Foreign sugarcane germplasm is an important source of genetic variation for the breeding programs of the Australian sugarcane industry; however there is a risk of importing exotic diseases in the germplasm. To minimise this risk, BSES has an AQIS approved Post Entry...
Populations of free-living nematodes (FLN) increased and plant-parasitic nematodes (PPN) decreased at Tully, Ingham, Burdekin, Mackay and Bundaberg when a grass/legume pasture or legume crop was grown for 30-42 months before planting sugarcane. At other sites, shorter...
Sugar Research Australia (SRA) provides a quarantine service for the Australian sugarcane industry to import and move sugarcane germplasm in a safe and efficient manner. This includes: importing sugarcane varieties from overseas to evaluate their performance and...
SUGARCANE STREAK MOSAIC occurs in the south and south-east Asia regions and was first identified in Indonesia in 2005. Its relatively recent recognition means that much remains to be learnt about this viral disease. ACIAR-funded research has been investigating...
Sugar Research Australia Indooroopilly has a post-entry quarantine facility that imports foreign clones per year. The imported clones are used for germplasm improvement in the SRA breeding program, with about 50% of released cultivars having at least one foreign clone...
