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New value-adding opportunities for natural therapeutic products in the Australian Ginger Industry
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is one of the best-known and most important spices with a long history of the use of the ginger rhizome in Chinese … Read more
Nutrient management of Asian vegetables
This project investigates the general nutrient and specific nitrate guidelines for leafy vegetables aiming to address findings that these vegetables can potentially accumulate nitrate. The … Read more
Onion Production And Varietal Improvement Studies To Meet Domestic And Export Market Requirements
This project evaluates potential varieties of Onions for domestic and export markets with seed companies also participating entering lines that they identified as having potential … Read more
Onion Production To Meet Domestic And Export Market Requirements
This project evaluated of potentially new germplasm that may prove to be useful to the Queensland onion industry. This report included an evaluation of current … Read more
Overcoming Seed Quality Problems In The Ginger Industry
Project determines the causes of poor emergence and establishes control measures to overcome the problem, summarising surveys for diseases in planting material and detailing experiments … 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
Potato Breeding & Cultivar Trials In Australia – Western Australian Component
Project involves the screening of new potato varieties as a part of the National potato improvement and Evaluation Scheme. Varieties that were suited to WA … Read more
Potato Breeding And Cultivar Trials In Victoria, Australia
This potato breeding project undertook breeding and cultivar trials, including french fry potato breeding, fresh potato breeding, and crisp potato breeding in Victoria. It also … Read more
Potato Breeding Study Tour November 1996
A tour report detailing visits to the European Association for Potato Research EAPR Conference and the Potato Association of America PAA Conference. Also visits were … Read more
Potato Cultivar Accession And Testing In Tasmania ( Cont’d PT605 )
This report summarizes the collective results of the potato breeding and selecting program within Tasmania between 1996-1997 and 2002-2003, over which 500 processing potatoes were … Read more
Potato Early Dying In Australia
This study was undertaken to determine the incidence of Verticillium and Pratylenchus in potato crops in Australia; to quantify the levels of the pathogens in … Read more
Potato Evaluation Trials – McCain Foods (Aust) Pty Ltd
This project has evaluated and identified potential new varieties for the French fry industry. Under previous evaluation projects, some varieties were selected as potential replacements … Read more