WA Potato Workshop - Viruses, Viroids and Predicta Pt Validation

Date: Friday 6 September

Time: 12:30 - 4:00 pm

Location: Amelia Park Lodge – The Pavilion, 5850 Bussell Hwy, Abbey WA 6280

Join PotatoLink, WA Potatoes, DPIRD and AuSPICA for a workshop in the Busselton region.

Lunch will be provided between 12:30 and 1 pm. Topic discussions start 1 pm and there will be an opportunity to network with drinks at the conclusion of the discussions.

Topics to be covered include:

• PVY NTN and Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid (PSTVd) (Nigel Crump, AuSPICA)
• Update of chlorpyrifos permit and Reglone® (Diquat) up for review with APVMA (Simon Moltoni, WA Potatoes)
• Update on Predicta Pt validation study in Western Australia (Neil Lantzke and Wossen Mengesha, DPIRD)
• PotatoLink website info and upcoming events – short summary of what’s on the website (Rachel Lancaster, PotatoLink)