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First effective treatment for citrus greening disease
New treatment effectively kills the bacterium with a naturally occurring molecule found in wild citrus relatives.
Read full storySmartphone to detect pesticide residues
Pesticide residues can now be detected using a simple smartphone app.
Read full storyPesticide residue detection app to soon become widely available
Smartphone app can detect pesticide residues.
Read full storyAdvice for farmers on resistance management now available online
CropLife Australia has released its updated Resistance Management Strategies for fungicides, herbicides and insecticides.
Read full storyTiming and size of fee increases on farming sector disappointing
Significant fee increases from APVMA
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APVMA fee increases on farming sector disappointing
Significant fee increases from APVMA add costs to to Australian farming community.
Read full storyDevice could deliver 'life-saving' treatment to diseased fruit plants
MIT engineers have developed a precision injection system for plants.
Read full storyAust joins plant research network
The future of plant health in Australia is looking brighter with a new opportunity for international collaboration in research on pests and diseases that are common threats.
Read full storyCitrus canker restrictions lifted in Darwin
Australia may soon be declared free of citrus canker, as the Northern Territory gets closer to eradicating the deadly disease, nearly two years to the date of its initial detection.
Read full storyResearchers making fruit flies twice as 'sexy'
Australian researchers have developed a new type of fly food that can help double the number of "sexy" sterile Queensland fruit flies being reared in laboratories.
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Citrus Australia launches protective screenhouse to prevent HLB
Auscitrus has strengthened its capacity to protect the nation’s budwood supplies from disease, focusing specifically on any future incursion of HLB, with the completion of its new protective screenhouse.
Read full storyDual action fungicide offers wider control
According to veteran fruit grower Joe Giblett from ‘Red Moon’ orchard, Donnybrook, WA, disease and insects pose serious problems to successful orchard production and require vigilant monitoring on a daily basis.
Read full storyA potential fungicide for postharvest disease control in mangoes
Stem-end rot (SER) is one of the most frequently occurring postharvest diseases of mango fruit grown in the Mediterranean climate, and it is caused by a variety of fungal pathogens. The main cause of SER in Israel is Lasiodiplodia theobromae, which is not effectively controlled by the current fungicides.
Read full storyLong-term weed control is back
Longer lasting herbicide alternatives can manage the development of weed resistance and provide season-long protection.
Read full storyDefending Australia against Xylella
The number one plant biosecurity threat to Australia is now under the spotlight through a new Hort Innovation funded project.
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