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Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus And Its Management, Lindrea Latham, Roger Jones
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus And Its Management, Lindrea Latham, Roger Jones
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
In 1993, western flower thrips, an important pest of horticultural crops, was found in Western Australia. Since then there has been an upsurge in damsging virus disease epidemics caused by tomato spotter wilt virus in horticultural crops. This has occurred because western flower thrips is a more effective vector of tomato spotted wilt virus than other thrips species. Lindrea Latham and Roger Jones outline the symptoms, spread and management of this serious virus disease in vegetables and ornamentals.
Assessment Of The Suitability For Horticulture Of The Packsaddle Infill Area, Kununurra, N Schoknecht
Assessment Of The Suitability For Horticulture Of The Packsaddle Infill Area, Kununurra, N Schoknecht
Resource management technical reports
A brief assessment of the suitability of 142 ha in the Packsaddle infill area for horticulture was conducted in late August 1993. Of this area 100 ha is Crown Land, and 42 ha was recently sold as freehold. Eleven map units based on soil and landform were identified, and their suitability for horticulture assessed. The map units were based on field observations and extrapolation from existing surveys.