Field identification guide for cucurbits

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Field identification guide for cucurbits
Pests, Beneficials, Diseases and Disorders

• Tony Napier
• Yanco Agricultural Institute
• Riverina NSW

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Field identification guide for cucurbits

• Why
• 2006 IPM audit
• Cucurbit industry valued at 394 million (ABS
  2006)
• Includes cucumbers, zucchinis, pumpkins,
  watermelons, cantaloupes, bitter melons, gourds
  and hairy melons

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Field identification guide for cucurbits

• What we did
• Consult experts and industry
• Different growing areas
• Collect over 900 images

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Field identification guide for cucurbits

• What we produced
• 150 page ute guide
• Over 270 images
• Waterproof
• Clear and simple text

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Field identification guide for cucurbits

• What we will do with them
• Send out a copy to levy paying cucurbit growers
• Aid in early identification
• Reduce losses from pests, diseases and disorders

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Field identification guide for cucurbits

• Chrys Akem
• Siva Subramaniam
• Penny Goldsmith
• David Commens

• Acknowledgements
• Sandra McDougall
• Andrew Watson
• Gerard Kelly
• Val Draper

The funding of this guide was provided by NSW DPI
and HAL (through the National Vegetable Research
and Development Levy) with matching funding from
the Australian Federal Government