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Weed Management In Pumpkin And Other Cucurbit Crops
Project aims to extend findings earlier work to major production areas, providing necessary data to allow the registration of herbicides for broadleaf weed control in … Read more
New breeding technologies and opportunities for the Australian vegetable industry
Todayβs molecular plant breeders are armed with the technologies to make specific changes to genes in living cells, in some cases without the presence of … Read more
Improved management options for cucumber green mottle mosaic
Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus is an economically important Tobamovirus that infects cucurbits. In September 2014, it was detected in the Northern Territory. This was … Read more
An Investigation Of Ascochyta And Related Diseases In Processing Peas
This report addresses the key issues and diseases that processing peas face including Collar rot, seed infection and commercial seed treatments, field surveys on disease … Read more
Ascochyta Rot On Peas And Its Control
This study identifies options for managing collar rot disease resulting from soilborne inoculum. The key areas include the development of fungicide control program, evaluation of … Read more
Capri Salad: Validation of nutrient content and development of post harvest protocols
Due to the increased demand from consumers for pre packaged mixed salad products there is increased focus from salad producers to commercialise new salad ingredients … Read more
Commodity growing guides – snow peas and sugar snap peas
Three main strains of the garden pea are grown in Australia. The green pea is grown for shelling, for the peas being frozen, dehydrated, canned, … Read more
Evaluation Of Novel, High Yielding Pea Lines – Stage 1
The report describes research undertaken which examines the potential of several new pea lines to increase yield or decrease sowing density compared with current commercial … Read more
Fusarium wilt of Snow peas
This project details a survey conducted in three states to examine the spread of disease and also establish races of the pathogen within Australia. The … Read more
Gas fuelled on farm power generation
Research into on farm power generation has produced details of the options, and explored feasibility of adoption of such systems. Growers can use this to … Read more
Growing snow peas and sugar snaps in Western Australia
This fact sheet provides an overview on growing snow peas and sugar snaps in Western Australia – the required climate, soils, varieties, spacing, trellising, fertilisers, … Read more
Increasing The Competitiveness Of The Australian Processing Pea Industry Through Minimising The Economic Impact Of Collar Rot Disease ( Ascochyta )
This project identified the reasons Ascochyta fungus appears and whether its incidence can be minimised with the use of chemical and non-chemical treatments of cultural … Read more