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The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is calling for nominations for authors to create Diagnostic Protocols (DPs) on Tephritidae: molecular identification of immature stages of fruit flies of economic importance to genus. This is part of the ongoing work of the Technical Panel on Diag

The Australasian Plant Pathology Society (APPS) is excited to announce that bursaries are now open for students and early career researchers (ECR) wishing to attend the 25th Australasian Plant Pathology Society Conference, taking place in Sydney from 26-28 May 2025. Students and early career researc

National Diagnostic Protocols Webinar – Presentations

Hort Innovation is seeking proposals from suitably qualified and experienced service providers to conduct the project Diagnosis and management of dieback in persimmon trees (PR21000).

It is expected that the service provider will appoint a suitably qualified PHD student to conduct the project.

This month we are profiling Pragya Kant, a Project Officer in Domestic Quarantine within the Chief Plant Health Officer Branch, Biosecurity and Agriculture Services, of the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) Victoria. This month we are profiling Pragya Kant, a Project Offic

Virtual ADW 2024/2025 seminar series - Call for student presentations now open EOI – Student presentations at Virtual ADW 24/25 The National Plant Biosecurity Diagnostic Network (NPBDN) is seeking expressions of interest (EOIs) for student presentations for the virtual Annual Diagnostics Works

The National Plant Biosecurity Diagnostic Network (NPBDN) virtual Annual Diagnostics Workshop (vADW) 2024-25 was held on Wednesday, 13 November. The National Plant Biosecurity Diagnostic Network (NPBDN) kicked off its virtual Annual Diagnostics Workshop (vADW) series on Wednesday, 13 November 2024.

The Beyond Myrtle Rust (BMR) program, led by Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research and funded by the MBIE Endeavour Fund, is a collaborative research initiative dedicated to understand the ecology, behaviour, and impacts of Myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii) in New Zealand. The Beyond Myrtle Rust (BMR)