The tropical dry season

Harvesting bananas involves a lot of lifting, which increases the risk of injury to workers.

Labouring in tropical conditions also exposes workers to risk of infections such as leptospirosis.

Careful consideration and planning are necessary to manage these risks.

Many practices are transferable from a conventional system to an organic system of growing mangoes. The major changes will be in nutrient, weed, flowering, pest and disease and postharvest management.

No synthetic fertilisers, herbicides, pesticides or fungicides can be used.

Transition to a system of organic mango production will vary according to your situation and current management system.

The underlying principle of organic crop production is "healthy plants grow from healthy soil". It is a whole system approach and, as far as practical, a closed system.

Mangoes have been identified as a promising crop for organic production. They are suitable because of a low nitrogen requirement and relatively low incidence of pests and diseases. There are also opportunities to use established mango industry infrastructure and potential to export.

Hendra virus is an emergency animal disease transmitted to horses by flying foxes (fruit bats).

Identification of livestock in Western Australia is required under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Identification and Movement of Stock and Apiaries) Regulations 2013 [BAM (IMSA) regulations].

This web article describes the most common diseases of vegetables in home gardens.

Home gardeners frequently see diseases affecting their vegetables. Usually they would have seen them in previous seasons, and the symptoms look familiar.

Early recognition of disease is one of the most important factors influencing the control of disease and the reduction of its impact on industry and the community.

Striped cabbage heart caterpillar, also known as cabbage centre grub, is a pest of cabbages in Indonesia and Western Australia.

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