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A quarterly newsletter produced by DPI to inform the food supply chain
A quarterly e-newsletter for horticulturalists summarising the state of the climate drivers and the forecast for the coming season, latest research, case studies and on farm management options to inform adaptation to climate challenges.
This document summarises the outcomes of a Fruit and Vegetable Roundtable hosted by the Food Alliance in October 2011 on 'Addressing the barriers to a viable Victorian fruit and vegetable industry'.
The disease also threatens market access, both as a quarantine barrier and through associated chemical residue risks.
This project developed and validated a weather-based infection risk model to support
more precise fungicide timing, suitable for individual farm use. Eleven field sites were
established in the Murray and Goulburn Valleys. Weather stations located at each
orchard provided site specific data for estimating infection periods (IP) conducive to
infection using the model and growers were notified by SMS within 12 hrs of infection
conditions occurring. Disease was assessed after harvest to evaluate the success of
spraying by the growers and most orchards achieved continuous improvement in rot
control by following IP forecasting
The disease also threatens market access, both as a quarantine barrier and through associated chemical residue risks.
This project developed and validated a weather-based infection risk model to support
more precise fungicide timing, suitable for individual farm use. Eleven field sites were
established in the Murray and Goulburn Valleys. Weather stations located at each
orchard provided site specific data for estimating infection periods (IP) conducive to
infection using the model and growers were notified by SMS within 12 hrs of infection
conditions occurring. Disease was assessed after harvest to evaluate the success of
spraying by the growers and most orchards achieved continuous improvement in rot
control by following IP forecasting
Queensland Fruit Fly, QFF
Fact Sheets on Organic Farming including standards, certification, marketing, conversion, soil, weed, crop and livestock management and some financial implications.
Over the past few years a number of horticultural industries have been subject to extreme events that have had economic and personal impacts. DPI - Horticulture Services Branch would like to work with horticultural industries to enhance the preparedness and response to emergency situations in the horticulture industry sector. The first step in this process will be to meet with key people within hort industry organisations to discuss current and future arrangements to respond to extreme events.
One of two fact sheets from the almond CT trial results. This fact sheet reports issues relating to the balance between nutrient applications, irrigation and crop requirements.
Results from the "Sustainable Optimisation of Australian Almond Production" trial are reported in two fact sheets. This factsheet reports issues relating to the timing of nutrient applications.
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