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A Beginner's Guide to Nursery Export
A simple, brief and user-friendly guide for people interested in nursery exports. It outlines the main steps, procedures and protocols involved in export.
$44 $44 N/A

Australian Garden Centre Accreditation Scheme (AGCAS) Manual
Full colour guidelines to help improve retail operations including informative self-assessment criteria to benchmark your operation against industry standards for 'Best Practice in Retailing'. It includes a free copy of the latest NIASA Directory, listing over 200 NIASA accredited businesses.
$110 $165 $185

Best Practice Manual for Pesticide Application in the Nursery and Garden Industry CD
This CD outlines measures for effective and safe application of pesticides as part of an IPM program for nurseries.
$19.95 $29.95 $34.95

Handbook of the Major Pests and Diseases of Nursery Plants (2nd edition)
Covers the major pests and diseases responsible for probably 90% of the losses in our industry, written for Australian conditions.
$16.50 $16.50 $30

Managing Water in Plant Nurseries (2nd edition)

A guide to irrigation, drainage and water recycling in containerised plant nurseries.Available directly from  www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/resources/bookshop/managing-water-plant-nurseries



Nursery Industry Accreditation Scheme Australia (NIASA) Best Management Practice Guidelines - 3rd Edition, updated 2005
Recently republished, these guidelines contain full colour photographs of 'best practice' in production nurseries and growing media supplier businesses. The reviewed NIASA guidelines incorporate new information on water management and inground production with the updated version of the Water Management Best Practice Guidelines.
$120 $185 $205

 2005 update to the Nursery Industry Accreditation Scheme Australia (NIASA) Best Management Practice Guidelines - 3rd edition
The update for the regularly reviewed guidelines incorporates new information on water management and inground production.
$10 $20.50 $41.50

Nursery Trade Register
Featuring around 1400 of Australia's leading production nurseries, wholesalers, garden centres, retail nurseries and allied traders.
$32.50 $75 $130

Practical Guidelines for Nursery Hygiene
Practical techniques for producing healthy plants are detailed, including discussion on suitable types of potting mixes and weed problems and their control.
$16.50 $16.50 $30

Water Management - Best Practice Guidelines
A practical guide which nursery operators and the relevant authorities can use in partnership to achieve the five goals for sustainable water use.
FREE OF CHARGE

EcoHort TM Guidelines for Managing the Environment
EcoHort TM is the Environmental Management System for the Australian nursery industry. This set of guidelines support production nurseries and media manufacturers to implement good sustainable practice and improve production while helping the industry to proactively demonstrate its role in maintaining and enhancing the broader landscape.

$70 $100 $140
 
BioSecure HACCP is the on-farm biosecurity program for production nurseries in Australia. It is a set of protocols and procedures that enable a business to manage biosecurity risks by establishing an effective internal quarantine process for both imported and exported plant material.
$70 $100 $140