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Growing capsicums and chillies
This fact sheet provides an overview of the capsicums and chillies – climate requirements, soils, varieties, seedling production, transplanting, spacing, fertilisers, irrigation, protected cultivation, pruning, … Read more
Generation of residue, efficacy and crop safety data for pesticide minor-use permit applications – CPR
Growers of some horticultural crops are left exposed to greater production risk and can incur significant crop losses when pesticides are not registered for use … Read more
Generation of residue, efficacy and crop safety data for pesticide minor-use permit applications – Captan fungicide
Horticulture Australia and the Australian Vegetable industry are seeking a permit for captan (various formulations) for the control of grey mould (Botrytis cinerea) in cucumber, … Read more
Generation of residue, efficacy and crop safety data for pesticide minor-use permit applications – AgriSolutions
Growers of minor vegetable crops are often left without viable methods of controlling pests in their crops. To assist these growers, the Australian Pesticides and … 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
Diamondback Moth (DBM) Insecticide resistance management strategy (IRMRG)
This fact sheet provides an overview of the strategy that aims to delay the development of resistance to new insecticide groups that have effectiveness in … Read more
Cold disinfestation of capsicum and chilli fruit from Queensland
Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) is often called Australia’s worst horticultural pest. Capsicums and chillies are particularly suitable hosts, so fruit grown in endemic areas must … Read more
Capsicum and chilli
This fact sheet provides an overview of capsicum and chilli, distribution, Australian distribution, preferred climate and soil types, description, varieties, pests and diseases, fruiting season, … Read more
Hymenopteran parasitoids of fall armyworm in Australia
Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), is an invasive pest of agricultural crops including sweet corn and maize. The moth was first recorded in Australia in … 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
Effective management of parsley summer root rot
Parsley summer root rot, or SRR, is a disease complex affecting all parsley-growing regions of Australia. Crop losses from SRR can be as high as … Read more
Identification of IPM strategies for Pythium induced root rots in Apiacae vegetable crops
This study identified several new pathogens from roots of Apiaceae. In a study of root rots over 3 years of trials in sandy and sandy … Read more