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Yellow Canopy Syndrome Update
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2021)
Final Yellow Canopy Syndrome Industry Update, April 2021
Information sheet : Soil sampling
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2022)
Soil sampling provides useful
information about the chemical
and nutrient properties of soil
within a particular block. It will
therefore assist in determining
fertiliser type and rate. Soil
sampling also ...
Information sheet : Best-practice nutrient management
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2022)
Modification of the traditional nutrient management guidelines
for sugarcane production in Australia has been in progress
for the past 10 years. The need for change occurred with a
realisation that nutrient management ...
Information sheet : Changes to biosecurity in the Australian sugar industry
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2022)
Biosecurity is the protection of the Australian
Sugar Industry from infectious diseases, pests
and other biological threats. It is achieved
through systems that aim to prevent pest and
disease introduction or spread, ...
Information sheet : Cleaning a harvester before transport
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2022)
The regulation around the movement of
sugarcane machinery has changed with
the implementation of the Biosecurity Act
2014 and Biosecurity Regulation 2016. In
order to move machinery across sugarcane
biosecurity ...
Information sheet : Nematode resistant legumes as a rotational crop with sugarcane
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2022)
The two main types of
nematodes that cause
damage to sugarcane are
root lesion nematode (RLN)
and root knot nematodes
(RKN). There are many
other types of nematodes
that can affect sugarcane,
such as dagger ...
Information sheet : Managing frost damage
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2022)
Frost damage to sugarcane
will vary with landscape
position (it is generally worse
in hollows and creek flats),
variety and the openness of
the crop. In small, open crops,
damage goes further down the
stalk ...
Information sheet : Pokkah boeng
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2022)
This fungus disease is found in all sugarcane growing regions,
and generally occurs from late spring to the end of summer. It
normally appears during periods of hot humid conditions when
the cane is growing rapidly. ...
Information sheet : Soldier fly
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2022)
Soldier flies are native insects
that naturally inhabit grasslands
and can cause severe damage to
sugarcane crops. There are two
main species of soldier fly that
attack sugarcane. Sugarcane soldier
fly occurs ...
Information sheet : Central Region Variety Development Program
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2022)
The SRA Variety Development Program in the
Central region targets the needs of the Plane
Creek, Mackay and Proserpine sugar industries.