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Assessing Crop Water Use In Potato Crops In The Mallee, SA
The project identifies water application and use practices, best management and encourages the uptake of soil and water monitoring equipment, enabling the good management decisions … Read more
Attendance At Potato Conference, Madison, USA, 1993 New Development In The Control Of Potato Diseases
This is a four-week study tour that was undertaken to investigate the latest developments in the control of potato diseases and to develop personal contacts … Read more
Attendance At Potato Harvest 1994 Demonstration, United Kingdom
This trip was undertaken to attend Harvest 94, a large exhibition and demonstration of potato production technology organised by the Potato Marketing Board (PMB) of … Read more
Australian Potato Research And Technology Transfer Conference
Potatoes 2000 was the Australian Potato Industry’s national Research, Development and Technology Transfer conference. The theme was “Linking Research to Practice”. It was held in … Read more
Australian Vegetable Industry Carbon Footprint Tool – stage 2 (national development and adoption of the tool)
This project aims to improve the awareness of growers in relation to greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprinting. The project has developed a website, which … Read more
Ballarat Potato Drip Irrigation Study Tour
Study tour undertaken in June 2003 in which nine potato growers and three industry representatives from Victoria and NSW took part in a study tour … Read more
Benchmarking Australian Vegetable Industry Points of Difference
A benchmarking study was carried out by the independent company Euromonitor International over the course of 16 weeks, from 28 March, 2014 to 21 July, … Read more
Biodegradable Plastics: The Potential For Australian Potato As An Input For Biodegradable Polymers
The research report deals with the development of bioplastics in the potato industry in Australia. There is growing interest in increasing the share of agricultural … Read more
Biological And Chemical Control Of Rhizoctonia
Project documents the experiments undertaken which tested the ability of the fungicides and biological agents to reduce sclerote viability on Tubers. Laboratory, shadehouse and field … Read more
Breeding Australia’s Potato Germplasm : The Resource For Varietal Development
The study investigates the importance of a supply of new varieties, which have the quality attributes and are high yielding with efficient use of inputs, … Read more
Breeding Potatoes For Improved Quality And Efficiency
Potatoes are the fourth largest food crop internationally and are easily the largest vegetable crop in Australia accounting for 20% of all vegetable production. The … Read more
Canadian Study Tour – Certified Seed Production – Training Of Certification Officers And Industry Trends, June 2007
This Canadian study tour was undertaken to attend a world renowned seed scheme training program. The Canadian Potato Certification scheme is one of the largest … Read more