The Australian New Crops Newsletter


Issue No 7, January 1997.


NOTICE: Hard copies of the Australian New Crops Newsletter are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher. Details of availability are included in the Advice on Publications Available.


22. The DOOR manual for plant nurseries

Edited by M.L. Hunter and G.W. Hayes
Published by the Queensland Department of Department of Primary Industries.
105pp, 1997.

As described in the Australian New Crops Newsletter 4: 5, the "Do Your Own Research" concept has been successful in the nursery industry in generating solutions to a range of problems in many different nursery crops. The concept is now referred to as "Do Our Own Research". The DOOR manual has been released as a self-help guide to provide practical information and suggestions as to how to conduct research activities with other professionals in a commercial nursery environment. Although written for the nursery industry, the problems faced by the nursery industry are similar to those faced by any new crop industry and this manual could be of use in the facilitation of problem solving in other innovative industries.

Available from:

Growsearch Australia
QDPI, PO Box 327
Cleveland QLD 4163
Telephone/facsimile: (07) 3821 3784
Price: A$25 plus A$4 postage within Australia.


Any claims made by authors in the Australian New Crops Newsletter are presented by the Editors in good faith. Readers would be wise to critically examine the circumstances associated with any claims to determine the applicability of such claims to their specific set of circumstances. This material can be reproduced, with the provision that the source and the author (or editors, if applicable) are acknowledged and the use is for information or educational purposes. Contact with the original author is probably wise since the material may require updating or amendment if used in other publications. Material sourced from the Australian New Crops Newsletter cannot be used out of context or for commercial purposes not related to its original purpose in the newsletter


Contact: Dr Rob Fletcher, School of Land and Food, The University of Queensland Gatton College, 4345; Telephone: 07 5460 1311 or 07 5460 1301; Facsimile: 07 5460 1112; International facsimile: 61 7 5460 1112; Email: r.fletcher@mailbox.uq.edu.au


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