Completed project
Optimising chemical and cultural control of onion white rot (VN20007)
This project developed a soil DNA test and improved management strategies to help onion growers better assess and manage the risk of onion white rot.
Completed project
Boosting diagnostic capacity for plant production industries (ST19017)
Publication date: August 15, 2024
Delivery Partner: Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)
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The overarching objective of this project was to ensure Australia’s biosecurity services maintain a state of the art and fit-for-purpose diagnostics regime and in-field management capability.
Led by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) as principal grantee, a consortium of research and development corporations, industry bodies and government pursued a range of research, capacity building and extension projects aimed at:
Activity was focused on high-priority plant pests (HPPPs) as identified by Australia’s Plant Health Committee, along with established or exotic pests of significant economic importance.
The development of new, rapid diagnostic tests for the presence of these pests was supported by extension activities that provided awareness training to industry and boosted laboratory preparedness for new testing procedures.
View the final report here.