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Farm Biosecurity Manual for the Northern Adelaide Plains Vegetable Growers
This short manual outlines protection measures relevant to biosecurity threats, developed for the Northern Adelaide Plains Vegetable Growers. It contains a summary of important biosecurity … Read more
Fibre from Vegetables Factsheet for VG12046
A fact sheet on Fibre from Vegetables to compliment the project VG12046: Identifying new products, uses and markets for Australian vegetables: A desktop study.
Field lettuce production
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) is an annual of the Asteraceae family and native to the Mediterranean. It is thought to have originated in Europe and … Read more
Field tomato
This fact sheet includes information on ground preparation, varieties, sowing season, trellising and plant spacing, nutrition, irrigation, pests and diseases, pollination and yield, maturity and … Read more
Flavour Extraction Factsheet for VG12046
A fact sheet on Flavour Extraction to compliment the project VG12046: Identifying new products, uses and markets for Australian vegetables: A desktop study.
Free-living bacteria lift soil nitrogen supply
Non-symbiotic nitrogen fixation can contribute significant plant-available nitrogen per hectare per year to intensive farming systems. With the potential for non-symbiotic nitrogen fixation to provide … Read more
Gai Choy
Gai Choy is one member of the diverse mustard family. This fact sheet details information on Gai Choy production – where and how does it … Read more
Gas fuelled on farm power generation
Research into on farm power generation has produced details of the options, and explored feasibility of adoption of such systems. Growers can use this to … Read more
Get rid of all weeds
Weeds are one of the most significant sources of pests and diseases. Keeping a weed free area around the greenhouse is an important management strategy.
Global nitrogen fixation distribution – a plant ecology mystery
Researchers may have shown why nitrogen fixing plants that work with bacteria to convert atmospheric nitrogen gas into essential biological nutrient (ammonia) tend to prevail … Read more
Grafting snake beans to control fusarium wilt
Fusarium wilt is a serious problem of snake beans grown in the Darwin area. This fact sheet provides an overview of the disease, its symptoms, … Read more
Grafting tomatoes for bacterial wilt control
Bacterial wilt is a serious problem of tomatoes in coastal areas in the tropics. It is caused by the soil-borne bacteria Pseudomonas solanacearum, which infects … Read more