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Setting up for the next crop by optimising soil condition & caring for seedlings
This fact sheet reviews techniques and practices for preparing for your next crop, including: soil testing, fallowing, rotating, ripping, leaching, fumigating, composting, pre-plant nutrient replacement … Read more
Sustainable Production Of Quality Capsicums In Carnarvon
The project facilitates the development of sustainable quality capsicum production in Carnarvon. This involved the identification of suitable varieties that will meet quality specifications and … Read more
Understanding attributes that Inhibit the purchase and consumption of vegetables – Capsicum and Asian Greens
Key Components The research project consisted of two key components: – Exploratory qualitative research – Online quantitative research The qualitative research consisted of three separate … Read more
Understanding The Causes Of Sudden Wilt Of Capsicum
Project details research which determined the causes of sudden wilt within capsicum crops, with trials and experiments undertaken revealing both environmental factors and pathogens are … Read more
Weed Management In Capsicums And Chillis
This project identified, screened and collected efficacy, crop safety and residue data for a range of new herbicides for capsicum and chilli production.
Monitoring psyllids and psyllid predators in Australian potato crops
Zebra chip disease, caused by Candidatus Liberibacter psyllaurous and vectored by the tomato potato psyllid (TPP), Bactericera cockerelli, is a devastating disease of potato and … Read more
Breeding capsicum for tospovirus resistance
A fresh-market capsicum improvement program has developed genetic resistances to two tospoviruses, Capsicum chlorosis virus (CaCV) and Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) in new parent … Read more
New in-field treatment solutions to control fruit fly (1)
In-field management of fruit flies in fruiting vegetable crops has relied heavily on regular cover sprays with dimethoate and fenthion. However, recent restrictions in their … Read more
Identifying and sharing postharvest best practice on-farm and online
This project has compiled and communicated the latest in postharvest technology for vegetables. Information has been collated from the scientific literature, books and reports. In … Read more
Benchmarking and comparing the productionand regulatory conditions of Aust vegetableproducers with our competitors
The scope of the benchmarking study is specifically concerned with the regulatory regime and the effectiveness of enforcement in the following areas: Primary production … Read more
Generation of Residue Data for Pesticide Minor-Use Permit Applications in Vegetable Crops 2013 – CPR
In Australia, before an agrochemical product can be sold or used, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) must register it. This only occurs … Read more
Weed Management for the Vegetable Industry – Scoping Study
Weeds are a persistent problem for many vegetable producers in Australia. The common features of vegetable cropping systems, including frequent cultivation that results in highly … Read more