A University of Queensland scientist is recommending a literal shake-up for Australia's macadamia industry, after finding a chemical-free solution to controlling a devastating disease that causes nuts ...

A biological control for husk spot, which can cause large crop losses in macadamia orchards, could save the industry millions of dollars each year. Husk spot is a fungal disease that causes crop to ...

Macadamia growers are being encouraged to shake old husks from trees, to eliminate costs of a deadly disease. Husk spot is caused by a native pathogen, which infects the fibrous husk around the nut’s ...

Macadamia nuts are not very shelf-stable for two reasons: high sugar content and high oil content. Rancidity is the curse around the corner, so a lot of growers opt to sell to processors who then do a ...