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Reducing Pesticide Residue Screening Costs For The Australian Vegetable Industry Through The Development Of Multipesticide Residue Screening Protocols
The project aimed to develop generic and automated sample preparation techniques to reduce the cost of sample preparation prior to analysis and screening procedures with … Read more
Residue Risk Analyses And Management For Export Vegetable Crops
Project examines the risks of pesticide residue non compliance on export vegetables. The project identifies options to help these Australia vegetable exports achieve compliance with … Read more
Spray Application Basics
This fact sheet covers basic principles of spray application, including information on droplet size, nozzle selection and water quality.
Testing soils for residues of persistent chemicals
Past use of persistent organic pesticides, for example DDT and dieldrin, means that some agricultural soils are contaminated with chemical residues. In broadacre farming, these … Read more
The generation of chlorantraniliprole residue data in beans, peas, and sweet corn
This project was undertaken to generate chlorantraniliprole residue data in beans, peas, and sweet corn. A total of 11 residue trials were conducted, from 2009 … Read more
Thrips & Tospovirus resources
Western Flower Thrips (WFT) and Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV) are serious pests of a wide range of vegetables. To effectively manage these pests, it … 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
Generation of Residue Data for Pesticide Minor-Use Permit Applications in Vegetable Crops 2014/ 2015
In Australia, before an agrochemical product can be sold or used, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) must first register it. In order … Read more
Vegetable Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) Report Updates
The SARP reports involved a desktop audit and an industry liaison component to assess the importance of plant pests affecting the vegetable industry. At the … Read more
Horticulture support for export MRL compliance
Industry requires access to up-to-date international chemical maximum residue limits (MRLs) to ensure that Australian produce is grown in a manner which is complaint with … Read more
Generation of GLP Accredited Residue Data for linuron herbicide to set new WHP and MRL for domestic and export carrots
The carrot industry has identified the need for maintaining the use of linuron for grass and broadleaved weed control for domestic and export markets. When … Read more
A National Survey Of Cadmium In Potato Tubers And Soils
This project was undertaken between October 1992 and September 1994 to investigate the link between soil characteristics and cadmium concentration in potato tubers. The specific … Read more