NGN Integrated Disease Management and Disease Identification Workshops Northern Region
Tender ID: 577929
Tender Details
Tender Description
Disease can pose a significant constraint on crop yield due to misdiagnosis and inappropriate disease response. Effective disease management strategies require accurately identifying the disease through visual symptoms or laboratory diagnosis; however, misdiagnosis of disease is common due to symptoms often being confused with other diseases or abiotic stresses. At an NGN forum in Bellata, growers raised concerns around disease identification and the need for better tools to assist with identification. In lieu of easily accessible and comprehensive tools for in-paddock identification of disease, there is an opportunity to upskill advisers in their own ability to identify disease symptoms. Furthermore, at an NGN forum in Thallon, growers raised interest in learning about management of diseases such as root lesion nematodes and crown rot through genetic resistance/tolerance. As single tactic management strategies may not always be effective, it is often necessary to take an integrated management approach, using a combination of tactics to ensure sufficient disease control.
Through the delivery of workshops across GRDC’s Northern grains region, this investment will provide advisers with the practical knowledge, skills and resource materials to correctly identify disease and how to effectively manage disease using an integrated approach. Advisers will be better equipped to guide appropriate management decisions through correctly identifying crop disease symptoms and understanding the most effective set of management approaches available.
Document contact and enquiries
Attention: Lyndal Gordon - Contract Administrator
Grains Research and Development Corporation
Email: lyndal.gordon@grdc.com.au
Make all requests for further information or clarification in relation to this procurement in writing (email) prior to 20 February 2025.
GRDC will publish all requests and responses to requests on the GRDC website under Questions and Answers at the bottom of this webpage.
Location
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett
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