Hardwoods Nutrient/Disease Interactions

Interactions of nutrients and disease expression in hardwood plantations.

Preliminary Vacuum Kiln Trials HWDS

Preliminary trials to test the viability of vacuum drying Australian commercially important hardwood species.

BCC Benefits Composted Organics Farm Systems

BCC Benefits Composted Organics Farm Systems.

ACIAR Reduce pest disease related yield decrease in sweet potato Papua New Guinea

Develops and extends DEEDI and partner technologies, improves yields and quality by removing virus diseases and some pests. Objectives: 1.Develop and test sweet potato pest and disease control strategies 2.Increase dissemination and adoption of pathogen tested and Integrated Pest Management strategy for pest and disease control.

The cause, distribution and economic importance of fruit speckle of banana in north Queensland

Banana Fruit Speckle.

Refining Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of eggfruit caterpillar

Investigations into pheromone monitoring and efficacy of insecticides to improve Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of eggfruit caterpillar.

Trialing new cut flower varieties

Field trial of new cut flower, floriculture, foliage varieties.

Management of Papaya diseases in North Queensland

Management of Papaya diseases in North Queensland.

Breeding Low Chill high quality stonefruit

Breeding Low Chill high quality stonefruit.

Preliminary Vacuum Kiln Trials SWDS

Preliminary trials to test the viability of vacuum drying Australian commercially important softwood species.

Extension of Chemical Phytotoxicity Testing Facility for Warm-Season Turfgrasses

The turf industry needs to access a range of more selective, effective and environmentally acceptable pesticides, which will help to address environmental concerns while maintaining the industry's internationally competitive status. This includes both new pesticides being developed globally for turf use and older generic chemicals previously registered for other agricultural purposes and now requiring extension of that registration for use in turf.

Macadamia Modelling Scoping Study

Investigate the feasibility and utility of a macadamia physiological model.

Resistance to tomato yellow leafcurl virus in tomato

Resistance to tomato yellow leafcurl virus in tomato.

Better Macadamia crop forecasting

Better Macadamia crop forecasting.

DAQ339A Pest and disease identification and management in herbs

The major objective is to produce an educational tool for growers and research/extension personnel to allow accurate identification of a range of pests and diseases encountered in herbs. To a lessor extent develop both a mechanism to manage beneficial insects in field crops pre-harvest and to identify some common seed borne diseases in herbs.