Biosecurity, Pest & Disease
South African Citrus Thrips (SACT) 0.00 KB 5 downloads
The South African Citrus Thrips (Scirtothrips aurantii Faure) or SACT was detected...
RIFA Activity on the Home Front & Interstate 0.00 KB 10 downloads
There is an increase in activity regarding the interest of interstate authorities...
Red Imported Fire Ant pesticides 0.00 KB 5 downloads
The NGIQ initiated in 2001/2002 registration and trial work on a number of pesticides...
Red Imported Fire Ants ongoing eradication 0.00 KB 7 downloads
The ongoing eradication of this pest is progressing strongly according to the Fire...
Red Imported Fire Ant cause for concern 0.00 KB 6 downloads
Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA) is again proving to cause industry serious concerns....
Lantana Bug 0.00 KB 3 downloads
There have been a number of reports of outbreaks of Lantana bug in production nurseries...
Kalanchoe & Biological Management 0.00 KB 10 downloads
The Department of Natural Resources & Mines (DNR&M) have, for some time,...
ChemCert Certificate Training Course 0.00 KB 17 downloads
NGIQ is endeavouring to provide ChemCert Courses to the industry as a service at...
RIFA & Victoria 0.00 KB 7 downloads
The Victorian Government has finally released their Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA)...
RIFA and SuSCon Green 0.00 KB 9 downloads
The latest situation reported by the Fire Ant Control Centre (FACC) is that Red Imported...Production & Management
Water & Irrigation
What Bore Pump is Best 0.00 KB 12 downloads
There are several types of pumps that can be used in a bore – a piston pump, a...
Timbara Nursery Field Day 0.00 KB 9 downloads
Timbara Nursery at Thornlands on Brisbane’s Bayside was the venue for a very successful...
Testing for Water Sterilisation Effectiveness 0.00 KB 15 downloads
Good irrigation water quality is a keystone to producing quality nursery stock, and...
Record Keeping 0.00 KB 22 downloads
Record keeping must just be one of the most disliked tasks a nursery owner or manager...
Pump Trouble Shooting 0.00 KB 11 downloads
Your irrigation pump stops pumping. What's your first reaction? Reach for the phone...
Nursery Irrigation Pump Types 0.00 KB 13 downloads
Irrigation pumps are the heart of a nursery irrigation system. Pumps can be either...
Measuring the Volume of dams 0.00 KB 11 downloads
The measurement of dam volumes is an essential part of efficient water management....
Managing Nutrients/Salinity in a Closed Water Storage System 0.00 KB 17 downloads
Capturing the irrigation and surface run-off in a nursery or greenhouse situation...
Nursery Production Water Use Efficiency 0.00 KB 16 downloads
The single greatest contribution production nurseries can make towards water use...
Irrigation Performance 0.00 KB 17 downloads
The management of water intended for nursery irrigation will have a direct impact...
Irrigation controllers 0.00 KB 16 downloads
Nursery expansion, new installation, unreliability or controller breakdown, if you...
Filtration Equipment 0.00 KB 10 downloads
Selecting appropriate filtration equipment for an irrigation system can be a complex...
Conducting an Irrigation System Audit 0.00 KB 19 downloads
A survey of production nurseries that participated in WaterWork workshops found that...
Water Savings from Mean Application Rate Improvements 0.00 KB 21 downloads
There are a number of ways in which efficient irrigation layouts save water. Matching...
Selecting Water Testing Equipment 0.00 KB 12 downloads
Onsite testing provides an easy way of determining water quality, so that timely...