The South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) will be holding a training and accreditation course on PREDICTA Pt. The course will be available to agronomists, potato growers and processors wishing to use or deliver the DNA diagnostic testing service for soil-borne pathogens of potatoes.
Location: 2B Hartley Grove, Urrbrae, South Australia
Date: Thursday, 19 June 2025
Time: 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Details: The course will cover the strategies and processes to sample paddocks, along with the interpretation of PREDICTA Pt results. For each pathogen included in the PREDICTA Pt service, the following will be provided:
Information on symptoms and basic biology
The importance of inoculum and factors conducive to disease
An overview of possible management strategies.
Participants will be provided with a manual that covers the information presented and a soil corer for PREDICTA Pt sampling. There is a fee for the course. This is not a PotatoLink event.
Registration Essential: For further information and to register your interest in the workshop, please contact Michael Rettke at michael.rettke@sa.gov.au by Friday, 9 June 2025.