Three new mango varieties have been developed by the National Mango Breeding Program (NMBP).
NMBP-1201 is a hybrid cross between Irwin and Kensington Pride (KP).
Telone® (1,3 dichloropropene) and Telone C35® (1,3 dichloropropene+chloropicrin) have been effective in controlling nematodes in field trials in Western Australia and should be useful to growers experiencing failure of fenimaphos and metham sodium to control nematodes.
Biochar is a stable, carbon-rich form of charcoal that can be added to soil to sequester carbon and reduce net greenhouse gas emissions. It is produced by pyrolysis, a process where biomass (plant or animal waste) is heated at temperatures greater than 250°C with little or no oxygen.
Acid soils cause significant losses in production and biomass, which restricts the ability to sequester carbon. Applying agricultural lime to these problem soils can correct acidity levels that restrict root growth and crop and pasture production.
In Western Australia, carrots are grown on sandy soils of low water-holding capacity. When evaporation exceeds rainfall, irrigation is important to ensure high yields and quality.
The olive lace bug, Froggattia olivinia, is native to eastern Australia. It has become established in the olive growing regions of Western Australia.
Fresh, safe, quality-assured Western Australian carrots are delivered fresh to local, interstate and international markets from year-round production. Growers in Western Australia (WA) produce more than 90 per cent of Australia’s export carrots.
Western Australian growers and exporters have earned an outstanding reputation for reliably supplying high quality carrots to international markets. The quality assured carrots are available year-round and are shipped in refrigerated sea containers to more than 15 countries.
Cavity spot disease of carrots in Australia is mainly caused by the soil-borne fungus Pythium sulcatum. In order to minimise the build-up of this pathogen, we needed to establish its host range so that we could reduce the risk of it building up on rotational crops.
Carrot leaf blight is a disease commonly found in carrot crops in Western Australia. It is usually caused by the fungus Alternaria dauci and occasionally by A. radicina. Another fungus, Cercospora carotae, causes leaf spotting of carrots.
