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Improving management of white-fringed weevils in potatoes
The white-fringed weevil (Naupactus leucoloma) is a major pest of potatoes in Australia. Grubs live in the soil where they cause devastating damage to the … Read more
Improving Sweet Potato Agronomy To Meet New Market Opportunities
This project evaluated agronomic practices that improve marketable yield of sweet potato roots of marketable size and quality. It also provides evaluation and promotion of … Read more
Improving the management of sweetpotato soil insect pests
The Australian sweetpotato growers group (ASPG), a group that represents 80% of Australia’s production, identified soil insect pest management as the industry’s number one research … Read more
Improving Virus Control In Seed Schemes By Combining Aphid Monitoring And Virus Testing
This project introduced an improved method of virus detection as well as a preventative strategy by operating a pest monitoring service for Western Australian seed … Read more
Increasing Potato Productivity In Queensland By Cultivar Development And Improved Management
This project forms part of a national scheme to evaluate potato varieties developed or introduced by the potato breeding program based at Toolangi in Victoria. … Read more
Influence Of Rotation And Biofumigation On Soil-Borne Diseases Of Potatoes
This report evaluates the influence of crop rotation practices on soil borne pathogens, diseases and yields of potato crops in Australia. It also evaluates the … Read more
Information Packages And Decision Support Software For Improved Nutrient Management Of Potato Crops
This project discusses the creation of packages and decision support software for the improved management of potato crops throughout Australia.
Innovative Transport And Disease Control Systems: Potato Exports To Asia
Report details the development of a fan forced ventilated transport system for shipment of Australian Potatoes at ambient temperature. This report highlights that the container … Read more
Integrated Management Of Early And Late Potato Blights In Australia
Successful and consistent use of Target spot was achieved by using an integrated management strategy based on crop monitoring which resulted in an overall reduction … Read more
Integrated Management Of Potato Common Scab
This report summarises the progress to date on development of a rapid and reliable soil and tuber test to detect pathogenic strains of Streptomyces sp. … Read more
Integrated Management With Biofumigation To Control Soil Pests And Diseases In Potatoes
This paper provides a high level of basic scientific information on the biology and ecology of soil pests, the chemical profile of brassicas, methods for … Read more
International Plant Protection Conference And Organic Amendments For Potato Pest And Disease Control
This tour was undertaken to enhance the existing research being carried out in Australia and facilitate future developments through acquisition of knowledge and the forging … Read more