranges for petiole nitrate-nitrogen in potato crops to enable growers assess the nitrogen status of the processing potato […]
This factsheet provides guidelines to farmers on how to delineate management zones within a paddock, how to match fertiliser inputs according to crop demand and supply […]
Today’s molecular plant breeders are armed with the technologies to make specific changes to genes in living cells, in some cases without the presence of any […]
Soil health is a substantial and broad field that covers the physical, chemical and biological components of soil and their interactions. The objectives of this research […]
Soft rot bacterial species Dickeya and Pectobacterium are listed globally in the top 10 of important bacterial plant pathogens based on their economic impact. They are […]
Project PT16000 was commissioned by Hort Innovation to complete a literature search and identify information and research on potato seed handling and quality. A literature review […]
Powdery scab disease of potato (caused by tuber infections with the protozoan pathogen Spongospora subterranea) has long been recognized as a common and economically important blemish […]
This guide is based on current knowledge on management of powdery scab, highlighting key factors that affect the risks of this disease and opportunities for effective […]
The project worked extensively with stakeholders across the potato, vegetable and processing tomato industries. Within the potato industry, the project worked with all sectors of the […]
In 2022, this short project facilitated a collaborative identification of key pest (insect, disease and weed) challenges for the Australian potato industry and design of appropriate […]
From 2016 to 2022, this investment extended integrated pest management (IPM) practices to onion and potato growers across all major production regions of Australia. Its core […]
This project, which ran from 2018 to 2023, developed a rapid, cost-effective screening process to determine the level of resistance different potato cultivars have to powdery […]
From 2019 to 2023, this investment supported a critical national surveillance, identification, and reporting program for tomato potato psyllid (TPP) and Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (Clso) across Australia. Highly […]
The project distributed over 3,000 sticky traps and detected no TPP in Tasmania, Victoria, NSW or Queensland, supporting assurances of Area of Freedom status.
This plan outlines measures to effectively control TPP in vegetable-growing enterprises and demonstrates industry commitment to minimising its spread and impact.
This plan outlines measures to effectively control TPP in potato-growing enterprises and demonstrates industry commitment to minimising its spread and impact.
This plan outlines measures to effectively control TPP in tomato-growing enterprises and demonstrates industry commitment to minimising its spread and impact.
This plan outlines measures to effectively control TPP in nursery and garden enterprises and demonstrates industry commitment to minimising its spread and impact.
Val Micallef and his brother Sam are progressive second-generation vegetable growers located at Agnes Banks in the Richmond region of New South Wales, 60 kilometres north-west […]
As Agriculture Director at McCain Foods Australia/New Zealand, John Jackson has witnessed the destruction of the tomato potato psyllid (TPP) and the bacterium it vectors – […]
As South Australian potato grower Aaron Haby reflects on his 2012 tour to Belgium and the United Kingdom, it’s Queen Elizabeth II, quality and networking that […]
Prevention is always better than cure at David Nix’s Atherton Tablelands farm. After all, the arrival of an unwanted pest or disease can instantly devastate the […]
A strategic levy investment conducted by the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) has benefited productivity of Australia’s $500 million potato industry. This is largely […]
It’s only early days, but Tim Heysen is excited about boldly going where no potato grower has gone before. Together with growers in the south east, […]
The International Business Innovation Mentoring Program (IBIMP) is a newly designed program included in the Multi-Industry Export Program (MT21009). It supports Australian vegetable, onion, and melon […]
A focus on people, planet and production, West Pine Ag is primarily an agribusiness focused on high-efficiency, low-impact food and energy production and is led by […]
Serpentine leafminers (Liriomyza huidobrensis) are small flies belonging to the family Agromyzidae. They seriously affect solanaceous crops (such as potato, tomato and eggplant), as well as […]