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Botrytis fact sheet
This fact sheet provides growers with a background on Botrytis fungi and their symptoms, epidemiology and management in nurseries.
24 January 2018
Thrips fact sheet
This fact sheet provides a general introduction to thrips biology and will assist growers in identifying their presence in a crop.
24 January 2018
Persimmon Postharvest Manual
This manual gives a broad overview of pre and postharvet issues that can affect quality and storage life for growers of persimmons.
29 November 2017
Integrated pest, disease and weed management systems for pineapple (pineapple industry technical officer) (PI12008)
This project investigated management options for major pest, disease and weed threats for the Australian pineapple industry.
10 October 2017
Endophytes and latent pathogens - implications for the nursery industry (a 2017 Nursery Paper)
This paper provides an in-depth background on endophytes and examines their potential future impact on the nursery industry.
1 October 2017
Effect of sulphur dioxide and cold on survival of insects during storage of table grapes (TG15003)
This investment demonstrated that current cold and sulphur dioxide treatments for exported table grapes will kill any accidental occurences of pests including long-tailed mealybug, lady bird beetle, European earwig, Argentine ant, Carpophilus beetle and two-spotted spider mite.
7 September 2017
Classification of the onion rust complex and development of rapid diagnostic assays (VN13001)
Onion rusts affecting Australian crops were investigated by this project, which identified rust complex species and developed diagnostic tests to aid onion rust identification.
3 August 2017
Integrated Pest and Disease Manual for Persimmon
The Integrated Pest and Disease Manual for Persimmon provides an integrated pest and disease package for Australian persimmon growers.
28 July 2017
New in-field treatment solutions to control fruit fly (2) (VG13042)
This project produced the Fruit Fly Management for Vegetable Growers guide and investigated new methods for managing and monitoring fruit flies.
3 July 2017
Thrips species in NSW cherries and the timing of associated ring russet injury (CY16000)
This project examined thrips species and activity in the NSW cherry orchards, and investigated correlation with ring russet damage.
27 June 2017