Australian vegetable growers will soon have a powerful solution to one of their most damaging pests, with the introduction of FMC's new biological nematicide, Catulia.
Root-knot nematodes and the damage they cause are estimated to cost millions of dollars a year in lost production.
According to Queensland's Department of Primary Industries, the impact on sweet potato growers alone is up to 20 per cent of farm gate value.
Goodbye Ugly
Author's summary: FMC introduces Catulia, a biological nematicide to combat root-knot nematodes.