Author: Matt

Crop rotations and their resistance to plant-parasitic nematodes

By Matt

Crop rotations and their resistance to plant-parasitic nematodes Plant-parasitic nematodes are important pests of many crops. Since rotating nematode-resistant cover crops can play an important role in managing nematode pests, a range of potentially useful crops have been tested for resistance to root-knot nematode in Australia. As part of this work, useful crops have also…

Spotlight: The new Aquarium and Pond Plant ID App

By Matt

The worldwide demand for plants suitable for use in aquaria and ponds is being serviced by a multi-million dollar worldwide trade. An unfortunate consequence of this is that many of the plant species involved in this trade end up being released into local waterways. This sometimes causes serious ecological consequences where the introduced plants become…

Thrips of the British Isles

By Matt

This Lucid based identification and information system includes 177 species of thrips that have been taken alive on the British Isles at least once. It provides a means of identifying species, together with an introduction to what is known of the biology and distribution of each species. Developed by Laurence Mound (Australian National Insect Collection,…

Fact Sheet Fusion Update v2.0.5.132

By Matt

A new update to Fact Sheet Fusion (v2.0.5.132) is now available (free to existing v2 licence holders). This update includes: New features and enhancements The main forms (Main interface, Glossary manager, Media manger and Image viewer) now save and reload their position, size and layout between openings. The Image Viewer now allows you to move…

Lucid v3.6 Updated

By Matt

A new Lucid v3.6 update is now available. It adds additional features and corrects several minor bugs. Changes include: Lucid JavaScript (Browser) Player New auto unprune option. Fixed bug preventing manual discard in the application player. Lucid Builder Major updates to numeric input dialog, and improvements to the process for entering numeric data. Enhancements to…