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Biosecurity
Biosecurity represents a range of activities and measures to assist in preventing, responding to and recovering from pests and disease incursions. Measures can be implemented across a range of levels from international, national, state, regional, local and farm level. Australia has been fortunate in that previously its geography granted a level of isolation from the pests and diseases which affected foreign plant-based industries. This has now changed as faster and more accessible international trade and travel has increased the risk of exotic plant pest incursions.
The nursery industry is particularly at risk from biosecurity events given its broad geographic spread, the wide variety of crops grown, and the trade markets it engages in. Such events may not only put our own industry at risk but also other plant-based industries and the environment.
To enable industry preparedness in prevention, response and recovery from biosecurity events, GIA has adopted a proactive approach. Investment and attention have been expended on biosecurity. Examples include
- The development of the Australian Plant Production Standard (APPS) incorporating a dedicated Biosecurity plant protection program, BioSecure HACCP
- Development of pest fact sheets and contingency plans. Industry threat specific contingency plans have been developed for significant exotic plant pests to inform the development of response plans. These plans can be accessed HERE.
- Signatory to the Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed (EPPRD) and
- Active participation in various management and consultative committees.
This page has resources which have been developed to assist industry in meeting its biosecurity obligations.
Documents
| Title↕ | Description↕ | Updated↓ |
|---|---|---|
| Growing media properties | No description provided. | 10 Feb 2026 |
| Phytophthora ramorum Fact Sheet 2013 | *Phytophthora ramorum*: a biosecurity threat to the Australian nursery industry. | 9 Feb 2026 |
| Biosecurity alert: Meloidogyne enterolobii (Guava root-knot nematode) (8 November 2022) | This biosecurity alert discusses the detection of *Meloidogyne enterolobii* (guava root-knot nematode) in a sample of cucumber roots from a property at Middle Point, approximately 60km south of Darwin, in the Northern Territory in mid-September 2022. It provides further background to measures being taken (at the time of writing, 8 November 2022), and also includes information on the hosts and biology of the nematode. | 6 Feb 2026 |
| Smart Farming Technology: Guide for Horticulture | This document has been prepared for Australian horticultural operations that are seeking an overview of emerging smart farming sensors and software. Information is presented briefly to provide an overview of common sensors and technology used by adopters of smart farming techniques. Some of the most useful and readily available sensors are discussed in this guide, with clear instructions on how to select, install, and maintain sensors, and how to interpret measured data. Links to further reading and instructional videos are available throughout the document This document is based on experiences with the Hitachi Vantara Control Tower, which has been developed in consultation with two industry leading pilot farms and a production nursery. Some technologies are unique to the Control Tower, however many of the concepts are applicable to other smart farming dashboards. | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Mealybug | Mealybugs are a specific type of scale insect fromthe family Pseudococcidae. They often secrete athin covering of mealy wax across their body, hencetheir common name. | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Rhizoctonia | This fact sheet provides information on the life cycle, spread, disease symptoms and management of the fungal pathogen Rhizoctonia. | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Water soluble fertiliser | Water soluble fertiliser | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Volume and dimension of subsurface reed beds | Volume and dimension of subsurface reed beds | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Effective rainfall and irrigation requirement | Effective rainfall and irrigation requirement | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Drip irrigation design & management 2020 | Drip irrigation design & management 2020 | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Bore Maintenance & Rehabilitation | Bore Maintenance & Rehabilitation | 5 Feb 2026 |
| NGIQ Dripper & Spray Stake Selection Tool | NGIQ Dripper & Spray Stake Selection Tool | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Nursery Pesticide Application Best Practice Manual 2013 (PDF) | This document provides information on the application and management of pesticides in nursery plant production. | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Nursery Pesticide Management Diary: Pesticide usage form | This Excel spreadsheet allows the user to add information to manage their pesticide applications in plant production. The form is an extract from the full Nursery Pesticide Management resource. | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Nursery Pesticide Management Diary: Spray record sheet | This Excel spreadsheet allows the user to add information to a spray record sheet in plant production. The form is an extract from the full Nursery Pesticide Management resource. | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Nursery Pesticide Management Diary: Spray log | This Excel spreadsheet allows the user to add information to manage their spray applications in plant production. The form is an extract from the full Nursery Pesticide Management resource. | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Nursery Pesticide Management Diary: Spray diary recording sheet | This Excel spreadsheet allows the user to add information to a spray recording sheet for chemical management in plant production. The form is an extract from the full Nursery Pesticide Management resource. | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Nursery Pesticide Management Diary: Plant protection recording sheet | This Excel spreadsheet allows the user to add information to manage plant protection in plant production. The form is an extract from the full Nursery Pesticide Management resource. | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Nursery Pesticide Management Diary: Pesticide manifest | This Excel spreadsheet allows the user to add information to manage their pesticide usage in plant production. The form is an extract from the full Nursery Pesticide Management resource. | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Nursery Pesticide Management Diary: Calibration sheet | This Excel spreadsheet allows the user to add information to manage their calibration procedures in plant production. The form is an extract from the full Nursery Pesticide Management resource. | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Nursery Pesticide Management Diary: Agrochemical usage form | This Excel spreadsheet allows the user to add information to manage their agrochemical usage in plant production. The form is an extract from the full Nursery Pesticide Management resource. | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Factsheet - Chilli Thrips | Pest and Disease Factsheet - Chilli Thrips | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Ground Water And Storage Case Study 2013 | Case Study – Tingalpa Wholesale Nursery | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Azolla Aquatic Weed 2012 | Azolla – native aquatic weeds | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Biosecurity alert: <i>Phyllosticta cavendishii</i> (Banana freckle) (1 June 2022) | Banana freckle was detected at a rural residential property in the Northern Territory’s Top End (June 2022). The NT Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade confirmed the sequencing results from an interstate laboratory yesterday afternoon. Banana freckle is a fungal disease of banana leaves and fruit. There is no risk to human health from eating affected bananas. The biosecurity alert includes information on the symptoms of the disease. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Biosecurity alert: <i>Liriomyza huidobrensis</i> (Serpentine leafminer) (17 June 2022) | Serpentine leafminer (also known as pea leafminer), Liriomyza huidobrensis, was found infesting a vegetable farm in Werribee (June 2022). This biosecurity alert includes information on the biology and host range of the pest. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Biosecurity alert: Pest risk analysis - <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i> (14 February 2023) | This biosecurity alert discusses the draft report released by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry for the pest risk analysis for bacterial pathogens in the genus Xylella on 16 December 2022. The draft report proposes risk management measures, combined with operational systems, and a period of post-entry quarantine in Australia prior to release, to ensure biosecurity standards are met. The alert provides some background to the situation and explains the importance of the pest to industry. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Media release: Why Australia needs to be on red alert for fire ants (8 August 2024) | The steady spread of red imported fire ants throughout Queensland since their first detection in 2001, and recent detections at two separate sites in NSW, has put industry on red alert. The recent detections (at time of writing, August 2024) in South Murwillumbah and East Wardell are a reminder that growers must remain alert, regardless of how far they might be from the traditional surveillance and treatment zones. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Media release: Australian production industry on alert with detection of tomato brown rugose fruit virus (25 September 2024) | The detection of the tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) in South Australia's Adelaide Plains region has raised significant concerns across the horticulture supply chain, especially for greenlife growers and production nurseries. Detected for the first time in Australia in August 2024, the virus, which impacts tomatoes, capsicums, and chillies, poses a direct biosecurity threat to the $2.78 billion production nursery sector, with potential to disrupt not only local supply chains but also the national trade in greenlife products. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| The critical role of extension officers in enhancing biosecurity in production nurseries (September 2024) | Extension officers play a critical role in supporting production nurseries by guiding them through complex biosecurity regulations and sustainable practices to ensure long term success and resilience both on a nursery level and for the broader industry. Achieving the Nursery Industry Accreditation Scheme Australia (NIASA) and implementing BioSecure HACCP can give production nurseries an edge, safeguarding plant health and biosecurity leading to increased productivity and profitability. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Media release: Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer detected in Perth, Western Australia (12 December 2023) | The polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB) was detected in the Perth metropolitan area in September 2021, found outside the initial PSHB quarantine zone established in Fremantle. The Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is taking immediate action in response to confirmed detections of the PSHB, an exotic beetle (at the time of writing, 12 December 2023). | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Media release: Another biosecurity hit for tomatoes: Tomato potato psyllid detected in Victoria: biosecurity alert for Australia’s horticulture industry (17 December 2024) | Growers in Victoria are being urged to keep an eye out for tomato potato psyllid (TPP; Bactericera cockerelli) following recent detection of the pest insect in the southwest of the state. The detection of the psyllid in a protected tomato cropping facility marks the first case outside Western Australia, where it was initially detected in 2017. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Sealing Leaking Dam 2011 | If you have a leaking dam what can you do about it? Depending on the particular situation there are a number of alternatives that can be used to minimise dam leakage. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Water Quality And Nutrients Nursery Paper 2002 | This Nursery Paper should be read in conjunction with the two accompanying Nursery Papers;‘Supplying crop nutrition through fertigation’, issue number 2002/12, and ‘Supplying crop nutrition through controlled release fertilisers’, issue number 2002/13. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Water Storage Management 2011 | Water Storage Management 2011 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Testing irrigation water quality | Irrigation water quality is a critical factor for nursery container production. There are many factors which determine the quality of irrigation water, some of which include alkalinity, pH and the level of soluble salts. This fact sheet includes a discussion on the importance of water testing. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Testing Sterilisation Effectiveness 2011 | Good irrigation water quality is a keystone to producing quality nursery stock, and most water supplies requiresome form of treatment to make them suitable for nursery use. Water can be treated for four types of contaminates – particulate matter, pH, salts and pathogens. The following article discusses how to test for the effectiveness of treatments applied to kill or remove pathogens. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Testing Chlorine Levels In Irrigation Water 2009 | NIASA, the Nursery Industry Accreditation Scheme Australia advocates a ‘free chlorine’ residual reading of 2ppm or 2mg/litre following at contact period of 20 minutes for the successful treatment of irrigation water. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Setting Up New Overhead Irrigation 2012 | Taking some time to plan the size and location of future growing areas, water storages, roadways and structures will save many dollars in capital and operational costs in the future. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Windbreaks Nursery Paper 1999 | Windbreaks, an investment in quality and profitability | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Nursery BMP growing benches | Constructing production nursery growing benches to the standard recognised and encouraged under NIASA, the nursery industry best management practice (BMP) program, provides a range of significant benefits not always easily identified. The fact sheet offers some suggestions on managing growing benches for best results. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Water Retention Efficiency Of GM 2010 | Water retention efficiency (WRE) is a measure of the ability of a growing media to hold water applied from irrigation and this influences how long the irrigation must be run to wet up the media. An Australia wide survey has shown that the WRE of commercially available growing media varies considerably, and suggests that the choice of growing media can influence water consumption and the quantity of nutrient runoff produced from a sprinkler or drip irrigation system. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Property Planning 2010 | Property Planning 2010 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Potting Labour Nursery Paper 2000 | Research into the labour costs associated with the potting process, funded by the Nursery Industry Association of Australia (NIAA), the Horticultural Research and Development Corporation (HRDC) and the QDPI, has revealed that many nurseries can reduce potting labour costs and increase profit margins by improving the efficiency of their potting production systems. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Plant Labeling Nursery Paper 2010 | Plant labelling – The first point of contact in knowing about the plant | 3 Feb 2026 |
| NIASA Nursery Paper 2008 | This Nursery Paper will look at three production nurseries who have gained NIASA Accreditation and the positive impact that applying NIASA Best Management Practice has had on their business. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Greenlife Accreditation Nursery Paper 2011 | In this Nursery Paper NGISA Industry Development Officer (IDO), Grant Dalwood outlines how Greenlife Markets can become accredited under the NIASA program. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Myrtle Rust | This Myrtle Rust Management Plan has been developed by the Nursery & Garden Industry Queensland (John McDonald – Nursery Industry Development Manager) for theAustralian Nursery Industry. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| GIA FAW EP 2020 PER89330 | GIA FAW EP 2020 PER89330 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| aaa N/GIA - Nursery Industry Minor Use Permits July 2021 | aaa N/GIA - Nursery Industry Minor Use Permits July 2021 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Waterwork Calculator | Waterwork Calculator | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Water required from stream or bore | Water required from stream or bore | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Water alkalinity | Water alkalinity | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Sterilent solutions and chlorine | Sterilent solutions and chlorine | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Plant growth regulators | Plant growth regulators | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Nutrients in fertigation and potting mix | Nutrients in fertigation and potting mix | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Nursery production economic model | Nursery production economic model | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Natural catchment yield | Natural catchment yield | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Maximum flow rate calculator | Maximum flow rate calculator | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Liming calculator for potting mixes | Liming calculator for potting mixes | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Leaching Fraction | Leaching Fraction | 3 Feb 2026 |
| How much shelter | How much shelter | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Fertigation solution | Fertigation solution | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Estimating flood flows | Estimating flood flows | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Embankment width | Embankment width | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Economic assessement of subsurface reedbeds | Economic assessement of subsurface reedbeds | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Drainage volumes | Drainage volumes | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Dollar return per megalitre | Dollar return per megalitre | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Conversion Table | Conversion Table | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Callibration Calculator | Callibration Calculator | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Recycling Benefits Case Study 2012 | Benaraby Junction Nursery, located near Gladstone, is a production nursery supplying their own retail facility as well as landscaping projects in the region. Over a period of 21 years Colin Olsen and Judy Turner have implemented a number of water efficiency measures both prior to, and during the Rural Water Use Efficiency Initiative (RWUEI) project which have amounted to cost savings of $92000/annum. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Wild Valley Propagation: Building to Best Management Practice (BMP) | Wild Valley Propagation specialises in contract growing, producing a range of quality, sun hardened ornamentals, ground covers and grasses for production nurseries, landscapers and retail nurseries across the eastern states of Australia. This fact sheet describes the expansion plans of the business and its improvements in irrigation and water management with the use of an Irrigation, Drainage & Energy Management Plan (IDEMP), developed through the the RWUE-IF initiative. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Water Use Nursery Paper 2006 | How do the new water rules affect your business? | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Water balance | Water quality and quantity is essential for nursery production to facilitate the growing of healthy crops in a reasonable time frame. Water conservation and crop water use are discussed in this fact sheet. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Selecting an overhead sprinkler | One of the key factors for an overhead irrigation system to continue to operate effectively and efficiently for many years, is the careful selection of the sprinkler. The sprinkler selected is a crucial part of having a system that operates to industry Best Management Practice (BMP), but is only part of the puzzle to be put together to ensure many years of comparatively trouble free operation.The steps involved in selecting the appropriate sprinkler are outlined in this fact sheet. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Scheduling Irrigation Using Evaporation Pan 2009 | An evaporation pan is one relatively simple method of obtaining reliable and consistent information on evaporation that can be used to aid grower irrigation scheduling decisions. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Catch can test data collection and report | This tool allows the user to enter catch can data in an Excel spreadsheet for the purposes of reviewing the function and efficacy of an irrigation system. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| General Pest Control Nursery Paper 2004 | Nursery crops are extremely vulnerable to pestand disease incursions, resulting in anything from retarded crop growth to plant death.And keeping in mind it is likely that up to a 20% reduction in crop growth will go undetected, without an optimal growthcomparison, prevention will always be better and more profitable than cure. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Water Filtration For Irrigation 2012 | Filtration is an essential component within an efficient and effective nursery irrigation system. It is vitally important that filtration systems intended to operate in nursery production are designed by a professional to ensure the end product performs as required. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Slow Sand Filtration 2012 | Slow Sand Filtration Design, Construction and Use | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Slow flow filtration design, construction and use | When compared to other disinfestationmethods, slow flow filtration (SFF) systemscan be constructed from a variety ofcomponents without specialist skills beingrequired. This fact sheet discusses SFF design, construction and use. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Screen Filtration 2013 | Screen or mesh filters are popular because they are relatively inexpensive, versatile, easy to install, simple to use, have options for semi or fully automated cleaning, and are compact in size when compared to other filter types. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| pH and electrical conductivity meters | pH and electrical conductivity (EC) meters are essential pieces of equipment for onsite testing of water and growing media. Onsite testing allows immediate decisions to be made on the nutritional status of crops, as well as being able to monitor changes in water quality. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| WHC And Wettability Testing 2013 | The Water Holding Capacity (WHC) of a growing media measures the amount of water that a growing media can hold without causing plant stress. The WHC is largely determined by the amount and type of pore spaces available in the growing media, however the height and shape of the growing container also influences the growing media’s WHC. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| PH And EC Testing Method 2013 | The pH measures the hydrogen ions in the growing media, while EC (electrical conductivity) measures the soluble salts in the mix. For optimal plant health, the pH and EC of the growing media should be in accordance with the plant’s requirements because different plants can have different preferred pH and EC ranges. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Water Efficiency Nursery Paper 2006 | How efficient is your business water management? A detailed water audit should include a full evaluation of your current irrigation system and irrigation management practices. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| EcoHort Nursery Paper 2006 | EcoHort™ – the environmental management system forAustralian nursery production. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Water disinfestation | Production nurseries require a water supply that is reliable, low in cost and of excellent quality. To achieve the water quality demanded by nursery production, most water sources will require some level of disinfestation. This fact sheet compares the advantages and disadvantages of various disinfestation treatments. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Sodium Hypochlorite Disinfecting Irrigation Water 2011 | Sodium or calcium hypochlorite (Chlorine) is frequently used within the nursery industry in Australia for the disinfestation of water used for nursery irrigation. It has proved suitable for most applications within the industry and is generally considered effective, simple to use, easy to monitor and relatively safe to handle and store. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Slow Sand Filtration Nursery Paper 1998 | Slow sand filtration is a low-cost water disinfestation methodthat can be used as an alternative method of treating nurseryirrigation water to control plant pathogens. It is a method thathas gained popularity for use in treating recirculating nutrientsolutions in greenhouse production yet can be adapted tolarge scale water treatment in nurseries. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Disinfestation of nursery equipment and surfaces | Disinfestation of nursery equipment and surfaces | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Implementing Plant Protection Programs | Implementing Plant Protection Programs | 3 Feb 2026 |
| IPM Nursery Paper 2004 | This Nursery Paper, second in a series of three, looks at implementing some simple Integrated Pest (and disease) Management (IPM) techniques based on research tested by the Virginia Farm Trials project in South Australia. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest Id Tool Nursery Paper 2009 | The project was jointly funded by NGIQ and Horticulture Australia Ltd (HAL) and released to industry in August 2009. In this Nursery Paper, John McDonald, NGIQ Industry Development Manager, (IDM) provides an overview of this industry innovation. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Salvinia Molesta 2011 | Salvinia molesta is a ‘Weed of National Significance’ in Australia and a declared weed in Queensland. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Tree Ferns (Cyathea Spp.): Reproductive Versus Fungal Spores | This fact sheet compares the reproductive spores of the plant with the fungal spores that cause the disease tar spot. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Nursery Paper – Nursery Production Pest Monitoring, Inspection And Surveillance Methodology (Version July 2015 Issue No.6) | In 2013 NGIA commissioned a project to investigate statistically valid systems and protocols for on-farm monitoring, inspection and surveillance for pests of biosecurity concern within production nurseries. The project, completed in 2014, has investigated national and international information and systems and has developed recommended monitoring, inspection and surveillance protocols that have the highest probability of success | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Tree ferns (Cyathea spp.): reproductive versus fungal spores | Tree ferns belonging to the genus Cyathea are very large ferns with tall trunks and they are native to eastern Queensland and northern New South Wales. This fact sheet compares the reproductive spores of the plant with the fungal spores that cause the disease tar spot. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Baiting growing media and soil using Pocket Diagnostic test kits | The Pocket Diagnostic™ Test Kits are capable of detecting plant pathogens from plant material usedas a bait in diluted growing media and soil using similar baiting processes to those required forlaboratory based diagnoses. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| IPM Nursery Paper 2004 | This Nursery Paper, second in a series of three, looks at implementing some simple Integrated Pest (and disease)Management (IPM) techniques based on research tested by the Virginia Farm Trials project in South Australia. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Serpentine Leafminer Host Plants of List | Download host plants of the serpentine leafminer (Liriomyza huidobrensis) | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Comparison of Water Disinfestation systems | Comparison of Water Disinfestation systems | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Baiting Water Sources Using Pocket Diagnostic Test Kits | The Pocket Diagnostic™ Test Kits are capable of detecting plant pathogens from plant material usedas a bait in water sources and irrigation systems using similar baiting processes to those required forlaboratory based diagnoses. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| General Pest Control Nursery Paper 2004 | Nursery crops are extremely vulnerable to pest and disease incursions, resulting in anything from retarded crop growth to plant death. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Cylindrocladium Nursery Paper 2012 | This nursery paper provides an overview of the fungus Cylindrocladium and how to prevent and control this disease of nursery plants. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Kangaroo paw (Anigozanthos spp.): Ink disease | Several foliar diseases of kangaroo paws are serious enough to make the plants unsellable, but the major foliar disease is ink disease or ink spot. Ink disease may be caused by Alternaria alternata which is a fungal pathogen that has been identified on kangaroo paws plants with ink disease symptoms . The symptoms of ink disease are large black blotches on the leaves. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Nematodes in Nurseries Fact Sheet 2015 | Nematodes are a diverse group of microscopic, nonsegmented round worms that are tapered at each end. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pocket Diagnostic Nursery Paper 2010 | In this Nursery Paper Queensland Industry Development Manager John McDonald outlines the technology behind and the application of the Pocket Diagnostic Text Kits relevant to the Australian horticultural industry. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest ID Tool Nursery Paper 2009 | The project was jointly funded by NGIQ and Horticulture Australia Ltd (HAL) and released to industry in August 2009. In this Nursery Paper, John McDonald, NGIQ Industry Development Manager, (IDM) provides an overview of this industry innovation. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Scale Insect Fact Sheet 2015 | This factsheet covers the biology of the most common species likely to be encountered in a production nurseries in Australia, (i.e. Coccidae, Margarodidae and Eriococcidae). | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Powdery Mildew Fact Sheet 2015 | Powdery mildew is a widespread and important disease of many nursery plants and ornamentals. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Downy Mildew Fact Sheet 2015 | Downy mildews are obligate plant parasites that attack a wide range of plants and are responsible for some of the world's most destructive plant diseases. They also cause considerable losses to the nursery production of ornamental and vegetable seedlings. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Cycad Blue Butterfly Fact Sheet 2015 | Cycad blue butterfly, Theclinesthes onycha, is actually represented by two sub-species that are very similar in appearance. This fact sheet provides information about this species identification and management. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Biosecurity Manual for the Nursery Production Industry | Biosecurity Manual for the Nursery Production Industry | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pythium Species: A Constant Threat To Nursery Production | This fact sheet considers Pythium recognition and detection, life cycle, symptoms, spread, management and biosecurity issues. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Bacterial Leaf Scorch: A Nursery Industry Biosecurity Threat | Bacterial leaf scorch (BLS) is caused by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, a slow-growing bacterium that blocks xylem and produces water stress symptoms. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Asian Citrus Psyllid Fact Sheet 2013 | Asiatic citrus psyllid - a biosecurity threat | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Bacterial Diseases In Production Nurseries | Bacteria can cause some very destructive plant diseases. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Baiting Growing Media And Soil Using Pocket Diagnostic Test Kits | The Pocket Diagnostic™ Test Kits are capable of detecting plant pathogens from plant material usedas a bait in diluted growing media and soil using similar baiting processes to those required forlaboratory based diagnoses. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Fireblight Fact Sheet 2013 | Fire blight, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora, was first recorded on apple in the Hudson valley of New York in 1870, and has become one of the world's most devastating plant diseases. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Glassy Winged Sharpshooter Fact Sheet 2013 | Glassy winged sharpshooter- a nursery industry biosecurity threat. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| BioSecurity Nursery Paper 2011 | Biosecurity – what is it and what does it mean to the nursery and garden industry? | 3 Feb 2026 |
| BioSecure HACCP Nursery Paper 2008 | Nursery and Garden Industry Australia (NGIA) in partnership with Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL) has developed Biosecure HACCP, a set of guidelines that will provide a systematic approach for production nurseries to assess their biosecurity hazards and responsibilities and manage the identified risks.In this Nursery Paper, Nursery and Garden Industry Queensland (NGIQ) Industry Development Manager (IDM) John McDonald talks about the Biosecure HACCP process, what it is used for and its benefits. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| FMS Brochure 2007 | Farm Management System. Guiding Change and Technology Adoption in Nursery Production & Growing Media Manufacturers | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Preparedness Plan - Vegetable Leafminer | Preparedness Plan - Vegetable Leafminer | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Management Plan - Exotic Leafminers | Management Plan - Exotic Leafminers | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Whitefly | Pest and Disease Management Plan - Whitefly | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Soilborne Root Pathogens | Pest and Disease Management Plan - Soilborne Root Pathogens | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Scale Insects | Pest and Disease Management Plan - Scale Insects | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Gall Insects | Pest and Disease Management Plan - Gall Insects | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Mites | This management plan for spider mites in production nurseries provides information on the general biology, spread, damage, host range, identification and management. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| ACDC Legislation - Regulation [LINK] | AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS DISTRIBUTION CONTROL AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 2000 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| ACDC Legislation - Explanatory Note [LINK] | AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY CHEMICALS LEGISLATIONAMENDMENT BILL 2002 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest Contingency Plan - Whitefly transmitted viruses | Pest Contingency Plan - Whitefly transmitted viruses | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest Contingency Plan - Thrips transmitted viruses | Pest Contingency Plan - Thrips transmitted viruses | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest Contingency Plan - Tarnished plant bug | Pest Contingency Plan - Tarnished plant bug | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest Contingency Plan - Sudden oak death | Pest Contingency Plan - Sudden oak death | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest Contingency Plan - Serpentine leaf miner | Pest Contingency Plan - Serpentine leaf miner | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest Contingency Plan - Poinsettia thrips | Pest Contingency Plan - Poinsettia thrips | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest Contingency Plan - Pierces Disease and Xylella | Pest Contingency Plan - Pierces Disease and Xylella | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest Contingency Plan - Longicorn beetles | Pest Contingency Plan - Longicorn beetles | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest Contingency Plan - HLB | Pest Contingency Plan - HLB | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest Contingency Plan - Gypsy moth | Pest Contingency Plan - Gypsy moth | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest Contingency Plan - Guava rust | Pest Contingency Plan - Guava rust | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest Contingency Plan - Glassy winged sharpshooter | Pest Contingency Plan - Glassy winged sharpshooter | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest Contingency Plan - Giant African Snail | Pest Contingency Plan - Giant African Snail | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest Contingency Plan - Fireblight | Pest Contingency Plan - Fireblight | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest Contingency Plan - Dutch Elm Disease | Pest Contingency Plan - Dutch Elm Disease | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest Contingency Plan - Brown Marmorated Stink Bug | Pest Contingency Plan - Brown Marmorated Stink Bug | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest Contingency Plan - Aphid transmitted viruses | Pest Contingency Plan - Aphid transmitted viruses | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Growing Bench Design and Installation 2020 | Growing Bench Design and Installation 2020 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Designing and installing growing beds 2020 | Designing and installing growing beds 2020 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Nematodes | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Nematodes | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Two Spotted Mite | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Two Spotted Mite | 3 Feb 2026 |
| IPM Management Plan - Western Flower Thrips | IPM Management Plan - Western Flower Thrips | 3 Feb 2026 |
| IPM Management Plan - Scale Insects | IPM Management Plan - Scale Insects | 3 Feb 2026 |
| IPM Management Plan - Mites | IPM Management Plan - Mites | 3 Feb 2026 |
| IPM Management Plan - Fungus Gnats | IPM Management Plan - Fungus Gnats | 3 Feb 2026 |
| IPM Management Plan - Aphids | IPM Management Plan - Aphids | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Scarab Beetle | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Scarab Beetle | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Leaf Beetles | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Leaf Beetles | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Western Flower Thrips | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Western Flower Thrips | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Silverleaf Whitefly | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Silverleaf Whitefly | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Scale Insects: Hard and Soft Scale | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Scale Insects: Hard and Soft Scale | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Scale Insects | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Scale Insects | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Green Peach Aphid | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Green Peach Aphid | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Glassy Winged Sharpshooter | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Glassy Winged Sharpshooter | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Gall Producing Insects | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Gall Producing Insects | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Cycad Blue Butterfly | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Cycad Blue Butterfly | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Asian Citrus Psyllid | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Asian Citrus Psyllid | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Aphids | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Aphids | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Phytophthora ramorum | This fact sheet reviews the biology, host range, symptoms, distribution and potential impact of the plant pathogen Phytophthora ramorum on Australian greenlife production. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Fungal Leaf Spot | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Fungal Leaf Spot | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Powdery mildew | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Powdery mildew | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Phytophthora | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Phytophthora | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Gummy Stem Blight on Cucurbit Transplants | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Gummy Stem Blight on Cucurbit Transplants | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Dutch Elm Disease | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Dutch Elm Disease | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Downy Mildew | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Downy Mildew | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Colletotrichum | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Colletotrichum | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Botrytis | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Botrytis | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Alternaria | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Alternaria | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Case Study - Trandos Hydroponic Growers, Pest Free Production | Case Study - Trandos Hydroponic Growers, Pest Free Production | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Case Study - Quality breed success at Touchwood Nursery | Case Study - Quality breed success at Touchwood Nursery | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Case Study - Success starts with a clean source, Eyles Citrus | Case Study - Success starts with a clean source, Eyles Citrus | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Estimation of channel capacities | This calculator uses Manning's Equation to estimate the flow capacity of simple channels. It leads the user through five steps to estimate the channel flow capacity. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Huanglongbing (HLB) (June 2022) | Australia is increasing its biosecurity for an incurable plant disease that has crippled citrus-producing regions around the world and is posing an ever-growing threat to our local citrus industry. Huanglongbing (Chinese for yellow shoot disease), or HLB is a lethal, rapidly spreading, bacterial disease of citrus. Currently, it is not found in Australia, however HLB is endemic in many of our northern neighbours. This Nursery Paper provides information on the host range of the pathogen and describes symptoms in the leaf, fruit and whole tree in affected plants. Diagnosis, prevention, quarantine, eradication and management are also considered. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Watch out for red imported fire ants (October 2023) | This Nursery Paper lists the exotic ant species that represent a threat to Australia, and explains why fire ants pose the most serious threat to our biosecurity status, because they move and colonise quickly and have significant environmental, social and economic impacts. The characteristics, dispersal, life cycle and management of fire ants are discussed, and maps of biosecurity treatment and surveillance plans are provided (accurate at the time of writing, October 2023). | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Expanding emergency measures for <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i> (February 2024) | The Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has updated protocols to handle the threat of Xylella fastidiosa, a significant bacterial pathogen, in imported nursery stock. Effective December 2023, regulatory measures are enforced for plants within the Simaroubaceae family to mitigate the risk of Xylella. This Nursery Paper discusses how the disease spreads and how growers can protect themselves. Also included is a case study on Xylella fastidiosa with Dr Fiona Constable of Agriculture Victoria. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Waste management cost estimate worksheet | Waste management cost estimate worksheet | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Waste in the nursery industry Nursery Paper | Waste in the nursery industry Nursery Paper | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Waste disposal in production nurseries | Waste disposal in production nurseries | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Steps to reduce waste management and disposal costs | Steps to reduce waste management and disposal costs | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Nursery waste self-assessment survey form | Nursery waste self-assessment survey form | 3 Feb 2026 |
| An investigation into waste management in Australian production nurseries | An investigation into waste management in Australian production nurseries | 3 Feb 2026 |
| An economic analysis of changing waste management practices in an Australian production nursery | An economic analysis of changing waste management practices in an Australian production nursery | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Waste management cost calculator | Waste management cost calculator | 3 Feb 2026 |
| How to use the Leafminer Extension Package (VIDEO) | How to use the Leafminer Extension Package (VIDEO) | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Webinar Resources | Webinar Resources | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Web-based Interactive Tools | Web-based Interactive Tools | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Regional Response Plan - Toowoomba | Regional Response Plan - Toowoomba | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Regional Response Plan - Sydney | Regional Response Plan - Sydney | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Speed Drawings | Speed Drawings | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Project Article Compendium | Project Article Compendium | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Regional Response Plan - Perth | Regional Response Plan - Perth | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Regional Response Plan - Melbourne | Regional Response Plan - Melbourne | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Regional Response Plan - Geraldton | Regional Response Plan - Geraldton | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Regional Response Plan - Darwin | Regional Response Plan - Darwin | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Regional Response Plan - Carnarvon | Regional Response Plan - Carnarvon | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Regional Response Plan - Bundaberg | Regional Response Plan - Bundaberg | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Regional Response Plan - Bowen | Regional Response Plan - Bowen | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Regional Response Plan - Adelaide | Regional Response Plan - Adelaide | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Smart Production Nursery - Golden Grove factsheet | Smart Production Nursery - Golden Grove factsheet | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Case Study - Smart Farming equips growers with the latest sustainable technology | Would you like to find out more about how technology can improve the productivity and profitability of your production nursery? David Hunt, Greenlife Industry Australia's (GIA) Smart Farming Project Officer is leading a series of workshops across the country to provide growers and the broader industry with inside knowledge on the latest technologies. Find out more about how these Smart Farming workshops are equipping growers with the latest sustainable technology in this case study. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Supporting production nursery businesses during a biosecurity incursion: Social and economic research report | Supporting production nursery businesses during a biosecurity incursion: Social and economic research report | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Supporting production nursery businesses during a biosecurity incursion: Review of social and economic impacts and business continuity | Supporting production nursery businesses during a biosecurity incursion: Review of social and economic impacts and business continuity | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Improving grower-led surveillance: Case-study of the Nursery Production Industry | Improving grower-led surveillance: Case-study of the Nursery Production Industry | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Environmental Sustainability | Nursery & Garden Industry Australia Environmental Sustainability Position | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Climate Change Policy | The Australian Nursery & Garden Industry’s Policy Positionon Climate Change and Variability | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Biosecurity Policy | The Australian Nursery & Garden Industry’s Policy Positionon Quarantine & Biosecurity | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Invasive Plants Policy | Nursery & Garden Industry Invasive Plants Policy Position | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Neonicotinoid review for the Australian Nursery Industry | Neonicotinoid review for the Australian Nursery Industry | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Is Copper Copper | Is Copper Copper | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Fungicides, Resistance and their Management in Production Nurseries | Fungicides, Resistance and their Management in Production Nurseries | 3 Feb 2026 |
| A Management Plan for Weeds in Production Nurseries | A Management Plan for Weeds in Production Nurseries | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Managing Liverworts in Production Nurseries | Pest and Disease Management Plan - Managing Liverworts in Production Nurseries | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest Management Plan Template | This is a template for creating an integrated pest management plan, for the inclusion of information such as pest name, symptoms of disease or damage, hosts and management methods. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Vascular Wilt and Crown Rot Disease Management Plan for Production Nurseries | Vascular wilts and crown rots (including heart rot) are among the most destructive plant diseases that occur in production nurseries. They are very important because their presence can go undetected for relatively long periods, they almost always result in plant death and fungicides cannot eradicate infections. Environmental conditions that favour plant growth also favour these pathogens. In this management plan the biology of each disease and the symptoms they cause will be described, including non-pathogenic disorders that sometimes cause similar symptoms. In particular, the differences between vascular wilt and crown rot pathogens are outlined. Detailed strategies are provided to reduce risk of entry into the nursery and break the life cycle should an infestation occur. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Tomato Potato Psyllid (TPP) | Pest and Disease Management Plan - Tomato Potato Psyllid (TPP) | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Serpentine Leafminer | Pest and Disease Management Plan - Serpentine Leafminer | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Aphids | Pest and Disease Management Plan - Aphids | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Fungus Gnats | Pest and Disease Management Plan - Fungus Gnats | 3 Feb 2026 |
| A Management Plan for a Diversity of Leaf Spot Diseases in Production Nurseries | A Management Plan for a Diversity of Leaf Spot Diseases in Production Nurseries | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest Management Plan for Caterpillars in Production Nurseries | Pest Management Plan for Caterpillars in Production Nurseries | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Non-Pathogenic Disorders | Pest and Disease Management Plan - Non-Pathogenic Disorders | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Contingency Plan for Southern Red Mite - Oligonychus ilicis | Contingency Plan for Southern Red Mite - Oligonychus ilicis | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Contingency Plan for Black Bean Aphid - Aphis fabae | Contingency Plan for Black Bean Aphid - Aphis fabae | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest Contingency Plan - Exotic Invasive Ants | Pest Contingency Plan - Exotic Invasive Ants | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Contingency plan for <i>Pseudomonas syringae</i> | This contingency plan is designed to enhance Australia’s capacity to respond to and manage an incursion of exotic Pseudomonas syringae pathovars and type species, with special emphasis on production nurseries. Prepared by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and Nursery & Garden Industry Australia, November 2020. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Viruses: Protect your nursery from virus diseases | This fact sheet describes viruses, how they are spread, how they can be identified and how they can be managed in plant crops. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheets - Cucumber mosaic virus in Adenium (Desert rose) | Pest and Disease Fact Sheets - Cucumber mosaic virus in Adenium (Desert rose) | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Snails and Slugs in Nursery Production | This Nursery Paper discusses the life cycle, habitat, integrated pest management and biosecurity associated with snails and slugs in the Australian nursery industry. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Southern Red Mite | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Southern Red Mite | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Flatmites in Production Nurseries | Flat mites are small and tend to go unrecognised by many nursery managers despite causing significant damage. This fact sheet discusses their life cycle, host range, spread and management. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Eriophyid Mites in Production Nurseries | This fact sheet discusses the impact of eriophyid mites on production nurseries and provides information on their biology, dispersal, host range, damage and management, and their role as vectors in the spread of plant diseases. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Preventing disease in production nursery propagation areas | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Preventing disease in production nursery propagation areas | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Endophytes and Latent Pathogens - Implications for the Nursery Industry Nursery Paper 2017 | Endophytes are fungi that reside in living plant tissue for all or part of their life cycle, without causing any apparent or detectable symptoms of disease.Although generally benign, some have the ability to develop into aggressive pathogens and cause a range of symptoms including dieback, cankers or fruit rots, when trees or plants are stressed. These types of endophytes are usually referred to as latent pathogens. Endophytic latent pathogens are an important biosecurity concern, since they can be moved undetected in plant material and once introduced into a new area, may move onto other hosts and cause disease epidemics. In this Nursery Paper we examine endophytes in more detail and consider their potential future impact on the industry. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Avocado Nursery Diseases | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Avocado Nursery Diseases | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Thrips | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Thrips | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Exotic Invasive Ants | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Exotic Invasive Ants | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Managing Wood-Boring Insects in Production Nurseries | Managing Wood-Boring Insects in Production Nurseries | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - True Bugs | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - True Bugs | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Pythium | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Pythium | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Fusarium | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Fusarium | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Greenhouse Design Nursery Paper 2005 | Greenhouse design structures vary considerably, from Gableand Sawtooth to Tunnel and Raised Dome options. Inaddition, many environment control options also exist. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Mitigating Frost Damage Nursery Paper 2010 | Frost damage to nursery crops across Australia is a continuing issue with recent frosting events occurring in previously believed ‘frost free’ areas. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Whitefly Pest Management Plan for Production Nurseries | Whitefly Pest Management Plan for Production Nurseries | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Management of Broad Mite & Cyclamen Mite in Production Nurseries | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Management of Broad Mite & Cyclamen Mite in Production Nurseries | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Edema and Intumescence | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Edema and Intumescence | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Nutrient Charting Nursery Paper 2003 | Nutrient charting is a powerful tool for managing the nutrition of nursery crops. Even though the procedures are quick, inexpensive and can be done on site, nutrient charting can provide valuable early warning of nutritional disorders. The procedure is based on ‘quick tests’ to interpret key nutritional trends in the plant or growing media, which are easily measured at regular intervals over the life of the crop.This Nursery Paper explains what nutrient charting ISSUE is, the tests involved and how to interpret the results. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Mycorrhizal and trichodermal associations in nursery plant production | The beneficial interactions between fungi and plants roots are called mycorrhizal associations. In the soil in the ground or in growing media in containers, mycorrhizal fungi link the plant’s roots to the soil/growing media and facilitate the movement of nutrients into the plant’s roots. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Analysis Sampling Nursery Paper 2011 | Analysing plant tissue, soil, growing media, water and hydroponic solutions produces numerous benefits to the grower: a proven process to achieve much healthier and stronger crop growth with higher yields and added disease resistance; production becomes more efficient as growth improves due to less plant stress and less disease control measures; and minimised crop loss. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Nursery Production FMS Case Study 2010 | Operating under the Nursery Production Farm Management System (now the APPS) | 3 Feb 2026 |
| High Health Grafting and Budding | High Health Grafting and Budding | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Biological Control in Production Nurseries Nursery Paper 2022 | This Nursery Paper investigates the use of biological control methods for the management of insect and mite pests in the production of nursery crops. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Recycled Water Monitoring Nursery Paper 1996 | Monitoring and managing recycled water quality in nurseries | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pumping-Efficiency-2012 | Pumping-Efficiency-2012 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pump Trouble Shooting 2013 | The following is a guide identifying common pumping problems. You may even be able to fix the problem without the need to contact a professional. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pump Selection 2010 | Careful, well informed equipment selection, coupled with a scheduled maintenance program, and intelligent water management techniques, can assist growers to minimise energy costs and gain significant irrigation system efficiencies. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pump Cavitation 2011 | Pump cavitation is a common pumping problem which, if not addressed, leads to impeller surfaces and pump bowls pitting and wearing, and eventually leads to mechanical destruction of the pump. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Irrigation Management 2010 | Water availability has not been a major concern to the nursery industry until recently. Increased urban pressure, recent drought conditions, and climate change concerns have shifted the community and grower focus more to water availability, use, and sustainability. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Irrigation Controller Features 2012 | Irrigation controllers are an integral part of an efficient irrigation system. A well selected irrigation controller can significantly reduce labour costs and improve plant quality, while also reducing water use. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Managing Water In Dry Times 2013 | During low rainfall periods, a considered strategy is required to make the best use of available water resources. Rather than make decisions on the fly, a pre-determined plan can be put in place to ensure the most efficient use of the available water is achieved. The plan should include measuring available water and water use, and short and long term strategies. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| How to save water in production nurseries | There are many ways that water can be saved in a production nursery. This fact sheet lists ten suggestions. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Hand Watering Efficiency 2010 | Hand watering is a common practice in many production and retail nurseries, with 55% of production nurseries using this method to some degree. Sometimes hand watering is regarded as an efficient irrigation method without full knowledge of the underlying principals and actual efficiencies of alternative methods. During 2008, DPI&F, Qld conducted an investigation into the efficiency of nursery irrigation practices on behalf of NGIA. This investigation surveyed a number of production and retail nurseries to examine labour costs and water use associated with hand watering, and compared it to the calculated costs of other irrigation techniques. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Evapotranspiration 2009 | The term evapotranspiration is simply the sum of evaporation and transpiration. It is the water lost to the atmosphere from the ground surface by evaporation and from the plant by transpiration. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Irrigation Water Use Nursery Paper 2006 | In this month’s Nursery Papers, former NSW Department of Agriculture officer, creator of the Waterwork training course and renowned industry ‘water guru’ Chris Rolfe explains how you can manage your watering regime to better match the water requirements of your plants. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Knowing Your Irrigation and Drainage System | How much do you know about your irrigation and drainage? Knowledge of your irrigation and drainage systems helps you to make informed decisions on required system changes. This fact sheet provides a short questionnaire to help identify those areas you may need to look at to improve your irrigation and drainage systems. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Aeration In Nursery Water Storages 2013 | Water storages in nurseries used for the collection and holding of wastewater from crop production activities will require aeration to maintain water quality over time. Any process that is capable of adding oxygen to the water could be considered a form of aeration. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Managing Nursery Water Storages 2021 | Managing Nursery Water Storages 2021 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Measuring Dams 2011 | Measuring Dams 2011 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Irrigation Water Quality Parameters 2009 | Irrigation water tests interpretation | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Iron In Irrigation Water 2013 | The quality of irrigation water can have a huge affect on the productivity of a nursery. It is vitally important to the continued successful and efficient operation of a production nursery that the quality of the irrigation water supply is sampled and analyzed by an accredited laboratory before first establishing the site and then regularly throughout the productive life of the nursery. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Fact sheet: Water treatment and taste and odour control | This fact sheet from the Department of Natural Resources looks at the causes of taste and odour problems in water supplies. Possible methods on how the problems might be prevented and treated are considered. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Fact sheet: Water treatment and iron control | This fact sheet from the Department of Natural Resources describes some of the problems that can be caused by the presence of dissolved iron in a water supply. Other topics discussed include iron levels, preventative measures and treatment measures. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Fact sheet: Water treatment and hardness | This fact sheet from the Department of Natural Resources describes water hardness, hardness limits, and how a water softener operates to treat water. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Fact sheet: Iron bacteria in water bores | This fact sheet from the Department of Natural Resources discusses the occurrence, treatment and prevention of iron bacteria-related problems in bores. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Fact sheet: Farm dams and improving water quality | This fact sheet from the Department of Natural Resources looks at improving water quality in farm dams, including information on turbidity, treating stored water, treatment techniques, chemical and bacterial contamination and low oxygen levels in dams. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Fact sheet: Solving the scale problem | This fact sheet from the Department of Natural Resources discusses the formation of scale inside pipelines, as well other information including testing for scale material, water analysis, treatment methods, hardness reduction, reducing pH, and treating pipelines. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Fact sheet: Sampling your water supply | This fact sheet from the Department of Natural Resources outlines the basic requirements for water sampling, where to send samples for analysis and the types of analyses that can be made. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Water-qual-and-nutrients-NP-2002 | Water-qual-and-nutrients-NP-2002 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Water Testing 2021 | Water Testing 2021 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Selecting Water Testing Equipment 2010 | Onsite testing provides an easy way of determining water quality, so that timely corrections can be made. A keystone to achieving this is the suitability of the testing equipment used. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Disinfestation of Irrigation Water 2020 | Disinfestation of Irrigation Water 2020 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Irrigation-water-interpretation-2009 | Irrigation-water-interpretation-2009 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Nursery Irrigation Pump Types 2013 | Nursery Irrigation Pump Types | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Selecting Pumps for Nursery Production 2020 | Selecting Pumps for Nursery Production 2020 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pump-trouble-shooting-2013 | Pump-trouble-shooting-2013 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pump-Efficiency-2012 | Pump-Efficiency-2012 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Installing Operating and Assessing Nursery Pumping Systems 2021 | Installing Operating and Assessing Nursery Pumping Systems 2021 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Designing Nursery Pumping Systems 2021 | Designing Nursery Pumping Systems 2021 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Designing An Efficient Pumping System | When considering options for improving pump efficiency, the option of designing a new system should always be investigated. It may be, over time, this will result in greater cost savings than upgrading an existing system. If a pumping system is being designed for a new development, it’s critical that the system be carefully designed to ensure it meets the required capacity, while being the most efficient system possible. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pump-Cavitation-2011 | Pump-Cavitation-2011 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Outdoor Sprinkler Nursery Paper 2000 | This paper provides some recommendations on sprinkler selection, based on sprinkler testing, for various layouts. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Igloo And Sprinklers Nursery Paper 2000 | Sprinkler layout and selection for igloos and poly houses | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Introduction to Fertigation 2019 | Introduction to Fertigation 2019 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Water management in production nurseries 2020 | Water management in production nurseries 2020 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Upgrading Irrigation Systems Nursery Paper 2008 | Upgrading Irrigation Systems Nursery Paper 2008 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| The Best Nursery Sprinkler 2009 | What is the best nursery sprinkler? This isn’t a simple question to answer, as every nursery has a unique situation and one size doesn’t fit all. The following factors need to be considered in deciding the best sprinkler for a particular situation. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Selecting Nursery Sprinklers 2020 | Selecting Nursery Sprinklers 2020 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Maintenance of Drip Irrigation Systems | Maintenance of Drip Irrigation Systems | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Irrigation-upgrade-CS-2012 | Irrigation-upgrade-CS-2012 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Irrigation Systems in Action Field Day Handout | Irrigation Systems in Action Field Day Handout | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Irrigation System Selection 2019 | Irrigation System Selection 2019 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Irrigation System Maintenance 2019 | Irrigation System Maintenance 2019 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Irrigation Scheduling 2020 | Irrigation Scheduling 2020 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Introduction to Bottom Watering Irrigation Systems | Introduction to Bottom Watering Irrigation Systems | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Fertigation in Production Nurseries | Fertigation in Production Nurseries | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Bottom Watering Irrigation Systems | Bottom Watering Irrigation Systems | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Irrigation-system-upgrade-CS-2009 | Irrigation-system-upgrade-CS-2009 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Irrigation-management-2010 | Irrigation-management-2010 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| NGIQ iSPACE Sprinkler Selection Tool | NGIQ iSPACE Sprinkler Selection Tool | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Designing a Nursery Reed Bed Nursery Paper 2003 | This Nursery Paper briefly explains some of the factors to beconsidered when designing and constructing a nursery reed bed. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Constructing A Reed Bed 2013 | Reed beds, also known as constructed wetlands, are useful for removing nutrients from nursery runoff before recycling, reuse or release. This article explains some of the considerations that need to be taken into account when constructing a nursery reed bed. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Slow-Sand-Filtration-NP-1998 | Slow-Sand-Filtration-NP-1998 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Slow-Sand-Filtration-2012 | Slow-Sand-Filtration-2012 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Selecting filtration systems 2020 | Selecting filtration systems 2020 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Introduction to Filtration 2019 | Introduction to Filtration 2019 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Introduction to Biofilm (2018) | Introduction to Biofilm (2018) | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Designing and installing filtration systems 2020 | Designing and installing filtration systems 2020 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Biofilm Management 2018 | Biofilm Management 2018 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Reed-beds-NP-2003 | Reed-beds-NP-2003 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Reed Beds Nursery Paper 2003 | This Nursery Paper describes how they work and theirpotential in a nursery run-off recycling system. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Soil Moisture Sensors for Nursery Irrigation | Soil Moisture Sensors for Nursery Irrigation | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Mackay Natural Environment Centre Sprinkler BMP Case Study | Mackay Natural Environment Centre Sprinkler BMP Case Study | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Irrig-water-use-NP-2006 | Irrig-water-use-NP-2006 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Installing irrigation control systems | Installing irrigation control systems | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Ibrox Park Irrigation Scheduling Case Study | Ibrox Park Irrigation Scheduling Case Study | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Designing BMP irrigation systems 2018 | Designing BMP irrigation systems 2018 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Conducting an Irrigation System Audit 2018 | Conducting an Irrigation System Audit 2018 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| BMP Sprinkler System Performance 2019 | BMP Sprinkler System Performance 2019 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| BMP Irrigation Benchmarks 2018 | BMP Irrigation Benchmarks 2018 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Australis Plants : Improving Water & Pumping Efficiency | Australis Plants : Improving Water & Pumping Efficiency | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Water-use-NP0-2006 | Water-use-NP0-2006 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Water-Use-Efficiency-CS-2012 | Water-Use-Efficiency-CS-2012 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Irrigation-scheduling-CS-2011 | Irrigation-scheduling-CS-2011 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Irrigation-scheduling-basics-2010 | Irrigation-scheduling-basics-2010 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Water-efficiency-NP-2006 | Water-efficiency-NP-2006 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| NGIQ iPlant Plant Water Use Database | This tool allows the user to develop a list of plants and their relative water use using both the NGIQ iPLANT Water Use Database and user experience. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Managing Nursery Wastewater 2013 | Managing nursery wastewater – drains and drainage systems | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Irrigation and Drainage Management Plan (IDEMP) | The Irrigation and Drainage Management Plan (IDEMP) package has been developed to assist nursery managers in completing their own IDEMP using data from the business site. This resource will help to assess your production nursery and identify potential areas or equipment that can be upgraded to improve efficiency and reduce irrigation operating costs and increase water security. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Reduced Leaching Nursery Paper 1996 | Information on reducing nutrient leaching from pots. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Recycling Benefits Case Study 2012 | Benaraby Junction Nursery, located near Gladstone, is a production nursery supplying their own retail facility as well as landscaping projects in the region. Over a period of 21 years Colin Olsen and Judy Turner have implemented a number of water efficiency measures both prior to, and during the Rural Water Use Efficiency Initiative (RWUEI) project which have amounted to cost savings of $92000/annum. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Catch Can Test - Data Collection and Report | This Excel spreadsheet allows the entry of data for preparing an irrigation system catch can assessment report. The user can enter details on operating pressure, wind speed, wind direction, catch can diameter and system information, and can obtain test results to help make decisions on irrigation system performance. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Irrigation Injection Systems | Irrigation Injection Systems | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Weather Stations | Weather Stations | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Scheduling irrigation following a rainfall event | Scheduling irrigation following rainfall events appears simple enough. However, recent investigations using the Portable Weight Based Scheduling Unit (PWBSU) have highlighted some fundamental problems with current practices. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Irrigation water test interpretation | Regular on-site irrigation water testing is recommended for all production nurseries, but the limitation of this testing is it doesn’t show the amount of specific nutrients present in the water. This article includes a table that gives additional information on parameters that will be useful in interpreting the results of the tests. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Ensuring the irrigation system operates efficiently in nursery production | To ensure an irrigation system continues to operate efficiently as designed and installed in a production nursery, it is vitally important to regularly maintain the system. This fact sheet discusses the features of a regular and effective irrigation system maintenance schedule. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Managing Predator and Parasite Populations in Production Nurseries | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Managing Predator and Parasite Populations in Production Nurseries | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Nursery Hygiene Nursery Paper 2004 | Many production nurseries fail to regularly reviewhygiene standards and as a result underlying and insidious problems are not obvious until it is too late. Hygiene problems in propagation can easily affect plants for their entire life. Preventing the spread of plant pathogens results in fewer pest and/or disease problems and a reduced need for using pesticides. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Hygiene And Sanitation Surfaces Nursery Paper 2000 | General nursery hygiene procedures in the past have been based on information derived from scatteredsources and were generally not tested on the range of pests and diseases relevant for the Australian nursery industry. A research project commissioned by NIAA and HRDC has defined the disinfection methods that will ensure clean working surfaces in the nursery. These procedures will also be used for NIASA accreditation | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Coir or coconut fibre | Coir is a ‘peat like’ byproduct produced from the processing of coconut husks. Its characteristics are described, including water holding capacity, wetting and rewetting capacity, air-filled porosity, cation exchange capacity and physical stability in containers. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Effect of pH on the availability of plant nutrients in soils and media | These two figures showing the availability to plants of nutrient elements are extracted from "Growing Media for Ornamental Plants and Turf" by Handreck.and Black. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Water retention | Water retention | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Growing Media for Container Production 2020 | Growing Media for Container Production 2020 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Membrane Filtration 2013 | Membrane filtration is a technique used to separate waste material from a liquid for the purpose of purifying it. The main benefit from membrane technology is in its successful operation without the addition of chemicals, its relatively low energy use, with minimum waste. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Media Filters 2012 | Media filters are effective in filtering both organic and inorganic contaminates. They have a large filter area or surface providing a huge holding capacity requiring less regular filter cleaning when compared to other filter types. Media filters are an efficient type of filtration for water heavily contaminated with algae, organic matter and other impurities often found in nursery recycled water. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Disc Filtration 2013 | Disc Filtration 2013 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Calibrating pH and EC meters | PH and Electrical Conductivity (EC) meters are extremely useful pieces of equipment used to measure and monitor basic chemical characteristics of water and growing media. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Calculating Air Filled Porosity 2010 | Calculating Air Filled Porosity 2010 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Air Filled Porosity Testing 2013 | The air filled porosity (AFP) of a growing media is the percentage of its volume that is air after being saturated with water and just after it has stopped draining. This is the method used in the Australian Standard for Potting Media for testing AFP. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Guidelines for Environmental Assurance in Australian Horticulture | Guidelines for Environmental Assurance in Australian Horticulture | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) Controller for Energy Saving | Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) Controller for Energy Saving | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Plant photosynthetic growth and photomorphogenesis under LED lights | Plant photosynthetic growth and photomorphogenesis under LED lights | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Solar Pumping | With the increasing cost of energy from the grid, the option of using renewable energy for pumping is becoming more attractive. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Nursery Footprint Nursery Paper 2010 | In this month’s Nursery Paper NGIA Environmental & Technical Policy Manager, Dr Anthony Kachenko provides an overview of carbon footprinting and explains how best to utilise NurseryFootprint in a production nursery environment. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Understanding and Managing Power Factor 2019 | Understanding and Managing Power Factor 2019 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Reading electricity meters | Reading electricity meters | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Improving irrigation energy efficiency 2019 | Improving irrigation energy efficiency 2019 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Energy Plans | Energy Plans | 3 Feb 2026 |
| NGIQ Series Part 9. Recommended good practice | This booklet summarises the findings from the report Improving the Performance of Crop Protection Enclosures to Resist Wind Loads, conducted on behalf of the Nursery & Garden Industry Queensland (NGIQ) by the James Cook University, Cyclone Testing Centre (JCU CTC) and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF). It highlights the importance of considering the durability level to be specified, some comments on footings and provides typical details of the main structural types observed during this study and recommended good practice details for some of the components to each system. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Ensuring business continuity during biosecurity incursions | This Nursery Paper covers the methods available to growers to ensure business continuity during biosecurity incursions to help identify priority risks, prepare for disruption, minimise operational impacts and downtime; and support social and economic recovery from the disruption to the supply of products or services. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| NGIQ Series Part 3. Notes for new nurseries | When designing a new nursery, the possibility of high wind events at some time in the future should be recognised. This fact sheet discusses nursery design, layout and construction in relation to cyclone and severe weather management. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Template for Business Emergency Plan | This is a template for preparing a Business Emergency Plan, including areas for entering details on staff responsibilities, emergency contacts, evacuations, fire protection equipment, chemical safety, first aid, the site plan, extreme weather conditions, neighbouring businesses and a post-incident follow-up. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Natural Disaster Preparation Manual | Natural Disaster Preparation Manual | 3 Feb 2026 |
| NGIQ Series Part 1. Introduction to series on cyclones and nursery structures | This is an introduction to an information series developed from a project by the Nursery & Garden Industry Queensland (NGIQ), the Cyclone Testing Station of James Cook University and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF). The series provides information to assist a nursery business in building resilience to cyclones and severe weather by minimising damage to structures, equipment and stock and increasing the ability of the business to recover after an event. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| What to do in an emergency situation checklist | This is a one-page checklist that lists some actions to take in the event of a fire, serious accident, chemical spill, bomb threat or first aid incident. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Safe Work Australia Emergency Plans Factsheet | This fact sheet provides general guidance for persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) and workers on preparing and maintaining general emergency plans for fixed workplaces under regulation 43 of the Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations. It does not cover additional requirements that apply to higher risk workplaces such as Major Hazard Facilities. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| NGIQ Series Part 8. Emergency contacts | This fact sheet provides some emergency contact phone numbers as a useful reference for a nursery business in the event of a cyclone or other event. Also included is an emergency contacts card which can be filled in to give to staff. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| NGIQ Series Part 5. During the cyclone | This fact sheet lists some important considerations for when a cyclone is imminent or occurring in the area of a nursery business. The information was adapted from advice provided by the Queensland Government. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| NGIQ Series Part 2. Building resilience | This fact sheet is designed to provide advice on the longer-term ‘background’ considerations to assist in building nursery businesses’ overall resilience to cyclones and severe weather. Implementing policies and ensuring the items listed in the document have been addressed well before any event (such as during the months building up to cyclone season) will assistyou when an event has been predicted and your attention turns to more immediate needs. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| NGIQ Series Part 4. Before the cyclone | Once as cyclone has been predicted for the area, immediate actions can be taken to protect a nursery business. Some can be enacted immediately but others, especially those relating to the protection of plants, should be delayed as long as possible. The first step is to find and implement the elements of the business’ emergency plan. These and other steps to take are outlined in this fact sheet | 3 Feb 2026 |
| NGIQ Series Part 7. After the disaster checklist | This is a checklist which can be used by a nursery business to record and assess areas and items around the nursery that may have been damaged by a cyclone or severe weather event. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| NGIQ Series Part 6. After the cyclone | After a cyclone or other severe weather event, there will be some activities to take care of immediately and some longer-term issues that should be addressed over time. This fact sheet can be used as a reminder of the issues to consider and the tasks that may need to be completed. Always remember that safety is paramount and no clean-up activities should be started until all people are accounted for and there is official confirmation that the threat has passed. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Natural Disaster Preparation Checklist | Natural Disaster Preparation Checklist | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Nursery Drainage System Design and Installation | Nursery Drainage System Design and Installation | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Nursery Drainage System Design Basics | Nursery Drainage System Design Basics | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Nursery Drainage and Recycling Overview 2019 | Nursery Drainage and Recycling Overview 2019 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Nursery Drainage and Recycling Assessment 2019 | Nursery Drainage and Recycling Assessment 2019 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Maintaining Drainage Systems | Maintaining Drainage Systems | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Reverse Osmosis Systems | The most significant raw material to the human race is water. Water in its clean, uncontaminated and unpolluted form is colourless, odourless and tasteless. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Managing algae in water storages | The growth of algae in water storages can cause significant problems with pumping infrastructure by increasing the clogging of filters and emitters. Algae also reduce water quality by increasing pH levels, in turn reducing the effectiveness of water disinfestation treatments. The fact sheet looks at algal species that may be present in water storages and potential methods to manage the problem. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Using UV and Chlorine Dioxide Nursery Paper 1996 | Using ultra violet radiation and chlorine dioxide to control fungal plant pathogens in water. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Azolla Aquatic Weed 2012 | Azolla – native aquatic weeds | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Factsheet - Managing Disease Transmission into Production Nurseries | Pest and Disease Factsheet - Managing Disease Transmission into Production Nurseries | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Growing Media Nursery Paper 2010 | In this month’s Nursery Paper, NGINA Industry Development Officer, Michael Danelon provides an overview of growing media and the importance of selecting the most appropriate media to achieve optimum plant performance. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Best Practice Manual For Pesticide Application | Best Practice Manual For Pesticide Application | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Nursery Pesticide Management Diary: FULL RESOURCE | This Excel resource provides a number of spreadsheets that allow the user to enter data for the management of their pesticide usage in plant production, including tools for logging spray applications, tracking calibration procedures, and more. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Water Management Best Practice Guidelines | Water Management Best Practice Guidelines | 3 Feb 2026 |
| EcoHort: Establishing your environmental credentials | EcoHort certification is the gold-standard for greenlife business sustainability, emphasising sound environmental practices, including using resources. sustainably. This Nursery Paper outlines what sets EcoHort apart in helping businesses address risk areas and establishing sound environmental credentials. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| National Plant Labelling Guidelines | The National Plant Labelling Guidelines were updated in 2023 by Greenlife Industry Australia and aim to provide clear guidance in relation to the content of labels used on plants and how plant information is conveyed to the market. The document also supports the efforts of regulators to address market access and issues associated with invasive and potentially harmful plants. The aim is to provide a standard of acceptable and recommended guidelines for the greenlife industry to adopt in preparation of labels and marketing material. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Irrigation Scheduling Case Study 2011 | Birdwood Nursery: Water Use Efficiency | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Model For Best Practice Case Study 2010 | Wallum Nurseries: A Model For Best Practice | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Irrigation Upgrade Case Study 2012 | Carbrook Nursery: Irrigation Upgrade | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Bottom-up-irrigation-Case Study-2012 | Bottom-up-irrigation-Case Study-2012 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Irrigation System Upgrade Case Study 2009 | Logans Nursery Irrigation System Upgrade | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Aspley Nursery - Energy Efficiency | Aspley Nursery - Energy Efficiency | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Aspley Nursery - Irrigators Energy Savers Program Case Study | Aspley Nursery - Irrigators Energy Savers Program Case Study | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Jamberoo Native Nurseries - EcoHort Case Study | Jamberoo Native Nurseries - EcoHort Case Study | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Shamrock Plants Case Study | Shamrock Plants Case Study | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Managing Water Quality In Nursery Irrigation Water Storages 2016 | Managing Water Quality In Nursery Irrigation Water Storages 2016 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Kingfisher Nursery BMP Growing Areas Case Study | Kingfisher Nursery BMP Growing Areas Case Study | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Fitzroy Nurseries BMP Growing Areas Case Study | Fitzroy Nurseries BMP Growing Areas Case Study | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Case Study - Wild Valley Propagation | Case Study - Wild Valley Propagation | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Case Study - Spring Creek Seedlings | Case Study - Spring Creek Seedlings | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Case Study - Mad about Plants | Case Study - Mad about Plants | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Case Study - Mackay Natural Environment Centre, Sprinkler BMP | Case Study - Mackay Natural Environment Centre, Sprinkler BMP | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Case Study - Ibrox Park, Irrigation Scheduling | Case Study - Ibrox Park, Irrigation Scheduling | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Case Study - Flourish Nursery | Case Study - Flourish Nursery | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Case Study - Fitzroy Nurseries, BMP Growing Areas | Case Study - Fitzroy Nurseries, BMP Growing Areas | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Case Study - Canopy Nursery | Case Study - Canopy Nursery | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Case Study - Big Leaf Nursery | Case Study - Big Leaf Nursery | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Case Study - Award Plants | Case Study - Award Plants | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Strategic research initiative a launch pad for greener healthier cities | Strategic research initiative a launch pad for greener healthier cities | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Salvinia molesta 2011 | Salvinia molesta is a ‘Weed of National Significance’ in Australia and a declared weed in Queensland. It is a declared Class 2 plant under the Land Protection Act and by law all landholders must attempt to maintain their land free of this pest. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Water Hyacinth 2011 | Water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes is a declared Class 2 plant under the Land Protection (Pest & Stock Route Management) Act 2002. Under the Act landholders are required to maintain their property free of Class 2 pests. It is important to note that it is also an offence to keep or sell water hyacinth without a permit. Significant areas of Queensland have already been impacted by water hyacinth, and this Class 2 pest requires significant resources to manage current infestations and to contain any further spread. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| BioSecure HACCP - ECCP Overview | This is a list of the Entry Condition Compliance Procedures (ECCPs) for the movement of relevant plant materials from Greenlife Industry Australia (updated 20/12/2022). | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Proteaflora - BioSecure HACCP Case Study | Proteaflora - BioSecure HACCP Case Study | 3 Feb 2026 |
| FMS (now APPS) Case Study 2010 | Operating Under The Nursery Production Farm Management System | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Pierces Disease | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Pierces Disease | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Huanglongbing (HLB) | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Huanglongbing (HLB) | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Fireblight | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Fireblight | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Bacteria | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Bacteria | 3 Feb 2026 |
| The New Tree Stock Standard | This is a slide show introducing the new Tree Stock Standard as developed by Western Sydney University. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Using the New Tree Stock Standard | This is a brief guide on the contents and use of AS 2303:2018 Tree Stock for Landscape Use. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Roadshow Unveils New Tree Stock Standard | A new benchmark to assess the quality of Australian trees has been unveiled by Western Sydney University’s Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment (HIE) at a series of capital city workshops last month. The new standard, AS 2303:2018 Tree Stock for Landscape Use, follows two years of research funded by Hort Innovation using nursery industry levies and funds from the Australian Government. In this Nursery Paper, we revisit the research findings that led to a broader, more applicable tree standard, as well as the national roadshow, which brought together 450 growers and landscape professionals to learn about the updated criteria. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Hort Innovation Tree Costing Tool - Instruction Manual | Hort Innovation Tree Costing Tool - Instruction Manual | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Is the Tree Stock Standard for Landscape Use a Valid Test of Australian Tree Quality? | Between April 2016 and January 2017, researchers from the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment at Western Sydney University assessed more than 13,000 trees to see how closely the current standard matches trees of different species and climates in nurseries across Australia. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Horticulture Innovation Australia Final Report: Evaluation of Nursery Tree Stock Balance Parameters | This is the final report for a research project by Mark Tjoelker of the University of Western Sydney, which aimed to quantify the role of species and climatic region in influencing root to shoot balance of grower tree stock in order to enable an evaluation of the tree stock balance assessment criteria within the Australian Standard for Tree Stock for Landscape Use (AS 2303:2015),. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Testing Process for the AS 2303:2018 Standard | Information on the testing process for the AS 2303:2018 Standard, including a flow diagram and a table of preferred tree stock sizes for given container volumes. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Tree Stock Standard Project: A Better Way to Assess the Quality of Australian Trees: Outreach Tour 2018 | Western Sydney University, in collaboration with Hort Innovation and its “Hort Frontiers Green Cities Fund”, have embarked upon a 5-year plan to develop planning tools, engaging the public and stakeholders in a new conversation about urban greening and the role that trees play in urban ecosystems. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Hort Innovation Final Report: Evaluation of Nursery Tree Stock Balance Parameters | Hort Innovation Final Report: Evaluation of Nursery Tree Stock Balance Parameters | 3 Feb 2026 |
| NIASA Landscape Tree Stock Specification PREVIEW | NIASA Landscape Tree Stock Specification PREVIEW | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Testing the Tree Stock Standard | In 2016-2017, researchers assessed 13,820 trees in 23 wholesale nurseries to see how well Australian Standard 2303:2015 Tree Stock for Landscape Use applies to trees of different species and climates in nurseries across the country, with specific emphasis on tree stock balance and size index equations. This Nursery Paper looks at the findings of their research and their recommendation that the current standard be modified. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Hort Innovation Tree Costing Tool | Hort Innovation Tree Costing Tool | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Getting to the Root of Tree Planting | The success of tree planting starts at the beginning of a tree’s life and the eventual impact of nursery production decisions may not be seen immediately. The nursery industry is on a journey to refine a standard for landscape trees, ensuring they thrive for centuries in a greener Australia. This began in April 2015 with the introduction of the Australian standard for tree stock for landscape use (AS 2303:2015). Research is currently underway by the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment to evaluate this standard and assess the real-world performance of nursery trees grown for landscaping purposes. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Bacteria | No description provided. | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Webinar - Managing Drought in Plant Nurseries Workshop [VIDEO] | No description provided. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Webinar - Preventing disease in production nurseries | No description provided. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Webinar - Managing root rot pathogens in production nurseries | Presented by Dr Andrew Manners, Senior Entomologist with the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, this is part of a series of webinars delivered as part of the Australian Nursery Levy funded research and development program Building the resilience and on-farm biosecurity capacity of the Australian production nursery industry. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Vegetable Leafminer [VIDEO] | No description provided. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Webinar - Mite Identification and Management [VIDEO] | Dr Andrew Manners provides an in-depth webinar exploring the identification and management of mites in nursery production businesses. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Application of Insecticides [VIDEO] | This video shows the best practices required to ensure effective application of insecticides. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Webinar - Advisor Accessible Nursery Information Sources [VIDEO] | No description provided. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Webinar - Waterwork Irrigation Scheduling [VIDEO] | No description provided. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Calibrating Spray Equipment [VIDEO] | No description provided. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Grafting Techniques Part I [VIDEO] | No description provided. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Webinar - Grower Accessible Information Sources [VIDEO] | No description provided. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Webinar - Comparing Fungal and Bacterial Leaf Spots [VIDEO] | No description provided. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Webinar - Waterwork Nursery Irrigation System Design [VIDEO] | No description provided. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Application of Fungicides [VIDEO] | No description provided. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Biosecurity Champions - Implementing a Plant Production System Reduces Biosecurity Risks – Marlborough Nursery (QLD) [VIDEO] | Marlborough Nursery (QLD) shares their experience in reducing their biosecurity risk and exposure through a 360° video telling the story through their eyes and sharing the belief and benefits associated with implementing and adopting a strong on-farm biosecurity program and how it helps manage plant pests and increases their ability to detect emergency plant pests early. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Webinar - Leafspots and Fungicides [VIDEO] | No description provided. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Managing Leaf Feeding Insects and Mites | This video is a component of the Building the Resilience and On-farm Biosecurity Webinar Series. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Case Study: IPM Workshop [VIDEO LINK] | Our latest case study discusses the benefits of establishing an effective Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program, and how growers and production staff can equip themselves with practical skills to enhance biosecurity and plant health in their businesses. It features entomologist, Andrew Manners from the Queensland Department of Agriculture & Fisheries, with additional insights from industry representatives. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Webinar - Identifying Pests and Beneficial Insects and Mites [VIDEO] | No description provided. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Webinar - Sustainable use of fungicides | No description provided. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Application of Herbicides [VIDEO] | No description provided. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Webinar - Effective alternatives to neonicotinoid insecticides for Australian production nurseries [VIDEO] | No description provided. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Webinar - Energy Efficiency in Nursery Pumping [VIDEO] | No description provided. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Queensland Farmers Federation Disaster Support Information | No description provided. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Upgrading-Irrigation-Systems-NP-2008 | No description provided. | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Reduced-Leaching-NP-1996 | No description provided. | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Recycling-benefits-CS2012 | No description provided. | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Recycl-Water-Monit-NP-1996 | No description provided. | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Pumping Efficiency 2015 | No description provided. | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Nursery drainage systems design and installation | No description provided. | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Improving Irrigation Energy Efficiency | No description provided. | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Reed-bed-design-NP-2003 | No description provided. | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Soil pH - Nutrient availability chart | How soil/media pH effects nutrient uptake by plants | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Smart Farming Virtual Field Day - Golden Grove Nursery | This video is of the Golden Grove virtual field day held on the 2nd November 2023 as part of the Smart Farming Partnerships project - Digital remote monitoring to improve horticultures environmental performance. It includes presentations by project partners Golden Grove, Hitachi and AHR and a virtual nursery walkthrough discussing the technologies installed at the nursery and how it is used to improve production efficiencies. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Biosecurity Champions - Recovering from an Emergency Plant Pest Incursion – Trandos Hydroponic Growers, based in Perth (WA) [VIDEO] | Trandos Hydroponic Growers, based in Perth (WA), were significantly challenged during the incursion response to Tomato potato psyllid (TPP) from 2017 to 2019 with lost market access and reduced business opportunities until they turned it around through a structured biosecurity system and ‘Pest free Place of Production’ Certification. Danny Trandos walks you through this high health production nursery detailing how they mitigate biosecurity risk in this 360° video. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Cameron's Nursery - Water management [VIDEO] | Cameron's Nursery - Water management [VIDEO] | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Case Study - Touchwood Nursery | This case study discusses the value of adhering to best practice plant protection programs such as NIASA, and provides practical guidance for how this could enhance customer confidence and drive greater business outcomes. It features John McDonald, National Biosecurity Manager, GIA and Ben Archibald, owner, Touchwood Nursery | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Biosecurity Champions - Biosecurity is a system – Pohlmans Nursery [VIDEO] | Pohlmans Nursery, based in the Queensland Lockyer Valley, have been an early adopter of the industry plant protection and biosecurity program (BioSecure HACCP) and have reaped the operational, efficiencies and financial rewards that underpin a productivity gain in the hundreds of thousands of dollars per year at the same time proactively addressing their overall biosecurity risk. The productivity gains associated with a structured plant protection program, for an average Australian production nursery, can amount to $60,000/year. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Case Study - Benara Nurseries | Our latest case study discusses how research-based information delivered through the nursery levy funded marketing programs, can improve customer relationships and drive greater business results. It features Benara Nurseries’ sales and marketing manager, Carol Fudge and Director, Gavin James. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Webinar - Insects and pesticides [VIDEO] | Webinar - Insects and pesticides [VIDEO] | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Case Study - Oasis Horticulture | The nursery industry is vulnerable to natural disasters. This case study discusses the importance of implementing risk mitigation strategies to build resilience and ensure business continuity. It features David Jakobs, CEO, Oasis Horticulture, and Kerry Battersby, Recovery and Resilience Manager, NGIQ. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Footwear and Footbaths - Examples from the Banana Industry | Footbaths are a simple tool which can reduce the risk of bringing on farm a range of pest and diseases. This video from the banana industry shows some good solutions to managing footwear and footbaths on farm. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Webinar - Pesticide Selection for Resistance Management [VIDEO] | Webinar - Pesticide Selection for Resistance Management [VIDEO] | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Aspley Nursery Energy Savers Case Study [Video] | Aspley Nursery Energy Savers Case Study [Video] | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Case Study: Tree Stock Roadshow at Alpine Nurseries - VIDEO WEB LINK | This YouTube video presents a case study from the Tree Stock Roadshow, with Ken Bevan at Alpine Nurseries in Dural, New South Wales sharing his insights on the recently updated AS 2303: 2018 Tree Stock for Landscape Use and why it’s a useful benchmark to assess the quality of Australian trees. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Case Study: Smart Farming Workshop [VIDEO] | Case Study: Smart Farming Workshop [VIDEO] | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Karen Brock - 2020 TAS AgriFutures Rural Women's Award Winner [VIDEO] | Karen Brock - 2020 TAS AgriFutures Rural Women's Award Winner [VIDEO] | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Coir properties [Video] | Coir, coir fibre pith or coconut fibre is a one hundred percent natural, sustainable and renewable product. Coir is a ‘peat like’ byproduct produced from the processing of coconut husks, and is composed of the fibrous material found between the hard, internal shell and the outer coat of a coconut. Coir is lightweight, retains moisture and is an affordable growing media substrate or component for adding to growing media blends, producing stronger, healthier and more fibrous root systems. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Scotsburn Nursery - EcoHort Case Study [VIDEO] | Scotsburn Nursery - EcoHort Case Study [VIDEO] | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Growing Media pH and EC Testing Video [Video] | Knowing the pH and Electrical Conductivity or EC of your growing media can help you to grow better and more consistent crops. Testing procedures aren’t difficult and can be done at minimal cost. This video shows a process for carrying out a practical on-site pH and electrical conductivity test on growing media. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Pohlmans - BioSecure HACCP Case Study [VIDEO] | Pohlmans - BioSecure HACCP Case Study [VIDEO] | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Growing Media Air Filled Porosity Testing Video [Video] | Plant roots require air as well as water to remain healthy. The amount of air held within a growing media is referred to as Air filled porosity or AFP . Testing procedures for AFP aren’t difficult and can be done at minimal cost with simple equipment built from readily available materials and a little bit of time. This video shows a process for carrying out a practical on-site air filled porosity test on growing media. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Growing Media Wettability Testing Video [Video] | The ability of a growing media to take up water effectively once it has dried out is critical to the growth of plants and the ability of the media to become wet again. This is known as wettability. Testing for wettability isn’t difficult and can be done at minimal cost with some basic equipment and a little bit of time. This video shows a process for carrying out a practical on-site wettability test on growing media. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Growing Media Water Holding Capacity Testing [Video] | Knowing the amount of water held within a growing media, referred to as Water Holding Capacity (WHC) of your growing media can help you manage irrigation scheduling more effectively and ensure plants have adequate moisture. Testing for Water Holding Capacity isn’t difficult and can be done at minimal cost with some basic equipment and a little bit of time. This video shows a process for carrying out a practical on-site water holding capacity test on growing media. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Managing weeds in production nurseries [Video] | Weeds or pest plants can have serious economic, environmental and social impacts. Weeds can reduce crop growth, compete for nutrients, water and light, harbour insect pests and pathogens, damage the aesthetics of the plant, reduce the ability to apply crop amendments, and can be one of the most significant input costs to production. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| BioSecure HACCP Personal Disinfestation Procedure [Video] | Hygiene procedures are paramount for the control of plant pests, pathogens and weeds in any production nursery, greenlife market and growing media manufacturer. Effective hygiene and disinfestation protocols must be developed for the successful control of biosecurity issues, in high risk production situations. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Plant production potting [Video] | The potting operation is a major component of most production nursery operations. Increasing the overall efficiency of the potting process can free up resources for use in other parts of the business and improve plant quality. This video describes the different potting methods used in the nursery industry. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| BioSecure HACCP Disinfestation Procedures [Video] | Hygiene procedures are paramount for the control of plant pests, pathogens and weeds in any production nursery, greenlife market and growing media manufacturer. Effective hygiene and disinfestation protocols must be developed, to successfully control biosecurity issues in high risk production situations. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Nursery work flow efficiency [Video] | To achieve maximum efficiency within a potting operation and to minimise production bottlenecks, the ‘work flow’ process from potting to plant placement must be efficient. This video highlights the areas that could be considered when making improvements to the overall productivity of the plant setting out operation. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Irrigation Drainage & Energy Management Plans (IDEMP) [Video] | Improving water use efficiency in a production nursery begins with having a clear understanding of the infrastructure and practices currently in place. Irrigation, Drainage and Energy Management Plans, or IDEMPs, describe the infrastructure and management practices in operation at a business, and outline opportunities, suggestions and designs for on-farm improvements, to ensure the business remains profitable and sustainable into the future. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Rural Chemicals Guide 2010 [LINK] | Rural Chemicals Guide 2010 [LINK] | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Tree Stock Standard Project: A Better Way To Assess The Quality Of Australian Trees - WEB LINK | This webpage reviews the results of the Tree Stock Standard Project, conducted by Western Sydney University. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| QFF - Energy Savers [LINK] | QFF - Energy Savers [LINK] | 20 Jan 2026 |
| InfoPest [LINK] | InfoPest [LINK] | 20 Jan 2026 |
| HIA / HAL-Nursery Industry Annual Reports [LINK] | HIA / HAL-Nursery Industry Annual Reports [LINK] | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Grow Me Instead [LINK] | Grow Me Instead [LINK] | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Smart Farming Tips: Remote water quality monitoring – an easier way to watch every drop | Smart Farming Tips: Remote water quality monitoring – an easier way to watch every drop | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Smart Farming – the way of the future | Smart Farming – the way of the future | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Environmental Performance - How do you stack up? | Environmental Performance - How do you stack up? | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Nursery Papers [LINK] | Nursery Papers [LINK] | 20 Jan 2026 |
| DrumMuster [LINK] | DrumMuster [LINK] | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Chemclear [LINK] | Chemclear [LINK] | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Growhelp [LINK] | Grow Help Australia provides a comprehensive disease and pest diagnostic service for all horticultural crops. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) [LINK] | Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) [LINK] | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Department of Agriculture - Exporting plants and plant products [LINK] | Department of Agriculture - Exporting plants and plant products [LINK] | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Australian Urban Forest Literature Database | This web resource allows the user to search for Treenet symposium videos and papers, case studies and other urban and street tree management information. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Invasive Plant Risk Assessment Tool - WEB LINK | The Invasive Plant Risk Assessment Tool is an initiative of Nursery and Garden Industry Australia (now Greenlife Industry Australia), which aims to educate all consumers about invasive plants and the level of invasive plant risk. IMPORTANT NOTE: Information provided by the Invasive Plant Risk Assessment Tool has not been updated since its original development in 2013. The tool should be used as a general guide only and checked against other sources that provide current and accurate information. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Interstate quarantine [LINK] | Website link to the Australian Interstate Quarantine website. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Phosyn Laboratory [LINK] | Phosyn Laboratory [LINK] | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Banana - Pest and Disease [LINK] | Banana - Pest and Disease [LINK] | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Tree Balance Calculator from the Tree Stock Standard Project | Tree Balance Calculator from the Tree Stock Standard Project This calculator allows the user to enter container volume, calliper and height of tree stock to compare to the new standard, as developed from the Tree Stock Standard Project: A Better Way To Assess The Quality Of Australian Trees. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Integrated Pest Management in Ornamentals: Information Guide [LINK] | Integrated Pest Management in Ornamentals: Information Guide [LINK] | 20 Jan 2026 |
| IPM in Nurseries Presentation [LINK] | IPM in Nurseries Presentation [LINK] | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Thrips | Pest and Disease Management Plan - Thrips | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Mites | Pest and Disease Management Plan - Mites | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Water Use Efficiency Case Study 2012 | Improving Water Use Efficiency – A case study | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Green Peach Aphid Factsheet 2013 | Managing green peach aphid in production nurseries. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Huanglongbing: A Nursery Industry Biosecurity Threat | Huanglongbing (HLB), which can be translated as 'yellow shoot disease', is a bacterial disease that is lethal to Citrus and some other plants in the family Rutaceae. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Pohlmans - BioSecure HACCP Case Study | Pohlmans - BioSecure HACCP Case Study | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Weed management in Production nurseries [Video] | Weed management in Production nurseries [Video] | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Webinar - Managing leaf feeding insects and mites | No description provided. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Smart Technology and Remote Sensing to Improve Nursery Production [WEBINAR] | Funded under the National Landcare program through a Hort Innovation strategic levy funded project, the Smart technology and remote sensing to improve nursery production webinar presents an overview of how remote cameras, water quality sensors, container moisture and leachate sensors installed at the smart production nursery is helping to monitor production processes, automate data collection, enable proactive decision making, and improve production efficiencies. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Buyer Benefits Video [Video] | Buyers reap the rewards of dealing with a business engaged with the Nursery Production FMS programme through professionalism, productivity, profitability and sustainability. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Strategies for management of insects that are not controlled with pesticides [WEBINAR] | No description provided. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Grafting Techniques Part II [VIDEO] | No description provided. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| NIASA Video [Video] | The first step in meeting the requirements of the Australian Plant Production Standard (APPS) is gaining Nursery Industry Accreditation Scheme Australia accreditation. NIASA is the cornerstone of APPS and provides a set of guidelines that ensures a business operates according to industry best practice and commits to a continuous improvement cycle. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Selecting Sprinklers for Nursery Production [VIDEO] | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V2SaA-P-Fo&feature=youtu.be | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Drip irrigation in containerised nursery production [Video] | Drip irrigation is an efficient system for applying water to nursery container production. It has the potential to out-perform overhead irrigation systems in achieving optimum plant growth and quality, while minimising water use. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Portable Weight Based Irrigation Scheduling Tool (PWBST) [Video] | Improving the scheduling of an efficient irrigation system provides the best opportunity to achieve savings in total water use without adversely affecting plant growth. Historically growers have selected run times for an irrigation zone or block using their experience.The Portable Weight Based Scheduling Tool has been developed to enable the changes in water content occurring within a container to be seen by recording the weight of the container. This information can then be presented in a form where the changes in moisture in the growing media can be displayed on a graph. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| BioRemedy Water Quality Management [VIDEO] | No description provided. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Drip Irrigation Layouts & Management [VIDEO] | No description provided. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Best Management Practice Irrigation Layouts [Video] | An efficient irrigation system is designed to deliver the appropriate volume of water evenly, to meet all plant needs and in the time available. The irrigation system should apply water evenly across the cropping area, apply the correct volume of water often enough to meet plant demands and apply the required water in the time available.Upgrading an existing sprinkler layout or installing a new one to best management practice is one way of improving the water use efficiency of an irrigation system while improving crop growth and profitability. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Podcast - Big Leaf Nursery Part 2 [AUDIO] | No description provided. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Podcast - Big Leaf Nursery Pt 1 [AUDIO] | No description provided. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Podcast - Waterworth's Nursery [AUDIO] | No description provided. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Podcast - Golden Grove Pty Ltd [AUDIO] | No description provided. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Podcast - Flourish Plants [AUDIO] | No description provided. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Identifying leaf feeding pests in production nurseries [WEBINAR] | No description provided. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Conducting an Irrigation System Catchcan Assessment Video [Video] | An efficient irrigation system operating to industry best practice provides an opportunity to obtain real operational and economic benefits.An efficient overhead irrigation system should apply the water at the appropriate application rate. evenly across the crop and apply water evenly accross the production area, minimising dry spots.The performance of an overhead irrigation system can easily be evaluated by conducting a simple catch can assessment. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Introduction to Smart Farming [WEBINAR] | No description provided. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| EcoHort Video [Video] | EcoHort is the nursery industry specific Environmental Management System (EMS) providing a systematic approach for businesses to assess their environmental and natural resource management responsibilities as part of their daily business management. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Webinar - Virus Identification and Management [VIDEO] | No description provided. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Managing Footwear [VIDEO] | This video from Biosecurity Queensland depicts a range of options for managing footwear on farm. Aimed at the Banana sector the inforamtion can be readily adapted to a production nursery situation. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Pocket Diagnostics Kits Video [Video] | A Pocket Diagnostic Kit is a rapid and cost effective plant disease diagnostic tool. The kits are simple to use and designed for use in-field giving quick answers in 3-10 minutes. Over 20 pathogens of economic or notifiable status are covered. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Webinar - Phytotoxicity: How is it caused and how can it be managed [VIDEO] | https://youtu.be/RmJoe9Bh9RI | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Preparing A Bait Video [Video] | Preparing A Bait Video [Video] | 7 Dec 2025 |
| BioSecure HACCP Video [Video] | BioSecure HACCP is the Nursery Industry specific biosecurity module that helps protects businesses by systematically assessing on-farm biosecurity, and establishing effective internal quarantine processes for imported and exported plant material. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| BioSecure HACCP Water Testing [Video] | Knowing the pH and Electrical Conductivity or EC of your irrigation and drainage water can help you to grow better and more consistent crops. Testing procedures aren’t difficult and can be done at minimal cost. This video shows a process for carrying out a practical on-site pH and electrical conductivity test on water. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| BioSecure HACCP End Point Despatch Inspection Procedure [Video] | Inspecting crops prior to despatch is critical to the smooth operation of a BioSecure HACCP system. This video describes a systematic procedure to ensure, as much as possible, that plants, growing media, plant containers and packages despatched from a business are free of pests, diseases and weeds. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| BioSecure HACCP Site Surveillance Procedure [Video] | Site surveillance of production nurseries, greenlife markets and growing media manufacturers is a risk assessment process designed to identify production risks including; pest populations, diseases, weed growth, erosion and infrastructure failure. This video is a practical demonstration of a site surveillance procedure applied on a production nursery. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| BioSecure HACCP Vehicle Inspection Procedure [Video] | All vehicles entering the nursery production area can be a potential biosecurity risk. To mitigate this risk, entry should be restricted to all but essential vehicles.Any vehicle required to enter the nursery production area should be thoroughly inspected at a designated vehicle inspection point by following the BioSecure HACCP vehicle inspection procedure. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| BioSecure HACCP Import Inspection Procedure V2 [Video] | Inspecting plant material upon arrival at a production nursery is critical to the smooth operation of a BioSecure HACCP system.This video describes a systematic procedure to ensure, as much as possible, plants, growing media, plant containers and packages imported into a production nursery, are free of pests, diseases and weeds. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| BioSecure HACCP In line Despatch Inspection Procedure [Video] | Inspecting crops prior to despatch is critical to the smooth operation of a BioSecure HACCP system.This video describes a systematic procedure to ensure, as much as possible, that plants, growing media, plant containers and packages despatched from a business are free of pests, diseases and weeds. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| BioSecure HACCP Crop Monitoring Procedure [Video] | Crop monitoring is the systematic observation and inspection of crops that enables a business to manage a biosecurity risk. To aid in identifying biosecurity risks a monitoring plan must be devised for each growing area and motherstock production area within the nursery. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| BioSecure HACCP Sticky Traps [Video] | Sticky traps are a valuable aid in monitoring crops to detect early pest invasions, or to demonstrate property freedom of flying insects. Sticky traps record and highlight the activity of these flying insect pests. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Nursery Production Farm Management System Video [Video] | Every business faces risk, but not every business faces their risk. The Nursery Production Farm Management System (FMS) is designed assist production nurseries, greenlife markets and growing media manufacturers in planning their future through risk analysis and action planning. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Case Study - Tree stock research by Western Sydney University - VIDEO WEB LINK | This YouTube video discusses the results of research by a team from Western Sydney University to assess the tree stock standard for landscape use. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Department of Agriculture - Importing live plants into Australia [LINK] | No description provided. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Matching plant requirements and irrigation | Matching plant requirements and irrigation | 6 Dec 2025 |
| Nursery Preparation Checklist - Hail & Storm | Nursery Preparation Checklist - Hail & Storm | 6 Dec 2025 |
| Managing Water Storage Water Quality [VIDEO] | The effective management of water quality in storages needs to be flexible, and quickly react to changes in water quality. This video explains strategies that can employed in managing water quality in water storages. | 6 Dec 2025 |
| National Biosecurity Management System [VIDEO] | This presentation aims to provide an overview of a proposed National Biosecurity Risk Management and Spatial Information System – what it is, and how it can be used. | 6 Dec 2025 |
| Cylindrocladium Nursery Paper 2012 | This nursery paper was prepared by Lindy Coates, Leif Forsberg and Tony Cooke (Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), Queensland) as part of levy funded project NY11001 Plant health, biosecurity, risk management and capacity building for the nursery industry. It provides an overview of the fungus Cylindrocladium and how to prevent and control this disease of nursery plants. | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Port Wt Base Shed Tool Case Study 2013 | The Portable Weight Based Scheduling Tool has beendeveloped to assist growers in Nursery Production obtain abetter understanding of their irrigation scheduling optionsto improve on-farm water use efficiency. | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Nursery Paper - Nursery Production Pest Monitoring, Inspection and Surveillance Methodology | In 2013 NGIA commissioned a project to investigate statistically valid systems and protocols for on-farm monitoring, inspection and surveillance for pests of biosecurity concern within production nurseries.The project, completed in 2014, has investigated national and international information and systems and has developed recommended monitoring, inspection and surveillance protocols that have the highest probability of success | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Biosecurity Plan for the Australian Production Nursery Industry | The Biosecurity Plan for the Australian Production Nursery Industry project was coordinated by Plant Health Australia and developed through a partnership approach with government and industry. It includes Threat Summary Tables, constituting a list of more than 250 exotic plant pests and the potential biosecurity threat that they present to the Australian production nursery industry. The biosecurity plan also details current mitigation and surveillance activities being undertaken and identifies contingency plans, fact sheets and diagnostic protocols that have been developed for pests relevant to the industry. | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Nursery Preparation Checklist - Heatwave | Nursery Preparation Checklist - Heatwave | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Nursery Preparation Checklist - Hail & Storm | Nursery Preparation Checklist - Hail & Storm | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Nursery Preparation Checklist - Frost | Nursery Preparation Checklist - Frost | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Nursery Preparation Checklist - Flood | Nursery Preparation Checklist - Flood | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Nursery Preparation Checklist - Cyclone and Severe Wind | Nursery Preparation Checklist - Cyclone and Severe Wind | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Nursery Preparation Checklist - Bushfire | Nursery Preparation Checklist - Bushfire | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Parasitoid wasp lifecycle infographic | Parasitoid wasp lifecycle infographic | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Leafminer Lifecycle | Leafminer Lifecycle | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Steam Sterilization Temperature Chart | This chart provides guidance to the correct temperature that needs to be achieved for sterilization of media and growing containers | 1 Dec 2025 |