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Nematodes Awareness CampaignGRDC Northern Panel
21st February 2011
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What we have done
• Information Banners• Surveyed 112 grain growers and advisors• Groundcover articles• iPad information display• Google map• Website and App Proposal
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What communication works
• What are the most popular ways growers and advisors get information about root-lesion nematodes?
• GRDC research updates • Ground Cover• Consultants/ agronomists• DEEDI staff, I&I NSW staff • Field Days• Factsheets
• How would growers like information communicated to them?• GRDC updates• Fact sheets• via agronomist• Field days• Website
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What they want to know
• Tolerant and resistant crop varieties• Farming practices conductive to reducing
nematodes populations• How to manage for nematodes• Symptoms• Impact on yield
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Challenges
• Knowing the difference between Tolerant and Resistant
• Knowing what crops are at risk of yield loss and/or increasing nematode numbers
• Getting soils tested
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iPad display for Field days and Updates
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Google map soil survey data
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Google map soil survey data
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Website and App proposal
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Website and App proposal
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• iPad and iPhone app•Helpful information aid for researchers and for advisors•Can be interactive with Google Maps and Rotation Calculator i.e. what is a suitable crop to grow this season to reduce nematodes or maximise yields