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Horticulture Publications
List of Horticulture related publications
Almond
Almond orchard management and harvesting
Codling moth
Codling moth Cydia pomonella : exotic threat to Western Australia
Artichoke
Growing Jerusalem artichokes in Western Australia
New methods of globe artichoke production in the Warren district [Replaces Farmnote 21/2001]
Avocado
Avocado culture in Western Australia
Avocado maturity testing
Avocados : grading and packing standard guidelines
Important information for commercial avocado growers
Irrigation requirements of avocado
Reducing summer fruit drop in avocados [Expired]
Spiraling whitefly Aleurodicus dispersus : an exotic threat to Western Australia
Useful contacts for commercial avocado growers
Useful publications for commercial avocado growers
Bamboo
Banana
Banana blood disease Ralstonia solanacearum (race 2) : exotic threat to Western Australia
Banana scab moth Nacoleia octasema : exotic threat to Western Australia
Black sigatoka Mycosphaerella fijiensis : exotic threat to Western Australia
Moko disease Ralstonia solanacearum (Race 2, Biovar 1)
Panama disease Fusarium oxysporum : exotic threat to Western Australia
Spiraling whitefly Aleurodicus dispersus : an exotic threat to Western Australia
Using tensiometers for effective banana irrigation in Carnarvon
Yellow Sigatoka of bananas
Beans and peas
Faba bean : fungicide control of leaf diseases
Growing broad beans in Western Australia
Growing fresh runner and dwarf beans in Western Australia
Growing snow peas and sugar snaps in Western Australia
Berries
Irrigation and fertiliser guidelines for strawberries on sandy soils
High and low tunnels in strawberry production - trial results for 2005, 2006 and 2007
New strawberry varieties for WA - trial results in 2005, 2006 and 2007
Strawberry root and crown rot disease survey 2005 and 2006 seasons
Strawberries from Western Australia at a glance
Brassica
Branched broomrape (Orobanche ramosa) : an exotic threat to Western Australia
Brassicas from Western Australia at a glance
Cauliflower Production in Western Australia
Diseases of vegetable brassicas
Evaluation of cauliflower and broccoli varieties : Spring planting (June - October 2006)
Growing Brussels sprouts in Western Australia
Growing Chinese cabbage in Western Australia
Growing radish in Western Australia
Incorporation of fertiliser for cauliflower and broccoli crops
Managing clubroot in vegetable brassica crops
Pests of vegetable brassica crops in Western Australia
Post-harvest handling of Brassica vegetables
Virus diseases of vegetable brassica crops
White blister control in vegetable brassica crops
Capsicum
Growing capsicums and chillies
Late blight Phytophthora infestans - A2 mating type : exotic threat to Western Australia
Carrot and root vegetables
Aster yellows and its most effective vector, the Aster leafhopper Macrosteles quadrilineatus : exotic threats to Western Australia
Carrot cyst nematode Heterodera carotae : exotic threat to Western Australia
Carrot nutrition and irrigation
Carrot rust fly Psila rosae : exotic threat to Western Australia
Carrot Virus Y
Carrot weevil Listronotus oregonensis and L. texanus : exotic threat to Western Australia
Carrots from Western Australia : at a glance
Cavity spot disease of carrots
Growing parsnips in Western Australia
Growing swedes and turnips in Western Australia
Leaf blight diseases of carrots
Licorice rot Mycocentrospora acerina : exotic threat to Western Australia
Minimising post-harvest losses of carrots
Celery and Rhubarb
Branched broomrape (Orobanche ramosa) : an exotic threat to Western Australia
Celery Mosaic Virus
Growing celery
Growing rhubarb in Western Australia
Licorice rot Mycocentrospora acerina : exotic threat to Western Australia
Chemicals and fertilisers management
Chlorine for disinfestation
Code of practice for the use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals in Western Australia
Compost, manure and flies
Effective spraying
Effectiveness of rock phosphates
Environmental impact of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilisers in high rainfall areas
Fumigation for rabbit control
Guide to the safe use of strychnine poison for emu control
Hormone herbicides: what you should know before you spray
Legislation controlling the use of agricultural chemicals in Western Australia
Manure management on small properties
Mister calibration and operation
Organic acid herbicides: volatility and side reactions
Selection of fertigation equipment
Citrus
Black rot Guignardia bidwellii
Carob moth
Citrus canker Xanthomonas axonopodis pv citri : exotic threat to Western Australia
Citrus from Western Australia: at a glance
Citrus fruit loss in the home garden
Citrus industry information for commercial growers
Citrus leafminer
Citrus rootstocks for Western Australia
Citrus whitefly
Improving citrus fruit quality using Gibberellic Acid (GA)
Mandarins, tangors and tangelos for Western Australia
Mites in citrus
Maturity testing of citrus
Monitoring and control of thrips in citrus
Orange varieties for Western Australia
Pruning citrus trees
Red scale (Farmnote 128/1988 - no electronic copy available)
Spiraling whitefly Aleurodicus dispersus : an exotic threat to Western Australia
Scale in citrus [Replaces Farmnote 1/1992]
Coconut
Spiraling whitefly Aleurodicus dispersus : an exotic threat to Western Australia
Cucurbits (melons, pumpkins)
Growing pumpkins in Western Australia
Paddy and Afghan melons
Post-harvest handling of cucumber, lettuce and tomato
Virus diseases of cucurbit crops
Watermelons : growing and harvesting
Growing Cucumbers in Protected Cultivation in Western Australia
Dates
Eggplant
Fig
Flowers, ornamentals and native plants : Management
Cooling cut flowers and foliage
Direct seeding native trees and shrubs
Direct seeding of native plants for revegetation
Drying cut flowers and foliage
Fertiliser guide for nurseries
Fertilisers for nursery potting mixes
Fertilisers for waxflower production
Garden plants that become bushland weeds
Groundcovers : the good and the bad
Improving profit in the flower growing business : a self help manual
Irrigation of native cut flowers in Western Australia
Managing a garden the natural way
Pollen from Western Australia : at a glance
Potting mixes
Pruning banksias
Shaping deciduous fruit trees in the home garden
Standard and spray carnations
Storage conditions for ornamental crops
Flowers, ornamentals and native plants - Pests and diseases
Azalea lace bug and azalea petal blight
Bacterial wilt Ralstonia solanacearum : race 3 : exotic threat to Western Australia
Common diseases of native plants in home gardens
Common insect pests of native plants in home gardens
Cypress canker (caused by Seiridium spp.)
Diseases of waxflower and their control
Disinfestation of wildflowers using insecticide dips
Downy mildew of carnations
Insect control of waxflowers
Phytophthora diseases of cut flower crops
Western flower thrips
White cedar moth : a serious pest of Cape lilac trees
Whitefly
Flowers, ornamentals and native plants : Production
Alstroemeria
Banksias for cut flower production
Big-headed ants, coastal brown ants
Bulb and corm producing plants that become bushland weeds
Climbers out of control
Commercial flower growing : is it for you?
Commercial revegetation opportunities for the Western Australian wheatbelt :Banksias for cut flower production
Cultivation of kangaroo paws
Flowers : giving the market what it wants
Flowers from Western Australia : at a glance
General guide to backyard beekeeping
Golden cascade (Corynanthera flava) for cut flower production
Growing Australian plants
Growing boronia
Growing proteas
Honey bee swarms and nests
Qualup bell (Pimelea physodes) for cut flower production
Smokebush (Conospermum spp.) for cut flower production
Suckering trees that become a nuisance
Tea tree for cut flower production
Verticordia for cut flower production
Waxflower for cut flower production
Wildflower production : Dryandra
Wildflower production : getting started
Food industry and Marketing
Baby boabs : the exciting new taste sensation from the Kimberley in Western Australia
Food : On the Retail Shelf
Organic food and farming: introduction
Organic horticulture : strategic opportunities in Western Australia Bulletin 4622
Fruits - Management
Basic backyard fruit tree growing
Basic deciduous fruit tree pruning for the small landholder
Fruit growing for the small landholder
Guidelines for the management of microbial food safety in fruit packing houses
Irrigation of summer fruit in Western Australia
Mixed storage of fruit and vegetables
Pome and Summer Fruit Orchard Spray Guide 2008/09
Preventing tree damage by livestock
Selecting correct tree varieties for small landholders
Storage conditions for fresh fruit and vegetables
Training and pruning deciduous fruit trees in the home garden
Fruits - Pests and diseases
Aphids, mealybugs and scales : common sapsuckers in the home garden
Argentine ants
Black vine weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus : exotic threat to Western Australia
Common insect pests and diseases on fruit trees in the home garden
Common pests of summer fruit in Western Australia July 2003
Control of Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly) in backyards
Green coffee scale Coccus viridis (Green) [Hemiptera: Coccidae]
Main diseases of fruit trees in the home garden
Main pests of fruits in home gardens
Management of European red mite in Western Australia
Natal fruit fly Ceratitis (Pterandrus) rosa
Nematodes in the home garden
Olive lace bug information sheet
Orchard alert
Oriental fruit moth (Grapholita molesta) : exotic threat to Western Australia
Pest snails and slugs of Western Australia
Queensland fruit fly Bactrocera tryoni : exotic threat to Western Australia
Slaters and their control
Using miticides in Western Australian deciduous fruit tree crops 2008-2009 [Replaces Note 281]
Whitefly
Grapes and grapevines
African black beetle
African Black Beetle in Vineyards
Bacterial blight Xanthomonas ampelina : exotic threat to Western Australia
Black rot Guignardia bidwellii
Black vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus : exotic threat to Western Australia
Botrytis management in grapes : an integrated approach
Common auger beetle in vineyards
Downy mildew in vineyards
Garden weevil in vineyards
Grape phylloxera Daktulosphaira vitifoliae : exotic threat to Western Australia
Grapevine fanleaf virus Nepovirus : exotic threat to Western Australia
Irrigating table grapes
Irrigating table grapes in Carnarvon
Irrigation of wine grapes on deep sands
Irrigation techniques for winegrapes
Lyre trellis for viticulture
Nematodes in Western Australian vineyards
Phomopsis cane and leaf spot : Phomopsis viticola ( Synonym: P. viticola Taxon 2) an exotic threat to Western Australia
Pierce??™s disease and its most effective vector : the Glassy-winged sharpshooter : exotic threats to Western Australia
Powdery mildew in wine grapes in Western Australia
Powdery mildew of grapes
Six-spotted mite
Table grapes from Western Australia : at a glance
Using gypsum blocks to measure soil moisture in vineyards
Viticulture spray guide 20011/12 : wine grapes and table grapes
Wine from Western Australia : at a glance
Jojoba
Land Management
Beneficial organisms in the home garden
Buying a small landholding
Don't wait : revegetate
Environmental management systems for agriculture
Farm biosecurity
Farming for the future : self assessment tool
Farming with environmental benefits
Fire management and revegetation
Managing a garden the natural way
Propagation equipment for horticulture
Vegetation buffer zones
Weed control for successful revegetation: for agricultural regions with less than 600 mm rainfall
Windbreaks for horticulture on the Swan Coastal Plain
Lettuce and green leaves
Aster yellows and its most effective vector, the Aster leafhopper Macrosteles quadrilineatus : exotic threats to Western Australia
English spinach
Growing leeks in Western Australia
Growing silverbeet in Western Australia
Growing witlof chicory
Licorice rot Mycocentrospora acerina : exotic threat to Western Australia
Okra
Post-harvest handling of cucumber, lettuce and tomato
Maize
Dryland maize growing in WA
Mango
Growing mangoes in cooler areas of Western Australia
Mango growing in Western Australia
Propagation of mangoes
Olive
Growing Olives in Western Australia
Olive lace bug Froggattia olivinia Froggatt [Hemiptera: Tingidae]
Organic food
Organic food and farming: introduction
Organic horticulture : strategic opportunities in Western Australia Bulletin 4622
Organic vegetables : a guide to production Bulletin 4517
Natural alternatives to synthetic chemicals
Persimmons
Passion fruit
Pests and diseases - Identification
Sampling and testing for plant pathogens
Sending specimens for identification
Pests and diseases - Invertebrate pests (insects, bugs, slugs)
African black beetle
Avoid trouble from bees
Cockroaches and their control
Common seasonal pests
European wasps
Management of European red mite in Western Australia
Orchard alert
Practical farm biosecurity advice for keeping the plant industries safe from biological threats
Recognizing exotic fruit flies likely to enter Western Australia
Red imported fire ant
Silverleaf whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Biotype B) with reference to related whiteflies in Western Australia
Small hive beetle : Aethina tumida
The land is in your hands : Small landholders??™ guide
Wasp identification guide
Watch lists: exotic pest and disease threats to plant industries (Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry)
Pests and diseases - Vertebrate pests (birds, mammals)
Blackbird
Common myna
Common seasonal pests
Common spiders in our neighbourhood
Control of bush flies by dung beetles
Control of pest snails and slugs
Destroying rabbit warrens using explosives
Distribution and abundance of pest animals in Western Australia : a survey of institutional knowledge
European rabbit
Feral pigeon control options
Guidelines for the safe use of firearms
Indian palm squirrel
Mice on farms
Options for rabbit control
Orchard alert
Parrots and cockatoos in orchards
Practical farm biosecurity advice for keeping the plant industries safe from biological threats
Rabbit warren and harbourage destruction
Rainbow lorikeet
Rainbow lorikeet control options
Rat and mouse control in and around buildings
Sparrows
Common Starling [Replaces Farmnote 76/04]
Status and impact of the Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus) in south-west Western Australia
Sulphur : crested cockatoo
The land is in your hands : Small landholders??™ guide
Use of fencing to protect crops and pasture from rabbits in bush remnants
Watch lists: exotic pest and disease threats to plant industries (Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry)
Pests and diseases - Weeds
Bathurst burr
Common seasonal pests
Control of jo-jo (also known as Onehunga or bindii weed) [Replaces Farmnote 54/1981]
Orchard alert
Paterson's curse
Practical farm biosecurity advice for keeping the plant industries safe from biological threats
The land is in your hands : Small landholders??™ guide
Watch lists: exotic pest and disease threats to plant industries (Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry)
Pome fruit (apples, pears, quince. loquats, nashi pears)
Apple dimpling bug
Apple pollination
Apple scab
Brown rot Monilinia fructigena
Carob moth
Codling moth
Codling moth Cydia pomonella : exotic threat to Western Australia
Fire blight Erwinia amylovora : Exotic threat to Western Australia
Monitoring and spraying for thrips in summer fruit and pome fruit
Oriental fruit moth (Grapholita molesta) : exotic threat to Western Australia
Pome and Summer Fruit Orchard Spray Guide 2008/09
Trace element and magnesium treatments for apple and pear trees
Pomegranate
Potato
Avoiding hollow heart in potatoes
Bacterial soft rot of potato
Bacterial wilt of potatoes
Bacterial wilt Ralstonia solanacearum - race 3 : exotic threat to Western Australia
Branched broomrape (Orobanche ramosa) : an exotic threat to Western Australia
Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata : exotic threat to Western Australia
Dawmor : a new summer export crisp potato variety for Manjimup
Fertiliser management using petiole analysis for fresh market potatoes grown on coastal sands
Fertiliser program for fresh market potatoes grown on coastal sands
Growing sweet potatoes in Western Australia
Late blight Phytophthora infestans - A2 mating type : exotic threat to Western Australia
Nutrients applied to potato crops from irrigation water
Phosphorus fertiliser management of potatoes on sands
Potato cyst nematodes Globodera rostochiensis and G. pallida : exotic threats to Western Australia
Potato spindle tuber viroid
Potato Table & seed potatoes from Western Australia : at a glance
Potato Virus Y
Ring rot Corynebacterium sepedonicum : exotic threat to Western Australia
Ruby Lou : a versatile pink skinned fresh market potato
Scheduling irrigation of potatoes using tensiometers on light/medium to heavy soils
Specific gravity of potatoes
Trace element requirements for fresh market potatoes grown on coastal sands
Using tensiometers for scheduling irrigation for potatoes
Soil management
Diagnosing and ameliorating problem soils : decision tree on how to diagnose and ameliorate problem soils : 2nd edition
Identifying gypsum responsive soils
Importance of soil pH
Looking at liming : consider the rate
Looking at liming : test strips
Management of soil acidity in agricultural land
Managing water repellent soils
Methods of lime storage and stabilisation
Soil moisture monitoring equipment
Soil moisture sensors for sandy soils
Soil pH and plant health in the home garden
Soil testing : a guide to fertiliser use
Soil testing for phosphorus
Soil-borne diseases in horticulture
Soil-borne diseases in the home garden
Soils of the Swan coastal plain April 1999
Sorption of phosphorus by soils : how it is measured in Australia November 2003
Subsurface acidity
Treatment of compacted soils in the eastern wheatbelt
Using gypsum blocks to measure soil moisture
Stonefruit
Bacterial diseases of stone fruit
Carob moth
Carpophilus (driedfruit beetles): a pest of stone fruit
Espalier pruning and trellising of plums
Oriental fruit moth (Grapholita molesta) : exotic threat to Western Australia
Sharka Plum pox potyvirus
Spiraling whitefly Aleurodicus dispersus : an exotic threat to Western Australia
Stone fruit from Western Australia : at a glance
Tea
Tomato
Bacterial wilt Ralstonia solanacearum - race 3 : exotic threat to Western Australia
Blossom-end rot of tomatoes
Branched broomrape (Orobanche ramosa) : an exotic threat to Western Australia
Efficient irrigation for determinate tomatoes in the Gascoyne River area
Growing tomatoes in the south-west
Hydroponic production of tomatoes
Late blight Phytophthora infestans - A2 mating type : exotic threat to Western Australia
Ring rot Corynebacterium sepedonicum : exotic threat to Western Australia
Tobacco mosaic virus of tomatoes
Tomato pests in the home garden and their control
Vegetables
Aphids, mealybugs and scales : common sapsuckers in the home garden
Argentine ants
Beet cyst nematode on vegetables
Black vine weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus : exotic threat to Western Australia
Commercial production of Chinese vegetables
Fertigation of vegetables in Western Australia
Growing asparagus in Western Australia
Growing cucumbers
Growing garlic in Western Australia
Growing Garlic in Western Australia [Webpage]
Growing spring onions
Irrigating vegetables on sandy soils
Late blight Phytophthora infestans - A2 mating type : exotic threat to Western Australia
Main diseases of vegetables in the home garden
Main insect pests of vegetables in home gardens
Management of thrips and tomato spotted wilt virus
Manganese deficiency in vegetables
Mixed storage of fruit and vegetables
Nematodes in the home garden
Organic vegetables : a guide to production Bulletin 4517
Pest snails and slugs of Western Australia
Planning to grow vegetables commercially
Principles of vegetable crop nutrition on sandy soils of the Swan Coastal Plain
Slaters and their control
Small-seeded dodder (Cuscuta planiflora Ten., syn. C. approximata Bab.) : weed threat to Western Australia
Storage conditions for fresh fruit and vegetables
Use of fertigation in vegetables in Western Australia
Vegetable growing : a guide for home gardening in Western Australia
Vegetable seed treatments
Virus diseases of vegetable brassica crops
Whitefly
Water chestnut
Water management
Blockages in irrigation lines
Broad-based banks
Calculating readily available water
Clearing cloudy or coloured water
Converting readily available water (mm) to litres for drip systems
Deep drainage : is it for me? : workshop development guide for facilitators
Deep drainage : is it for me? : workshop manual for participants
Deep drainage in south west Western Australia : making it work : not proving it wrong
Deep drains to manage groundwater
Design guidelines for fixed sprinklers and micro-irrigation systems
Designing for reliable water supplies
Dimensions and volumes of farm dams
Efficiency of sprinkler irrigation systems
Efficient irrigation designs for Carnavon growers
Emergency chlorination of farm water
Evaluating sprinkler and trickle irrigation systems
Evaporation basins for salinity management
Excavated tanks and hillside dams
Grassed waterways
Groundwater pumping for salinity control
Interpreting tensiometer readings
Introduction to salinity : workshop development guide for facilitators
Irrigation scheduling : how and why
Managing saline seeps with siphons
Managing saline, high rainfall valleys and flats
Minimising salt damage in gardens
Mole drainage for increased productivity in the South West Irrigation Area
Monitoring groundwater levels
Monitoring the impact of perennial plants on groundwater
Nitrates in the groundwater beneath horticultural properties
Notification of intention to drain or pump water in the Peel Harvey Catchment
Placing trees for maximum salinity control
Rainwater tanks
Relief wells in south Western Australia
Roaded catchments to improve reliability of farm dams
Salt accumulation and leaching under trickle
Scheduling for trickle, sprinkler and flood irrigation
Selecting pipes for the farm
Selection of fertigation equipment
Skimming polluted dams : a successful two-stage system
Soil moisture monitoring equipment
Soil moisture sensors for sandy soils
Sprinkler and micro-irrigation systems for small farms
Subsurface drainage and surface water management for salinity control
Tensiometers : preparation and installation
Tolerance of plants to salty water
Townsite salinity management
Toxic algal blooms
Treatment of leaky dams
Using windbreaks to reduce evaporation from farm dams
Water for aquaculture
Water quality for farm domestic and livestock use
Water quality for farm, garden and household use
Water quality in home gardens
Water supplies for horticulture in the Lower Great Southern
Water supplies for irrigation on the small farm
Water supplies on small holdings
Waterlogging and inundation : why they could be costing you money
Wheatbelt waterwise = saltwise : gardening guide
Other relevant information related to this topic:
- AGWEST Plant Laboratories
- Declared Animals List
- Declared plants in Western Australia
- HortGuard®
- Horticulture
- Insect pests and Entomology in Western Australia
- Pest and Disease Information Service
- Plant biosecurity: safeguarding plant industries in Western Australia
- Quarantine WA
- Newsletters
- Vegetables WA
- Western Australian Fruit Growers Association
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