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A Comparative Evaluation Of Different Materials Used For Cut Potato Seed Treatments
This project was undertaken to compare seed coating materials, for their drying and healing properties on cut seeds. The study tested a range of products … Read more
A guide to the prevention and management of clubroot in vegetable brassica crops
A 6-page fact sheet providing guidelines on the prevention and management of clubroot in vegetable brassica crops. Strategies discussed include: hygiene (both on the farm … Read more
A Preliminary Investigation Of The Epidemiology, Crop Loss & Control Of Powdery Mildew On Processing Tomato
The tomato powdery mildew in Australia is a new species of powdery mildew never reported before on tomatoes. It develops characteristic spider-like lesions on the … Read more
A Rapid Diagnostic Test For Clubroot
This report validates results obtained in diagnostic test for clubroot and further develops tests, investigates whether common agricultural chemicals inhibit Polymerase Chain Reaction, investigates methods … Read more
A Scoping Study For Race Identification, Sources Of The Epidemic And Management Of White Blister Disease On Brassica Vegetables
Project summarises outcomes of a study into white blister on brassicas which included the investigation of the Alburgo candida race causing the epidemic, the source … Read more
A Study Of Post Harvest Bacterial Rots And Browning In Lettuce And The Development Of Control Methods
This report investigates the browning effect on lettuce resulting from pseudomonads, examines bacterial loads in soils during cultivation and investigates the development of control methods … Read more
Advancing Horticulture’s Coordinated Response To The Existing Chemical Review Program
This project was conducted to provide a coordinated response to ECRP reviews from within Australian Horticulture to ensure continued availability and use of product(s) by … Read more
Alternative fungicides for Sclerontinia control
This poster highlights results from trials carried out to find alternative fungicides for Sclerotinia disease control in beans, lettuce and pyrethrum. These trials were necessitated … Read more
Alternative fungicides to procymidone for control of white rot on bunching onions
This poster summarises the results of fields trials with new fungicides to replace procymidone (which was suspended by the APVMA) for control of onion white … Read more
Alternative options for white blister rust control
This presentation reports on some of the findings of project VG07127. Broccoli and cabbage cultivars were tested for resistance to white blister rust and trials … Read more
An Evaluation Of Egg Parasitoids For The Management Of Heliothis
Heliothis are serious insect pest of vegetable crops in Australia. Control has been achieved primarily through the use of chemical insecticides. However, the development of … Read more
An Investigation Of Ascochyta And Related Diseases In Processing Peas
This report addresses the key issues and diseases that processing peas face including Collar rot, seed infection and commercial seed treatments, field surveys on disease … Read more