Pink rot fact sheet
Pink rot of potato is an important soil-borne storage disease of potatoes worldwide. It is caused by the fungus ...
Bulletin April 2020
In this edition: Effective R&D support in a remote setting Spotlight on soil biology and integrated weed management Upcoming ...
Brown etch on butternut pumpkins – Beauty is more than skin deep
Researchers at Applied Horticultural Research (AHR) have been investigating the causes of brown etch on butternut pumpkins. Dr ...
VegNET Bugs and Biosecurity
This is a recording of a VegNET Tasmania webinar in the autumn of 2020. The webinar included presentations ...
Effective R&D support when face to face isn’t possible
The situation Coronavirus (COVID-19) will change the way we do our work, but as we still have important work ...
Bulletin March 2020
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Bulletin February 2020
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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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