Crops and horticulture courses

Top five exotic pests and diseases for Victorian grains industry

Karnal bunt grain seed infectionAn exotic pest or disease is one that does not naturally occur in the area and has been brought in accidentally or intentionally.

In this course we will consider the risk of an exotic pest or disease to cereal, pulse and oil seed crops on your property/to your client's property, not of it entering Australia. Therefore, providing some thoughts on how you can mitigate the risks you can control.

This course will also consider how a future climate may increase or decrease the risk of an exotic pest or disease on your/client's property.

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