Reducing transplant shock in lettuce
Transplant shock is a check in growth that can occur when seedlings are transplanted from the seedling tray into ...
Management of blindness in lettuce seedlings
Blindness occurs when the main apical shoot or growing tip of the lettuce is lost during the seedling’s early growth. ...
Carbon storage in vegetable soils
Growers can reduce the greenhouse impact of vegetable production by maintaining and preventing further loss of stored soil carbon (mitigation) which will ...
Pre-harvest effects on the quality of babyleaf spinach
One of the key issues with babyleaf spinach is how to deliver this popular leafy vegetable to consumers in ...
Pre-harvest effects on lettuce quality
Lettuce is an important horticultural crop in Australia, with an annual production over 160 million tonnes and a total ...
Erosion: how to protect your soil
A healthy topsoil is a great asset to have, as this layer of soil contains the highest concentration of ...
Blankets for vegetables: Using frost cloth to protect plants from weather
Cold winter temperatures are a problem for many vegetable growers. At the least, they reduce growth and yield and ...
Grafting Snake Beans to Control Fusarium Wilt
This Agnote developed by the Northern Territory Government describes the technique of grafting snake beans to control Fusarium wilt. ...
Management of Lettuce Anthracnose
Anthracnose is a foliage disease of lettuce that causes significant crop losses in iceberg, cos and babyleaf lettuce. It ...
Weed management in vegetables
The growth of weeds in vegetable production systems is enhanced by soil disturbance, irrigation and the application of fertilisers. ...
Slug control using Integrated Pest Management
In the higher rainfall zones, slugs in vegetable production systems can be a problem. As no single control method ...
White Blister
This vegenote provides useful information on how to identify white blister and options for managing the disease. Download file ...