Mid West

Globodera rostochiensis, golden or potato cyst nematode (PCN) and G. pallida, pale or white potato cyst nematode, pose a threat to the Western Australian potato industry.

Potato cyst nematode (Globodera rostochiensis, PCN) was detected on six properties in the Perth Metropolitan area between 1986 and 1989.

Annual ryegrass toxicity (ARGT) is a potentially fatal poisoning of livestock after consumption of annual ryegrass infected by the bacterium Rathayibacter toxicus (formerly known as Clavibacter toxicus).

Ovine campylobacteriosis is an infectious disease of breeding ewes causing abortion in late pregnancy. It is caused by the bacteria Campylobacter fetus ssp. fetus. The disease is found in sheep around the world, but is an uncommon diagnosis in Western Australia (WA).

When conducting research on managing your property or starting a new enterprise there are many sources of information from state and local government departments to rural suppliers and industry associations.

Spray-topping or pasture topping is the application of a sub-lethal rate of herbicide when grasses are coming into head and flowering. The aim is to reduce the production of viable seed and the seedling population in the following year. The grass is not killed by the herbicide application.

Smokebush offers a wide diversity of flower types, ranging from white to blue, and flowering from summer to winter.

The presence of insects in flower crops can result in feeding damage to flowers, leaves and stems or cause galls to form. Insects can increase disease incidence, for example the exudates from scale insects promote fungal growth.

Verticordias are a diverse group of Australian native plants which display a range of flower colours of orange, yellow, red, pink, cream and white. They have been picked under licence from natural populations for a number of years.

This article describes the conditions for sustainable bush management and/or cultivation of golden cascade (Corynanthera flava), a species unique to the northern sandplain of southern Western Australia.

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