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Characterisation And Detection Of Potato Cyst Nematode
Potato cyst nematode (PCN) has been found in Western Australia and Victoria. Populations of PCN that were studied by this project belonged to one species … Read more
Characteristics Of Australian Isolates Of Phytophthora Infestans And Planning To Manage New And More Aggressive Strains Of The Fungus
This investigation characterises the Australian late blight fungus against other strains from around the world, thus allowing for reference to test population in the future … Read more
Check seedlings before planting
Seedlings can be a significant source of pests and diseases and are a very common way in which problems get introduced into a clean greenhouse.
Clubroot factsheets
A series of 10 factsheets that discuss the important aspects of clubroot disease of brassica vegetables and the range of control measures available. Factsheet No. … Read more
Common Diseases of Cucumbers (wall poster)
This poster assists with identifying common diseases of cucumbers. It was developed as part of the project “Integrated management of greenhouse cucumber and capsicum diseases”. … Read more
Common diseases of lettuce
This poster is a guide to the different diseases of lettuce and includes photographs and descriptions to enable correct identification. For each disease, the following … Read more
Common Scab Threshold On Tuber Seeds For Processing Potato Crops
This project sought to determine the effects of infected seeds with superficial and low scab coverage and to establish achievable and meaningful common scab thresholds … Read more
Continued Development Of Management Strategies For Western Flower Thrips And Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus In Vegetable
This study develops highly effective integrated disease management strategies to reduce yield and quality losses in vegetable crops that result from Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus. … Read more
Control Of Black Dot In Potatoes
This project was developed to create management strategies to control the black dot disease for both washed potato growers and seed growers. Research will allow … Read more
Control Of Black Leg, Black Scurf And Other Postharvest Storage Rots Of Seed Potatoes
Storage rots of seed potatoes cause significant losses for growers in Victoria. Mercuric dips were used effectively for many years to control fungal and bacterial … Read more
Control Of Black Rot Contamination In Brassica Seeds
Black Rot disease of brassicas is caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv.campestris. It is a disease which causes blackening of veins, yellowing and death … Read more
Control of downy mildew on nursery seedlings
Downy mildews on seedlings (pansies, stocks and brassicas) are a major disease problem for the nursery industry in Australia, with economic losses estimated at 10-12% … Read more