Management of Papaya diseases in North Queensland

Management of Papaya diseases in North Queensland.

Integrated pest management and supply chain improvement for mangoes in the Philippines and Australia

This project will incorporate two strategies for improving industry sustainability in the Philippines and Australia: (a) developing improved field management and quarantine monitoring and detection of mango pests and diseases; and (b) working with selected mango supply chains to identify and test areas for improvement.

Alternaria Fruit Spot: New Directions

This project determined the identity of causal pathogens, epidemiology and disease cycle of Alternaria leaf blotch and fruit spot in Australian apples and provided a management strategy for both diseases for inclusion in the integrated fruit production manual.

Vegetable plant and Soil health

Vegetable plant and Soil health.

IPM strategies in pome and stonefruit in Western Australia and Queensland

In association with Western Australia develop monitoring and alternative control measures pest thrip species of apples and stonefruit in Queensland.

Strategic banana tissue culture industry development and biosecurity act

Application and development of activities based on in vitro technologies delivering research, industry development and biosecurity activities to sustain and improve the Australian banana industry.

Fruit fly host status testing of a new passionfruit cultivar

Fruit fly host status testing of a new passionfruit cultivar.

Developing Queensland 3D Tropical Fruits and Nuts modelling capabilities

Development of 3D functional structural plant models for macadamias and other tropical fruit and nuts.

Quantifying surfactant interaction effects on soil moisture

Quantifying surfactant interaction effects on soil moisture and turf quality.

CRC40088 Pre-harvest for Fruit Fly

CRCNPB funded project aimed to develop improved pre-harvest control strategies for Queensland fruit fly based on autecology and behaviour.

Infochemistry for pest management in plant crops

The development of integrated pest and disease management strategies have been a major research focus for DEEDI in the cropping, horticulture and forestry industries for many years.

ACIAR Integrated crop production of bananas

Integrated crop production of bananas to manage wilt diseases for improved livelihoods in Indonesia and Australia.

Protecting the Australian citrus industry from HLB (greening) disease

Protecting the Australian citrus industry from HLB (greening) disease.

Phosphonate use for Phytophthora root rot management in Shepard

Phytophthora root rot of avocados and is the major limiting factor to avocado production in Australia. The disease has a significant impact on productivity. An integrated program is recommended for Phytophthora root rot management with phosphorus acid a key component of this strategy. Monthly root analyses will be conducted on 5 avocado orchards across a range of growing environments on the Atherton Tablelands. Detailed tree phenology data will be collected orchard at the same time the root sampling occurs. In conjunction with the phenological data, decay curves will allow the development of recommendations to optimize phosphorous acid applications for the management of Phytophthora root rot in Shepard avocados.