Clubroot management in brassica vegetables
Clubroot is a soil-borne disease that causes major damage to brassica crops. It can exist in soils for up to ...
Spray application essentials
Crop protection products play an important role in vegetable production and are regularly used to control insect pests, diseases ...
Progress on plastics: Plastics recycling and alternatives to plastic mulch
Vegetable and melon farms generate a range of plastic waste. While some products such as chemical containers and irrigation ...
Estimating emissions: Why measuring emissions is important and how to do it
Farm productivity and greenhouse gas emissions are closely linked; higher emissions are generally associated with lower productivity. Greenhouse gas ...
Summary of resources for the melon industry
This guide summarises and provides easy access to melon-relevant resources developed by the Soil Wealth ICP project. These resources ...
Mega Pests: Managing sucking pests
Want to regain control over chemical-resistant pests? Aiming to reduce costs while meeting quality assurance requirements? The Soil Wealth ...
Seaweed Extract and Water Use Efficiency
Seaweed extract can be used to reduce the effect of stress on lettuce production in water limited environments. Based on ...
Integrated weed management – Volunteer Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum)
Volunteer potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) generally are the most significant weed problem in the field following a potato harvest. Where ...
Summary of Resources: Handy hints and where to find useful information (Phase 2)
This guide summarises and provides easy access to useful resources developed by the Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection ...
Getting more value from fertiliser
For applied fertiliser to be efficiently used by the plant, the pre-requisites are that the plant must have a ...
Rhizoctonia Solani anastomosis groups and their hosts
Rhizoctonia Solani is a fungal pathogen comprised of many species and strains that can cause diseases in vegetable crops ...
Big 6 + 3 for managing herbicide resistance
In irrigated crops, especially in high rainfall areas with long cool wet seasons, managing weeds can be challenging. Integrated weed ...