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Calcium and silicon ‘an ideal partnership’
Calcium and silicon work hand-in-hand.
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Establishment & maintenance
Game changer in tree propagation technology
Enhanced efficiency in the planting and grafting of trees.
Flowering, thinning & PGRs
Program to offer free genetic testing to Australian bee breeders
Bee breeders will be able to prove the strength of specific genetic lines, boosting the value of superior queens.
Avocado
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Establishment & maintenance
Avocado tree intensification field day
The DAF avocado team are hosting a field day on the 20th of January 2022 at the Bundaberg research station.
Macadamias
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Insect & mite control
Sivanto - IPM friendly product controls sucking insects
Registrations for use in avocados, mangoes and papaya - and soon to be launched into macadamia.
Fruit Fly
Longer holding period lifts SIT Qfly results
Longer pre-release holding period, and protein dietary supplements, improved the effectiveness of a Qfly SIT program.
Macadamias
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Insect & mite control
New research on macadamia lace bug
Research looks at lace bug ecology and its natural predators.
Almonds
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Insect & mite control
New Angler trap for stone and pome fruit
Effective but simple way to control Carpophilus while protecting beneficial insects.
Insect & mite control
The sound of crickets and grasshoppers is coming
Over 1500 species of this group in Australia.
Establishment & maintenance
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General
Katabatic drift explained and how to avoid it
How to locate frost fans and set up your orchard for best effect.
Almonds
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Pome fruit
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Stone Fruit
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Insect & mite control
New codling moth product benefits apple growers
New insecticide has great efficacy on a wide range of insects and IPM compatible.
Stone Fruit
Avoid inking, skin burn and ‘gravel rash’ stains
Applying Parka can provide a protective barrier against ink staining.
Fruit Fly
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Insect & mite control
Eradication of exotic fruit fly from Torres Strait
Efforts to stop exotic fruit flies from entering the Australian mainland through the Torres Strait will continue with a five-year response plan.
Fruit Fly
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Insect & mite control
Could biopesticides help tackle Qfly populations?
Entomopathogenic fungi could be a new tool for fruit fly management.
Pome fruit
Red fleshed apples
Red-fleshed cultivars contain high concentrations of genetic proteins, antioxidants and natural phenols.
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