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Maintaining Quality In Lettuces During Marketing Through Ethylene Atmosphere Control
This report investigates environmental conditions of minimally processed fancy lettuce during marketing as well as evaluating a range of technologies for reducing ethylene concentrations and … Read more
Mega Pests – Managing Chewing and Biting Insects
This fact sheet outlines how you can manage chewing and biting pests by looking at a case study of corn earworm in Queensland. Many growers … Read more
Movento label additions – Lettuce (western flower thrips), rhubarb, bulb vegetable crop group and herbs
The Australian lettuce, bulb vegetable, rhubarb and herb industries combined consist of approximately 13 800 hectares. Depending on the industry, the key sucking pests include … Read more
National Vegetable Industry Communication Strategy (VICS): management and implementation
Since its establishment in 1996, the National Vegetable Levy, with contributions from the Australian Government, has funded vital research and development (R&D) to help improve … Read more
Native Vegetation and Pest Control
Vegetable growers can make native vegetation an important part of their disease and pest management. Native vegetation is known to help with pest management through … Read more
New fungicides and strategies for sustainable management of Sclerotinia and Rhizoctonia diseases on vegetable crops in A
Sclerotinia diseases are major threats to the sustainable production of many vegetable crops in Australia. They affect a wide range of vegetable crops. The availability … Read more
New Washing Treatments For Minimally Processed Vegetables
This project seeks to provide the fresh cut vegetable industry with chemical and/or physical alternative to chlorine for the washing of fresh cut produce.
Pesticide Residues in Hydroponic Lettuce
This project undertakes a review of the systems and practices used in this hydroponic lettuce sector in order to shed light on this issue and … Read more
Reduced Pesticide Use On Lettuce
Downy mildew caused by Bremia lactucae Regel is a major disease of lettuce that occurs in most lettuce growing areas of the world. The disease … Read more
Reducing Listeria contamination from salad vegetable farms
This project aimed to get a better understanding of how L.monocytogenes enter vegetable farms, what is the best type of test that growers need to … Read more
Residue, Efficacy and Crop Safety Data for Pesticide Minor-use Permit Applications in Vegetable Crops 2011
In Australia, before an agrochemical product can be sold or used, it first must be registered by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA). … Read more
Scoping Study On The Management Of Varnish Spot In Field And Hydroponic Lettuce
This project assessed the awareness of Varnish spot and bacterial leaf spot across the industry through the use of a survey and industry contact. The … Read more