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Business case: IPM in lettuce
This fact sheet addresses the question: “how much do I need to reduce crop damage to justify the extra costs of higher priced chemicals and … Read more
Calculator: Business case lettuce planter
A calculator spreadsheet to help quantify the costs and benefits of investing in a lettuce planter.
Calculator: IPM in lettuce
A calculator spreadsheet to help quantify the costs and benefits of investing in IPM methods for lettuce crops
Controlling multiple heading and transplant shock in lettuce
Multiple heading, or ‘blindness’ is a physiological disorder affecting up to 20% of lettuce crops. It is most prevalent in NSW and Queensland during summer … Read more
Generation of Residue Data for Pesticide Minor-Use Permit Applications in Vegetable Crops 2013 – CPR
In Australia, before an agrochemical product can be sold or used, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) must register it. This only occurs … Read more
Improving the management of insect contaminants in processed leafy vegetables
Insects are potential contaminants of processed leafy vegetables. Pest and beneficial species, in both the juvenile and adult stages of their life cycles can easily … Read more
Integrated Management of Foliar Diseases in Vegetable Crops
The overall aim of the project was to develop integrated pest management strategies based largely on the use of fungicide alternatives to manage the following … Read more
Lettuce crop protection products: A guide to potential impacts on beneficials
This poster is a quick reference guide designed to help you choose effective crop protection products which minimise the impact on beneficials and the environment. … Read more
New fungicides and strategies for sustainable management of Sclerotinia and Rhizoctonia diseases on vegetable crops in A
Sclerotinia diseases are major threats to the sustainable production of many vegetable crops in Australia. They affect a wide range of vegetable crops. The availability … Read more
Study Tour – Lettuce Harvester
The objective of the tour was to assess existing, new and emerging technologies that could improve the efficiency and effectiveness and how they could be … Read more
Talking Business
An introduction to the ‘Talking Business’ project: resources to facilitate better business decisions amongst growers and advisers.
Vegetable Production in Victoria
This fact sheet lists important statistics focusing on five commodities in Victoria, mushrooms, tomatoes, broccoli, lettuces and potatoes