WA Grower Magazine Spring 2021

Page 20

YOUR PRODUCTION

Tomato bacterial disease control needs more than just chemical sprays

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Prevention is the key for management of tomato bacterial diseases.

BY VO THE TRUYEN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, VEGETABLESWA

hree bacterial diseases are common in WA tomato fields: bacterial spot, caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv.; bacterial speck, caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv.; and bacterial canker, caused by Clavibacter michiganensis.

f HEAVY crop loss due to tomato bacteria diseases in Carnarvon.

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IFAM

12min
pages 112-116

Vegetable export strategy

2min
page 111

Food safety culture

5min
pages 108-110

Family business decision making

4min
pages 104-105

The #6B’s

2min
pages 106-107

The importance of friends

3min
pages 102-103

Vaccinations

4min
pages 97-99

What is loss and grief?

3min
pages 100-101

Natural Capital Accounting in WA

4min
pages 94-96

Investment and raising capital

3min
pages 92-93

Resilience and preparedness

3min
pages 90-91

Industry update

2min
page 81

Research update

1min
page 77

Pome pests

7min
pages 68-71

Core strengths of WA apples

6min
pages 72-75

A tribute to Ben Darbyshire

9min
pages 64-67

Executive Manager Report

6min
pages 62-63

Tuber inspections for seed potatoes

7min
pages 58-61

SmartSpud™ trials continue

1min
page 57

Storing and ageing seed potatoes

11min
pages 52-56

APC-Potato Producers Committee

1min
page 51

Chief Executive Officer’s report

3min
page 50

Monitoring soil moisture

3min
pages 46-47

New water agreement

2min
pages 48-49

Visa to secure labour for farmers

2min
pages 44-45

Tools to monitor pests

4min
pages 34-37

DPIRD Carnarvon Research Facility

3min
pages 38-39

Export Management Software

3min
pages 32-33

Invasive ants

6min
pages 28-31

Reducing pesticide susceptibility

5min
pages 26-27

Food safety elements in practice

4min
pages 18-19

Farm biosecurity practices

3min
pages 24-25

Tomato bacterial disease control

6min
pages 20-23

American serpentine leafminer

6min
pages 15-17

Supporting soil health

6min
pages 12-14

vegetablesWA President’s Report

6min
pages 7-8

Getting to know vegetablesWA

5min
pages 9-11

vegetablesWA CEO’s Report

2min
page 6
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