Crop Protection

The papers in this report were presented at the 2nd PNG Plant Protection Conference and include information on crop pests, diseases and weeds and their management, pest incursions and quarantine, and pest and disease identification.

Chromolaena (Siam weed) is a serious weed which has spread from its original home in the West Indies to large areas of Africa and Asia

Coconut embryo culture has many applications, foremost of which is in the facilitation of germplasm movement

In 1985 a program for the improvement of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (Lam) L) was funded by ACIAR

Banana production, an important component of the island economies of the South Pacific, is threatened by the fungal leaf disease black Sigatoka

Rodents are a major agricultural pest across much of Southeast Asia

This publication presents extended abstracts of the papers presented to a workshop held in Nadi, Fiji 28-31 October 1996

Sustainable crop production is dependent on good nutrient management

Bacterial wilt is primarily of importance in the tropics and subtropics

These proceedings are the outcome of an ACIAR/ICRISAT joint planning meeting on bacterial wilt disease of groundnut (peanut), held in Malaysia in March 1990

OUT OF STOCK Bacterial wilt, caused largely by Pseudomonas solanacearum, is one of the most destructive bacterial plant diseases

This book draws together what is currently known about the mineral nutrition of yams. It is intended as a useful reference for agronomists and extension personnel, and also researchers.

An insect identification field guide for farmers and extension workers in the upland cropping systems of Cambodia.

This book is for primary school children for use in the ‘Life Skills’ part of the Cambodian School curriculum. It will teach children about integrated pest management (IPM) in crops and the positive impact on the environment.

A guide to the pests and diseases of taro in the South Pacific.

(Available online only) This is the Indonesian translation of MN131, a booklet that addresses knowledge gaps in cocoa production.

(Available online only) This booklet addresses knowledge gaps in cocoa production.

The Vietnamese translation of MN129, a manual designed to help plant pathologists develop basic skills in the diagnosis of the cause of diseases, focusing on fungal diseases of the roots and stems.

A manual designed to help plant pathologists develop basic skills in the diagnosis of the cause of diseases, focusing on fungal diseases of the roots and stems.

The Thai translation of MN119, the manual on surveillance programs for plant health.

The Vietnamese translation of MN119, the manual on surveillance programs for plant health.

Indonesian translation of MN119, the manual on surveillance programs for plant health.

This manual will assist plant health scientists to devise surveillance programs and to transmit specimens to the laboratory for identification and preservation.

This book brings together the available information about lantana and the insects and diseases that have been studied to control it

Water hyacinth is widely recognised as the world's worst aquaric weed

This publication provides ready access to a summary of information on the natural enemies that have been liberated for classical biological control of anthropods in Australia up to 2000, including their origin, year of liberation, whether they have been established and with what effect

This publication in both English and Spanish contains information on the most important pest species in Chile

The preferred approach to pest control is now unquestionably Integrated Pest Management

This is a companion volume to Biological Control of Weeds: Southeast Asian Prospects (Waterhouse 1994)

Weed problems in the Asia-Pacific region are becoming increasingly difficult to manage.