Downy Mildew Action Plan – A regional model

The Riverland Downy Mildew Action Plan establishes guidelines for the wine industry to; prepare for and, respond to, Downy Mildew events.

The purpose of the plan is to:

• Provide policy and guidelines for the consistent management of Downy Mildew events by appropriately trained personnel;
• Improve the technical validity of underlying assumptions in the development of strategies to respond to Downy Mildew events;
• Provide a focus for training personnel in operational response procedures;
• Provide standard operating procedures for personnel involved in response management;
• Establish a protocol document able to be implemented by other regions for their management of this disease.

The plan contains provisions to:

1. Inform, educate and support growers
2. Ensure timely access to appropriate chemicals
3. Coordinate regional response to downy mildew events