Ryan Hall 20/8/21 Ryan Hall 20/8/21

Irrigation scheduling with IrriSAT

IrriSAT, is a free satellite-based irrigation scheduling app. It combines satellite images with weather data to estimate crop water use. Learn how it works and what you can use it for.

Ryan Hall 19/8/21 Ryan Hall 19/8/21

Controlling pests in potatoes

This presentation by Dr Paul Horne, entomologist and owner/director of IPM Technologies outlines the elements of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in any crop but particularly in potatoes. The most important biological, cultural and chemical options available to growers are described and specific examples are given from Australian potato production.

Ryan Hall 6/8/21 Ryan Hall 6/8/21

Potato R&D Forum 2021 Day 2 Recording: Soil health and disease management

Catch up on Day 2 of the Australian Potato R&D Forum 2021, which focused on soil health and disease management.

Ryan Hall 5/8/21 Ryan Hall 5/8/21

Potato R&D Forum 2021 Day 1: Pest Management

Catch up on Day 1 of the Australian Potato R&D Forum 2021, which focused on pest management.

Henry Hyde 30/7/21 Henry Hyde 30/7/21

PotatoLink Bulletin July 2021

Welcome to the first edition of the monthly PotatoLink bulletin, meet the team, first issue of PotatoLink magazine, upcoming events and webinars, and much more.

Ryan Hall 6/7/21 Ryan Hall 6/7/21

PotatoLink Magazine Issue 01

Ryan Hall 29/6/21 Ryan Hall 29/6/21

Demo site update - Atherton, Queensland

Ryan Hall 29/6/21 Ryan Hall 29/6/21

Demo site update - Loxton (Mallee), South Australia

Sophia Thach 11/6/21 Sophia Thach 11/6/21

Jobs for the quieter months of the year

This PotatoLink magazine article discusses making the most of the quieter months preparing for next season’s crop — checking long-term weather forecast, soil testing, checking irrigation equipment, considering drainage, and managing pests and disease.

Ryan Hall 4/6/21 Ryan Hall 4/6/21

What bug is that? - Paul Horne’s new book

Ryan Hall 30/4/21 Ryan Hall 30/4/21

Potatoes Australia Magazine Archive (2013 - 2019)

Henry Hyde 27/4/21 Henry Hyde 27/4/21

Eyes on Potatoes Magazine Archive (1997 - 2005)

Henry Hyde 27/4/21 Henry Hyde 27/4/21

Potato Australia Magazine Archive (1990 - 2005)

Henry Hyde 22/3/21 Henry Hyde 22/3/21

Evaluation of postharvest treatments for the control of bacterial soft rot in potatoes

Management of rots, both in the field and postharvest, is an ongoing challenge for potato producers. The issue is usually managed by minimising the time interval between harvesting and processing of potatoes. Read the report by Soil Wealth Integrated Crop Protection for more information.

Ryan Hall 13/3/21 Ryan Hall 13/3/21

Potassium: A vital macronutrient in potato production — A review

With information from 48 peer-reviewed studies this review provides the most up to date understanding of potassium nutrition for potatoes.

Ryan Hall 9/2/21 Ryan Hall 9/2/21

Integrated weed management - Volunteer Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum)

Read this Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection factsheet to learn about volunteer potatoes and some potential methods of integrated weed management that can be used to control them after a potato crop.

Ryan Hall 28/1/21 Ryan Hall 28/1/21

Managing Blackleg in potato

Blackleg on potato can be caused by either Pectobacterium or Dickeya species, and they often work together in different combinations to cause this disease. Blackleg can result in stem decay, severe seed decay and sometimes lack of plant emergence in severe cases. This Hort Innovation and RM Consulting Group (RMCG) factsheet provides information on managing blackleg in potato crops.

Ryan Hall 1/1/21 Ryan Hall 1/1/21

Assessment of pre- and postharvest anti-sprouting treatments to replace CIPC for potato storage

How well do pre- and postharvest anti-sprouting treatments work? What are some steps that you can take to reduce the sprouting of your stored potatoes? This Scientific Journal article covers this topic in depth, giving you the most up to date information and solutions.

Jenny Ekman 1/1/21 Jenny Ekman 1/1/21

Detection of potato late blight with a drone

This research summary describes work assessing late blight of potatoes using spectral imagery collected by a drone.

Sophia Thach 7/12/20 Sophia Thach 7/12/20

Better managing soilborne diseases with pathogen DNA testing

This fact sheet provides guidance on the importance of monitoring soil-borne diseases, including tips for understanding and managing soil-borne disease risks.

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