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Biological control agents and beneficials in greenhouses
Biological control agents or Beneficials are natural enemies or competitors of crop pests. They do not harm your crop and they may occur naturally in … Read more
Biosecurity for the Vegetable Industry
Biosecurity planning provides a mechanism for the vegetable industry, government and other relevant stakeholders to assess current biosecurity practices and future biosecurity needs. Biosecurity planning … Read more
Commodity growing guides – Shallots & chives
Both shallots and chives belong to the onion family, Amaryllidaceae. Shallots are grown by few market gardeners but chives are a rarity on commerical farms. … Read more
Commodity growing guides – sweet corn
Successful sweet corn production relies on management planning well in advance of sowing, thorough research to identify market requirements, impediments to production, and especially product … Read more
Growing garlic in NSW
Fresh consumption of garlic is around 3500 tonnes imported mainly from China, Africa, Taiwan, NZ, and the US. While there has been a decline in … Read more
Growing Healthy, Productive Capsicum Crops
This online resource package has been based on the renown capsicum grower, Phuong Vo, and provides four modules including information on plant nutrition, greenhouse design, … Read more
How earthworms can help your soil
Little is known about the behaviour of earthworms in Australia. Much of it has been done in southern Australia where the information is very general … Read more
Integrated disease management in greenhouses
Integrated disease management is the practice of using a range of measures to prevent and manage diseases in crops. The term integrated pest management (IPM) … Read more
Integrated pest management in greenhouses
Integrated pest management (IPM) is a package of interchangeable agricultural practices that can be used to manage pests in the crop. IPM is based on … Read more
Management of White Blister (Albugo candida) on Broccoli
This web page describes the symptoms of White blister (with useful photographs), the conditions for infection, the source of the disease, how it spreads and … Read more
National Diamondback Moth Project website
This website provides information for growers, consultants, students and others about managing the Diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) and some other pests of broccoli, cauliflower, cabbages, … Read more
Vegetable Climate Website
The Vegetable Climate website is a key resource linking Australia’s climate and the vegetable industry and was designed to help growers understand climate variability, government … Read more