6 March 2016
Reading Time: 2 minutesVietnamese growers comprise approximately a quarter (225/1033)1 of the WA vegetable industry. These growers have a very low English literacy rate and approximately 30% are also […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis report addresses virus monitor of seed plots to be used for the future production of healthy certified seed potatoes. By checking the health status of […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe report on the virus status of Western Australia’s certified and registered seed potato schemes, highlighting the most prevalent viruses. Results from the study have been […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe study tour examined the potato industry in the Netherlands and the UK. During the tour, a range of companies involved in all sectors of the […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhite Star is an improved winter variety which was selected in WA for its ability to produce, under adverse growing conditions, large tubers that have versatile […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis 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 […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis 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 […]
28 June 2017
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday’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 […]
15 October 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSoil 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 […]
10 January 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesSoft 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 […]
11 January 2019
Reading Time: < 1 minuteProject 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 […]
15 May 2019
Reading Time: < 1 minutePowdery 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 […]
29 July 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis 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 […]
23 February 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe 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 […]
18 September 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn 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 […]
29 November 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom 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 […]
30 January 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom 2020 to 2022, this project investigated how soil pH and nutrition may play a part in reducing the impact of pink rot disease in potatoes. […]
30 January 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis 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 […]
30 January 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrom 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 […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis factsheet outlines preliminary results of trials of biological controls for TPP.
4 July 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis factsheet outlines preliminary results of trials of chemical controls for TPP.
4 July 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis factsheet discusses how to identify tomato potato psyllid, its signs and symptoms and how to protect your property.
4 July 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis factsheet covers the preliminary results of research and development undertaken to help the industry manage tomato potato psyllid.
4 July 2018
28 February 2017
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis video will take you through how to check your veggie patch for the damaging tomato potato psyllid.
4 July 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis manual is a general guide to farm biosecurity measures to reduce the risks of pests, diseases and weeds impacting your production.
7 May 2018
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Plant Health Committee has requested feedback on proposed movement conditions to be enforced if TPP reaches the eastern states of Australia.
5 March 2018
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn this article, AUSVEG's Alan Nankivell provides an update on recent work on the transition to management for TPP and his own activities.
11 February 2018
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis update includes new information on the research into managing TPP and updates on preparedness measures for the eastern states.
10 June 2018
Reading Time: 3 minutesHome gardeners need to be aware of how to identify tomato potato psyllid in their plants and understand how to manage this pest.
4 July 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis fact sheet lists the chemicals and eco-friendly oils approved for use by non-commercial properties (like backyard gardeners) to help control TPP.
24 January 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis video has great information for home gardeners looking to manage tomato potato psyllid on their properties.
23 May 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis video provides an overview of current management of tomato potato psyllid in Australia, including collaboration between AUSVEG and DPIRD WA.
21 August 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe project distributed over 3,000 sticky traps and detected no TPP in Tasmania, Victoria, NSW or Queensland, supporting assurances of Area of Freedom status.
22 January 2019
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis plan outlines measures to effectively control TPP in vegetable-growing enterprises and demonstrates industry commitment to minimising its spread and impact.
22 January 2019
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis plan outlines measures to effectively control TPP in potato-growing enterprises and demonstrates industry commitment to minimising its spread and impact.
22 January 2019
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis plan outlines measures to effectively control TPP in tomato-growing enterprises and demonstrates industry commitment to minimising its spread and impact.
22 January 2019
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis plan outlines measures to effectively control TPP in nursery and garden enterprises and demonstrates industry commitment to minimising its spread and impact.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesVal 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 […]
22 April 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs 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 – […]
23 April 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs 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 […]
23 April 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutesPrevention 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 […]
23 April 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutesA 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 […]
23 April 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen Matthew Gay started farming with his father in 1980, the best place to find out what was happening in the industry was over a quiet […]
23 April 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’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, […]
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28 September 2023
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 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 […]
28 September 2023
Reading Time: 3 minutesA 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 […]
15 January 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSerpentine 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 […]
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