Virus diseases of cucurbits in Australia
Cucurbits are susceptible to over 50 viruses, a significant number of which cause considerable economic losses in one or ...
Evaluation of postharvest treatments for the control of bacterial soft rot in potatoes – Research Report
Management of rots, both in the field and postharvest, is an ongoing challenge for potato producers. The issue is ...
Area Wide Management (AWM) of pests: guidelines and resources
Controlling pest species can be complex. Insect pests can be particularly hard to control due to their mobility and ...
Plant Analysis for Vegetable Crops – A Practical Guide to Sampling, Analysis and Interpretation
The problem Don’t leave crop productivity and quality to chance – monitor to manage using plant analysis. Use plant ...
IWM on a Bathurst pumpkin farm: Advantages & drawbacks of ground cover use, tillage and residual herbicides
Grey pumpkins (var. Sampson) were planted the week of 4 November 2019, following strip tillage of terminated ryecorn and ...
Bulletin January 2020
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Taking soil samples
Soil sampling and testing is usually done prior to planting a crop; specific in-crop testing can be useful e.g. ...
Nitrate Field Test
Testing for soil nitrate is important to manage nitrogen availability in vegetable crops to ensure optimal yield and quality. ...
Bulletin December 2019
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Lessons from continued innovation in weed management in Clyde, Victoria
Schreurs & Sons is a large and successful vegetable growing business based in Clyde, Victoria. Their Koo Wee ...
Greenhouse Cucumber Production Manual; 2019 Edition
Production of greenhouse cucumbers has expanded rapidly in the last few years. The increasing popularity of thin skinned, seedless ...
Testing for soilborne pathogens – How PREDICTA® can support your crop monitoring and management decisions
Soilborne diseases are a major limiting factor for the Australian vegetable industry and are costly and difficult to manage. ...