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Certified seed potatoes – Certification officers training workshop
This final report details the ViCSPA Potato Seed Certification Workshop that was successfully held from the 1st to 5th December 2008. The venue was the … Read more
Certified Seed Potatoes – Certification Officers Training Workshop
The purpose of the workshop is to facilitate the uniform application of standards to produce quality certified seed potatoes for all Australian domestic and export … Read more
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
China Study Tour & Attendance At The World Potato Congress, Kunming, March 2004
The 5th World Potato Congress was held in March 2004 in Kunming in the Yunnan Province in the South West of China. This project supports … Read more
Cleaning And Disinfection Practices For Potato Farms
This project examines the risks of contaminating seed stocks with common potato pathogens in the potato shed, evaluates disinfection procedures and hygiene protocols as well … Read more
Climate Change Managing Variability and Carbon
A fact sheet outlining the contribution of horticulture to climate change, the impact of climate change on horticulture and ways in which farmers can reduce … Read more
Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata: exotic threat to Western Australia
Both the larvae and adults of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, feed on the leaves of the potato. Adult beetles are easily confused with … 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
Comparative Benefit Cost Of IPM And Conventional Pest Management In Potatoes
Crisping growers of South Australia and other parts of Australia have been progressive in their adoption of IPM philosophy and techniques. Chemical usage has changed … 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