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National Strategy for control of WFT – Is WFT in your crop?
Western flower thrips (WFT) are very tiny and look like any other common thrips. It takes an expert and a microscope to properly identify WFT. … Read more
National Strategy for control of WFT – Managing WFT in greenhouse and field crops
Western flower thrips (WFT) can be difficult to manage, but damage can be kept to a minimum if producers take note of simple management practices. … Read more
National Strategy for control of WFT – Plants susceptible to tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV)
This 7-page information sheet lists the common and scientific names of vegetables, herbs, fruit crops (including tomato), field crops, pasture species, cotton species, weeds and … Read more
National Strategy for control of WFT – Western flower thrips in vegetable crops
A one-page fact sheet outlining in simple terms why Western flower thrips (WFT) and Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) have the potential to cause serious … Read more
National Strategy for control of WFT – WFT introduction
This 2-page fact sheet outlines what vegetable growers need to know about Western flower thrips (WFT) and the associated disease Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV). … Read more
Native Vegetation and Pest Control
Vegetable growers can make native vegetation an important part of their disease and pest management. Native vegetation is known to help with pest management through … Read more
New Chemical Treatments For Fungal Diseases Of Seed Potatoes
This project evaluates chemical treatments of seed potatoes for the control of diseases passed on from the mother tuber to the daughter tubers in the … Read more
Options For Managing Onion White Rot
Report uses a multifaceted approach for the development of practical applications to reduce soil pathogen populations and allow for biological, agronomic and chemical strategies to … Read more
PCR Protocols For The Detection Of Chrysanthemum Stunt And Potato Spindle Tuber Viroids
The aim of this study was to develop reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests for the detection of chrysanthemum stunt viroid (CSV) in chrysanthemums … 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
Plant Biosecurity
Biosecurity is a general description for a series of measure designed to protect businesses and the nation as a whole from the threats posed by … Read more
Plant Health Desktop Study
Australia¡¦s vegetable industry and government have invested heavily in plant health and crop protection R&D. Therefore, a substantial volume of published R&D information has been … Read more