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Farm Biosecurity Manual for the Northern Adelaide Plains Vegetable Growers
Farm biosecurity is a set of management practices and activities. It is the responsibility of every farm worker, manager and visitor to implement these practices. … Read more
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
Future Technologies Seminar
The Future Technologies Seminar was held on Wednesday 9 May 2012 at the Wrest Point Hotel Casino in Hobart. The seminar brought together 34 growers … Read more
Biosecurity
“Biosecurity” is a general description for a series of measures designed to protect individual farming properties, businesses and the nation as a whole, from the … Read more
Identifying and understanding the factors influencing bioactive levels in vegetables
This project collated information on the phytonutrients (bioactives) in levied vegetables. It builds on our previous project Veggycation® which largely focussed on the core nutrients … Read more
Management of insecticide resistance in the green peach aphid
This project revealed widespread resistance in GPA to three major insecticide groups that are commonly used to control aphids in Australia (synthetic pyrethroids, carbamates and … Read more
Minor Use and Agronomy Coordinator – Minor Use Priorities and Awareness Program
Project VG13096 – Minor Use and Agronomy Coordinator – Minor Use Priorities and Awareness Program was designed to employ a Minor Use and Agronomy Coordinator … Read more
National bee pest surveillance workshop
This workshop with key stakeholders effectively determined what the National Bee Pest Surveillance Strategy should contain for each state and territory, as well as how … Read more
National Potato Breeding Program: Strategic Trait Development
Potatoes are the fourth-largest food crop internationally, and account for 20% of all vegetable production in Australia. Unfortunately, the current main Australian commercial cultivars suffer … Read more
Native Psyllid populations and the distribution of Candidatus phytoplasma australiense
The recent accidental introduction of the tomato potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) into New Zealand has raised fears that this insect pest could readily enter Australia … Read more
Overseas study trip to expand capabilities in biocontrol mass production, marketing, and large-scale uptake
This projects details a study tour undertaken to investigate and enhance the development of the commercial biocontrol industry in Australia, seeking out more efficient systems … Read more
Phylogeny, pathogenicity and epidemiology of potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) and related pospiviroids in Australia
The horticultural industries in Australia now have, for the first time, an understanding of the origins of PSTVd outbreaks that have been detected in Australia … Read more