Australian Quinoa Industry RD&E Plan 2024-2029
Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) is an ‘ancient grain’ that was domesticated about 8,000 years ago in South America, where it became an important part of Andean...
The Impact and Control of Lychee Pepper Spot in Australia
28 pages
Published: 3 Dec 2001
Author(s): Henry, Drew, Jenny
Share this content
-
Download report PDF
Download -
Purchase a hard copy - AUD $45.00
The report highlights the results of a telephone survey of 100 lychee growers across Queensland and northern New South Wales carried out in 1999, and of an off-season fungicide trial to control the disease. It also reports the results of a residue trial required by the National Registration Authority to facilitate the issue of an off-label minor use permit for mannose, which can be used as an alternative to copper sprays.
The survey results indicate that the disease has spread rapidly since its first detection in 1982 and is likely to reach all commercial lychee growers within the next few years. While losses across most orchards are currently low, below 1%, losses in individual trees can reach 25% of saleable fruit. The disease is particularly widespread and severe on the most popular commercial variety, Kwan May Pink. To date grower efforts to control the disease have had little success.
Related resources
Fact sheet: Getting to know your morning coffee a whole lot more
In a global first, the Defining terroir of Australian coffee to increase demand and investment project has developed a coffee character wheel to standardise acidity,...
Australian Crocodile Industry RD&E Plan 2024-2029
The Australian saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) industry, with its 21 operators in the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia, plays a significant role in the...
Prospects for Australian emerging industries
Emerging industries play an important role in the Australian agricultural landscape, contributing to the national economy and helping meet changing global demand. This prospectus is...
Industrial Hemp Variety Trials: Results from the Epping Forest trial site for the 2022-23 growing season
AgriFutures Australia’s Emerging Industries Program has determined that industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.), i.e. low tetrahydrocannabinol hemp, is an industry with high growth potential due...
Horizon scan for new market opportunities in emerging industries
Emerging industries exert an important influence within the Australian agricultural domain, contributing to the national economy while also facilitating the adaptation to evolving global demand....
Adapting grain crop seed threshing and cleaning equipment for sesame and other emerging spice crops
Threshing and cleaning are vital processes that separate grain and seed from harvested plants, as well as remove unwanted contaminants. A number of emerging plant...
Sustainably sourced natural colour pigments from cultivated native marine algae for the plant-based meat industry
A major challenge for plant-based meat manufacturers is that traditional plant-based pigment sources, such as soy, pea and almonds, do not provide the right colour...