Baiting for Phytophthora and Pythium in Production Nurseries
The production and sale of healthy nursery stock is essential, as production nurseries are the very heart of our ornamental, vegetable, fruit and forestry industries. To manage plant diseases effectively, nursery managers can monitor for specific, high-risk pathogens using baiting techniques. This paper can be used as a guide to conduct different baiting techniques for Phytophthora. These methods extend normal crop monitoring, can be implemented easily by nursery managers and assist in resolving urgent disease problems. This nursery paper has been produced by Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries pathologists as part of a nursery levy funded project.