Vegetable Matters of Fact |
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The Victorian State Government has produced over 100
factsheets with practical information to assist Victorian horticulture.
 Today, the DPI-Horticulture program
continues to produce factsheets on research undertaken
in Victoria as well as general farm management issues.
A selection of these factsheets, relevant to vegetable production, are listed below.
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Crop Water Use
Key Points:
Evapotranspiration (ET) data will help you estimate the water needs of your crop
ET is a measure of water transpired by the plant as well as evaporation
... Go to article.
Weather Stations
Key Points:
Evapotranspiration (ET) data helps determine a crop�s water needs
The ET is the water used by plants plus that evaporated from the
... Go to article.
Carrot - Powdery Mildew
Key Points:
Powdery mildew (Erysiphe heraclei ) is a problem
on carrot crops in NSW, SA and TAS
Symptoms include fluffy white growth on stems and
... Go to article.
Chemical Selection
Key Points:
The Agricultural and Veterinary Permits Search offers a national database of all registered agricultural and veterinary chemicals in Australia.
... Go to article.
Silverleaf Whitefly
Key Points:
Silverleaf Whitefly (SLWF) is a pest of many vegetable crops
SLWF is very effective in transmitting
viruses such as Tomato... Go to article.
Estimating Dam Volume
Key Points:
In dry seasons or with limited water availability, it is important to know how much
water is in your dam to assist with water budgeting for your crops. You need to know the Surface... Go to article.
Saline Water
Key Points:
Salinity refers to the presence of soluble salts
in soil or water
The most common salt causing salinity is
sodium chloride, but... Go to article.
Managing Drought
Key Points:
Ensure your irrigation system is operating at its most efficient:
Minimise the evaporation of your irrigation application by watering... Go to article.
Lettuce Aphid - Baby Leaf crops
Key Points:
Baby leaf crops may be harvested more than once (some crops up to 5 times)
With multiple harvests the crop may well be in the ground... Go to article.
Salinity Units
Key Points:
Salinity refers to the presence of soluble salts in soil or water
Soil salinity generally affects plant growth by making it more difficult for... Go to article.
Clubroot tests
Key Points:
Clubroot disease, is
responsible for up to 10% of crop
losses each year in Australia
Current diagnosis of clubroot in
... Go to article.
Farm Biosecurity
Key Points:
Biosecurity measures are designed to protect crops from pests, diseases and weeds.
International and domestic border controls provide a first... Go to article.
Visitors & Contractors
Key Points:
MANAGE the risk of contactors and visitors bringing pests or weeds onto your farm.
SIMPLE hygiene procedures will minimise the risks
... Go to article.
Celery - Late Blight
Key Points:
Septoria leaf spot or late blight is
caused by the fungus Septoria apiicola
It is most pronounced during extended
... Go to article.
Vital Vegetables
Key Points:
“Vital Vegetables” is a collaborative project
between Australia and New Zealand
The project is researching... Go to article.
Poultry Litter
Key Points:
Poultry litter has replaced stable manure as the principal low cost horticultural soil amendment on sandy
soils
Litter can improve crop... Go to article.
Asparagus - Purple Spot
Key Points:
Asparagus Purple Spot is caused by the fungus Stemphylium
vesicarium
The disease
has caused severe problems in recent years
... Go to article.
Onion - White Rot
Key Points:
Onion white rot is caused by a soil-borne fungus, Sclerotium cepivorum
White rot affects all Allium plants including
onions,... Go to article.
Safe Harvesting
Key Points:
Implement an Occupational Health and Safety plan
Observe your health and saftey obligations to your employees
... Go to article.
Chemical Records
Key Points:
New Victorian legislation effective from July 2007
You must record ALL agricultural chemicals used on your farm
... Go to article.
Lettuce - Downy Mildew
Key Points:
Downy mildew occurs worldwide
and is a serious fungal disease of
field and greenhouse lettuce
Lettuce downy mildew is caused
... Go to article.
White Blister - Brassica Crops
Key Points:
White blister is caused by the pathogen Albugo candida
Avoid long periods of leaf wetness
Time irrigation to coincide... Go to article.
Lettuce Aphid - Identification
Key Points:
Lettuce Aphid is a contamination pest of lettuce, endive and radicchio
The aphids colonise plant hearts and rosettes, making them... Go to article.
Cucumber Mosaic Virus
Key Points:
Cucumber Mosaic Virus is a disease that can infect
many hundreds of plant species.
It will cause symptoms on
spinach, lettuce, cucurbits and capsicums as well
... Go to article.
Lettuce - Sclerotinia
Key Points:
Sclerotinia diseases are a major cause of
crop loss in a range of crops such as carrots,
beans, brassicas and lettuce
... Go to article.
Aparagus - Stem Blight
Key Points:
Caused by the fungus Phomopsis asparagi
Infects both fern and spears
Greatly reduces yield... Go to article.
Diamondback Moth - Control Software
Key Points:
This Diamondback Moth Sampling Plan is designed to assist Australian Brassica vegetable
growers
Decisions about when to... Go to article.
Chemical Residues
Maximum Residue Limits:
Pesticide residues on crops are monitored with reference to Maximum Residue Limits (MRL) based on analysis of the quantity of a product remaining on food product samples.
... Go to article.
Asparagus - Rust
Key Points:
Rust is caused by the fungus Puccinia asparagi
Rust is only a problem on fern ... not the spears
Infected fern... Go to article.
Lettuce - Tipburn
Key Points:
Tipburn is considered a calcium deficiency
problem which occurs despite plentiful supplies of
calcium in most soils
Calcium strengthens plant cell walls... Go to article.
Garden Symphilid
Key Points:
Garden Symphilids are small,
white, soft-bodied "centipede-like" animals, 3-7 mm long with 12 pairs of
legs and a pair of antennae
... Go to article.
Green Manure Crops
Key Points:
A green manure is a crop that is planted as part of your crop rotation
system
Green manure crops are grown to be ploughed into the... Go to article.
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