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Securing Australia from PNG biosecurity threats : final report 2015/046
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is the centre of diversity for several Saccharum species (S. officinarum, S. edule, S robustum) and supports indigenous pests and diseases of sugarcane. These threaten Australian commercial sugarcane ...
A novel polyphasic framework to resolve Yellow Canopy Syndrome paradox : final report 2014/082
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)
A novel polyphasic framework to resolve Yellow Canopy Syndrome paradox.
Molecular assay of major soilborne sugarcane pathogens for better exploitation of commercial varieties : final report 2016/047
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)
A commercial assay service, based on specific DNA tests for soil-borne pathogens, has been developed for various cropping industries by the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), Adelaide. A unique ...
Developing an alternative herbicide management strategy to replace PSII herbicides in the Wet Tropics area : final report 2014/050
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)
Biosecurity research in PNG 2015-2017
(ASSCT, 2018)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA is the centre of diversity for several species in the genus Saccharum, including S. officinarum, selections of which constituted the first commercial sugarcane varieties in Australia. Apart from providing ...
Efficacy and environmental runoff impact of alternative pre-emergent herbicides to diuron applied on trash blanketed ratoons
(ASSCT, 2018)
The efficacy of alternative pre-emergent herbicides to diuron applied just after harvest on green trash blanketed ratoons was investigated in three field trials in the wet tropics, Far North Queensland. The study also ...
Sugarcane streak mosaic; researching a relatively new disease in Indonesia
(ASSCT, 2018)
SUGARCANE STREAK MOSAIC occurs in the south and south-east Asia regions and was
first identified in Indonesia in 2005. Its relatively recent recognition means that much
remains to be learnt about this viral disease. ...
The bacterial biocontrol agent pasteuria penetrans can help control root-knot nematode on sugarcane
(ASSCT, 2018)
ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE (Meloidogyne javanica) is one of the most damaging pests of
sugarcane, often causing heavy losses in coarse-textured sandy soils. The bacterial
parasite Pasteuria penetrans is a potentially useful ...
How do current ratings of sugarcane varieties for resistance to smut relate to natural infection
(ASSCT, 2018)
SUGARCANE SMUT, CAUSED by a fungus Sporisorium scitamineum, is an important
disease of sugarcane in Australia. Sugarcane smut can be managed effectively through
the propagation of resistant varieties. In Sugar Research ...
Plant-parasitic and free-living nematodes associated with sugarcane in North Queensland
(ASSCT, 2018)
SURVEYS OF NORTH Queensland sugarcane soils indicated that root-lesion nematode
(Pratylenchus zeae) was the most important nematode pest because it occurred in most
fields and was often present at high population densities. ...