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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
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