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Extension strategy for the Australian vegetable industry
The Hort Innovation Strategy 2019-2023 calls for an emphasis and increased focus on delivering extension that truly impacts on business decisions and enhances practices on … Read more
Sweetpotato Chlorotic Stunt Virus (SPCSV)
One SPCSV strain is unique because it has the ability to interact with these other viruses, such as the commonly occurring, aphid-transmitted Sweetpotato feathery mottle … Read more
The Effects of Using Anhydrous Ammonia to Supply Nitrogen to Vegetable Crops
Proper nitrogen management (N) on vegetable farms is essential for the health of the crop, soil and ecosystem. It has long been recognised that groundwater … Read more
Vegetable Biosecurity & Quarantine Gap Analysis
this review highlights the changing nature of global quarantine and biosecurity, the components industry biosecurity, the expectations of industries and governments in driving forward evidence … Read more
Vegetable Industry’s Participation at the International Horticultural Congress, Brisbane, August 2014
A diverse group of 22 industry members, including Vegetable IAC, Design Team, and Vegetable Technical Advisory Group representatives, attended the Congress on the vegetable industry’s … Read more
Viruses in Vegetable Crops in Australia: integrated Virus Disease Management
A fact sheet discussing the difference types of viruses found in vegetable crops in Australia, their transmission and strategic measures for control and management.
Monitoring psyllids and psyllid predators in Australian potato crops
Zebra chip disease, caused by Candidatus Liberibacter psyllaurous and vectored by the tomato potato psyllid (TPP), Bactericera cockerelli, is a devastating disease of potato and … Read more
Fruit fly research: Gap analysis
Fruit flies are recognised as one of horticulture’s most serious pests. A number of important species attack fruiting vegetables such as zucchini, capsicums, cucumber and … Read more
Investigating on-farm HACCP programs for managing plant pests in biosecurity concern – an options paper
Australian vegetable producers are not unfamiliar with practices and systems introduced to minimise risk to their business. Systems to minimise food safety risk, which also … Read more
Innovative Solutions to Management of Tospoviruses of Vegetable Crops
Tospoviruses infect a large number of horticultural crops, causing losses across the supply chain at all levels. Species such as Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) … Read more
Advanced Stable Fly Management for Vegetable Producers
Post‐harvest residues of most leafy vegetables rot within days after harvest and provide an ideal environment for stable flies to complete their development. The resultant … Read more
Strengthening Biosecurity for the Australian Vegetable Industry – Phase 2
It was identified by the vegetable industry that biosecurity and related technical issues are areas where the industry requires appropriate expertise to respond to, and … Read more