Expanding crop protection options for controlling blueberry rust – project update

This article is about Expanding crop protection options for controlling blueberry rust. NSW Department of Primary Industries is currently performing a field trial to evaluate a range of organic crop protectants to control blueberry rust disease (caused by Thekopsora minima). The products were chosen through a review of published studies and reports on all organic crop protection options for rust diseases. They were then narrowed down through trials conducted under controlled environmental conditions by Staphyt Ltd in Queensland.