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Disease Management Of Potatoes On Kangaroo Island
This report discusses the investigation into the incidence of diseases in potatoes grown on Kangaroo Island. Crop monitoring and soil sampling have shown extremely low … Read more
Disease management strategies for downy mildew on spring onions and white blister on radish
Downy mildew and white blister are the main foliage diseases of spring onions and radish respectively. Growers report that these diseases can cause up to … Read more
Disease Management Strategies For The Production Of Bunching Vegetables
Project provides details the outcomes of a 3-year study on developing integrated management strategies for control of downy mildew on spring onions and white blister … Read more
Disinfestation of sweet corn for export using phosphine and controlled atmospheres
This project investigated improved safety of cleaning methods for export. Major research findings and industry outcomes of this project include determination of effective quarantine fumigation … Read more
Disinfestation Treatments For Additional Varieties Of Tomatoes For New Zealand Using Dimethoate
This report identifies new tomato varieties with the potential for export to New Zealand along with the development of treatments that increase the level of … Read more
DNA Finger Printing Technology For Purity Analysis Of Hybrid Seed In Brassica Crops
This report highlights the use of DNA finger printing in the purity analysis of hybrid seed in Brassica Crops. Comparison of the use of conventional … Read more
DNA Fingerprints And Cryopreservation Of Potato Cultivars For Improved Quality Assurance
This project involved the complilation of a database of the DNA fingerprints that provides a rapid method for cultivar identification and differentiation. It also provides … Read more
Domestic and Export Market Access and Trade Viability Issues – A Strategy to Address
Despite a long and somewhat obvious set of impediments, Australia retains a foundation in vegetable exporting that can be used to deliver additional export success. … Read more
Double knock low dose fenthion treatment of zucchinis as a quarantine treatment against cucumber fly
Market access is a key priority for the Australian vegetable industry. The presence of quarantine pests such as Cucumber fly in some growing areas requires … Read more
Dr Jeff Mitchell (UCD) – visit for workshops on new technologies and approaches to sustainable vegetable production
This tour report details Dr Mitchell’s visit to a number of vegetable farms in Tasmania and gave a seminar to growers and service providers in … Read more
Driving better vegetable irrigation through profitable practice change
This report summarises the process and outcomes of a three-year-long project, investigating technologies for improving vegetable irrigation efficiency that are useful, practical, profitable, and adoptable. … Read more
Early Identification Of Onion Diseases – The Key To Their Strategic Management
Two videotapes entitled “Onion Quality and Hygiene Standards” and “Onion Diseases – What they look like and hints on their management” were proposed as extension … Read more