Integrated Pest Management of vegetable pests – a more sustainable approach
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) refers to the combination of chemical, cultural and biological options for controlling insect pests ...
Soil health and water use efficiency
Using water efficiently means applying enough water to meet the needs of the crop - not more, not less. ...
Soil Borne Disease Series: Summer Root Rot
The 2020 class of Agriculture Science Honours students at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture recently presented the findings ...
Soil Borne Disease Series: Club Root
A short video presented by Dr Len Tesoriero on the identification, causes and management of club root. ...
Soil Borne Disease Series: Bottom Rot
A short video presented by Dr Len Tesoriero on the identification, causes and management of bottom rot. ...
Soil Borne Disease Series: Black Rot
A short video presented by Dr Len Tesoriero on the identification, causes and management of black rot. ...
Soil Borne Disease Series: Big Vein
A short video presented by Dr Len Tesoriero on the identification, causes and management of big vein. ...
Soil Borne Disease Series: Basal Plate Rot
A short video presented by Dr Len Tesoriero on the identification, causes and management of basal plate rot. ...
Farm trial design: what to consider
Trialling different management practices, technologies or varieties on-farm is a great way to 'road test' the change before implementing ...
Labile carbon
Labile carbon is the carbon most readily available as a carbon and energy source to microorganisms. Read this fact sheet ...
Managing fusarium diseases in vegetable crops
Fusarium is a genus of common soilborne fungi. Most live as saprophytes on decaying plant matter while a few ...
Bulletin August 2018
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