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: 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. ...
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 ...
RD&E prioritisation of soilborne diseases affecting Australian vegetable crops
Vegetable growers and their advisers have identified soilborne diseases as one of their main challenges. Soilborne diseases cost Australia’s ...
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 ...
Future focus – robotics and intelligent systems in Australian vegetable production systems
Robotics and intelligent systems are used throughout various agricultural industries to control, monitor and improve farming systems. The ...
The role of soil DNA testing in managing the risk of soilborne diseases – how is it being used and what can it do?
Soilborne diseases pose a significant threat to vegetable crop health and losses. Disease pressure and prevalence is influenced ...