Since it was first detected in Australia in early 2020, fall armyworm (FAW) has spread across Australia, posing a significant risk to Australia’s thriving $2.6 billion greenlife industry.
To combat this damaging pest, a new levy funded project ‘Field-based testing for fall armyworm’ (MT19014) has begun. More
Tuesday, 14 September 2021
The ‘Greener Cities, Healthier Lives’ (GC15005) project has provided Australian evidence on the benefits of green space from birth to older age.
Led by the University of Wollongong and funded by Hort Innovation as part of the Green Cities Fund, the project commenced in 2017 and has supplied industry and policy makers with a range of internationally significant studies that have strengthened the case for investing in urban greening strategies in Australian cities. More
Beneficial microbes include a range of bacterial, fungal and other microorganisms that can improve plant growth and assist in keeping healthy plants free of pests and diseases. These organisms are not pests, but can be used to manage various pests including fungal, bacterial and insect species. More
Monday, 9 August 2021
Hort Innovation has released the Horticulture Sustainability Framework, which is now available here.
A guide to help the horticulture sector share its sustainable, ethical, and safe farming practice stories with stakeholders, the Framework aims to helps horticulture industries to better promote their sustainability credentials and meet growing consumer and investor expectations. More
Friday, 6 August 2021
Led by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF), the levy funded ‘Resourcing, supporting, and assessing biosecurity in nursery production’ (NY20000) project is underway.
This project is building on the success of ‘Building the resilience and on-farm biosecurity capacity of the Australian production nursery industry’ (NY15002) and past projects, to provide greater support to production nurseries to help reduce the risk of infestations and crop losses associated with pest and diseases. More
Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) infects hundreds of host plants including vegetables, ornamental, grain and weed species. It is also known to infect certain specialty plants causing problems for collectors, e.g. Adeniums. It is spread by aphids feeding on infected plants followed by healthy plants. It takes less than one minute for aphids to acquire the virus and they can immediately spread it to all healthy plants for several hours. It is also spread by propagation material and may also when handling and trimming infected plants followed by healthy plants. More
