20 July 2012
The tomato powdery mildew in Australia is a new species of powdery mildew never reported before on tomatoes. It develops characteristic spider-like lesions on the surface […]
20 July 2012
This consultancy project was undertaken to evaluate the effects of research and development on integrated pest management and the processing and fresh tomato industries. The study […]
20 July 2012
This project seeks to provide information to growers and investors on new and existing hydroponic cultivars and their production techniques. This information will assist in expansion […]
20 July 2012
This project was undertaken to produce superior tomato varieties having resistance to Fusarium wilt and incorporate into the varieties high fruit quality, including fruit firmness and […]
20 July 2012
Tomato production for fresh market is a thriving industry in northern Victoria but relies heavily on the cultivar Arcadia which was developed to meet local growing […]
20 July 2012
The project conduct a breeding program to identify better fresh market tomato varieties for the ground and trellis production within Northern Victoria. Related ProjectsBreeding And Agronomic […]
20 July 2012
This project involved the development of fresh market tomato cultivars suitable for once over machine harvest, reducing labour inputs. Related ProjectsBreeding Fresh Market Tomatoes For Machine […]
20 July 2012
A guide (in poster format) to the different diseases and disorders of carrots and other factors affecting carrot packout. Related ProjectsCarrot diseases & other factors affecting […]
20 July 2012
The project allowed for the development of tools to be used in the pest management of tomatoes and capsicums through the investigation of companion planting. Related […]
19 March 2013
Vegetable growers in the Dry Tropics of Queensland have been using drip irrigation and fertigation systems, in combination with polyethylene mulch film and seedling transplant technology […]
20 July 2012
A GLP study, which formed the Australian component of a Global Residue Project (GRP), was commissioned through collaboration between HAL and the USDAs IR-4 project. The […]
20 July 2012
Thie project involved collaboration of research institutes and growers in order to investigate the effects of composted organic material for brassica vegetable production with a range […]
20 July 2012
This project was designed to compare a range of physical, chemical and physiological characteristics of two newer commercial tomato cultivars “Eagle” and “Tempest” with the older […]
20 July 2012
This report identifies new tomato varieties with the potential for export to New Zealand along with the development of treatments that increase the level of quarantine […]
20 July 2012
This report investigated causes for diminished soil and root health in tomato and melon crop systems. Research involved assessing impacts of organic amendments on physical chemical […]
20 July 2012
This market study was designed to identify opportunities to expand Australian exports of fresh tomatoes to world markets. The study was to provide a broader global […]
20 July 2012
The Report details mating disruption trials that were conducted involving the release of high concentrations of sex pheromone of the target species preventing males from finding […]
20 July 2012
This project involved the monitoring of sap nutrients levels in a number of trellis tomato crops relating these to fertigation practices and crop productivity, with the […]
20 July 2012
This fact sheet includes information on ground preparation, varieties, sowing season, trellising and plant spacing, nutrition, irrigation, pests and diseases, pollination and yield, maturity and harvest, […]
20 July 2012
This project was undertaken to investigate ways to improve the flavour of tomatoes. This project accomplished: produced transgenic tomatoes with modified levels of alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH2) […]
20 July 2012
This project developed Tomato Cultivars that increases the flavour whilst maintaining the firmness with the application of technology making significant contributions to improved flavour of fresh […]
19 March 2013
Silverleaf whitefly (SLW) is a considerable pest of vegetable production. It has a broad host range and is able to develop resistance to insecticides rapidly. To […]
20 July 2012
Bacterial wilt is a serious problem of tomatoes in coastal areas in the tropics. It is caused by the soil-borne bacteria Pseudomonas solanacearum, which infects the […]
20 July 2012
This project was responsible for the creation a new disinfection treatment of Tomatoes against fruit flies to meet quarantine requirements for interstate trade and trade with […]
20 July 2012
This project seeks to identifiy a commercial partner, to refine and evaluate the design features of a heat treatment system in order to demonstrate to the […]
20 July 2012
This project investigated effectiveness of protein bait sprays in controlling fruit flies in tomato and capsicum crops, which will benefit the industry through enhanced market access […]
20 July 2012
Report provide data on pests and diseases in fresh market crops and the quantifying fruit loss, neccesary for the development of an effective IPM strategy. Current […]
20 July 2012
Project seeks the delivery of improved IPM systems for key vegetable crops with improved quality and marketability of produce, increase benefits through efficient pesticide use and […]
19 March 2013
In soil-based production systems poor soil health, soilborne diseases, soil salinity and increasing pressures on production are severely restricting productivity for many growers. In addition, vegetable […]
20 July 2012
Low technology greenhouses offer only limited control of the growing environment but are widely used in the greenhouse industry. However, for growers wanting to upgrade their […]
20 July 2012
This investigation undertaken for the Tomato Committee of the Queensland Fruit and Vegetable Growers used an instrumented sphere to locate potentially damaging impact sites on equipment […]
20 July 2012
This project developed sampling protocol that allowed growers to accurately and quickly monitor moth egg populations, also monitoring the pesticide resistance levels and determined the source […]
20 July 2012
This report informs growers and industry that integrated pest management centred on cultural management tactics can effectively reduce crop loss from Tomato Spotted wilt Virus in […]
20 July 2012
The average yields of Lachlan Valley Processing tomato growers is less than 50 tonnes/ha. Monitoring the water use of the tomato crops using a Neutron Probe […]
18 January 2015
Infotech Research conducted a series of 22 energy audits of levy paying vegetable growers in 2014, as part of a project with Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited […]
20 July 2012
Losses of fresh market tomatoes due to post-harvest disease are estimated to cost North Queensland growers of the oder of $5m per year. Following physical and […]
20 July 2012
The mechanical harvesting of fresh market tomatoes project was undertaken on behalf of the Bowen Horticultural Automation Group during 1996. The project aimed to re-examine the […]
20 July 2012
This project was undertaken to assess the crops that require or have methyl bromide treatment for export clearance or the ones that have or do not […]
20 July 2012
This report sought to improve the monitoring and diagnostic aids available to growers so that they are able to confidently and reliably predict whether particular pests […]
20 July 2012
This project was undertaken to increase the knowledge of pest and beneficial insect ecology, particularly in relation to heliothis or tomato grub, potato tuber moth or […]
20 March 2013
The horticultural industries in Australia now have, for the first time, an understanding of the origins of PSTVd outbreaks that have been detected in Australia over […]
20 July 2012
The tomato russet mite (TRM) is an important pest on solanaceous crops throughout many parts of the world. Tomato russet mite was first described in Australia […]
20 July 2012
A range of improved true-breeding lines with superior agronomic performance for early, concentrated maturity, resistance to three races of Fusarium wilt and excellent fruit appearance was […]
20 July 2012
The report details the development of 70 indeterminate tomato lines with combinations of improved fruit quality, quality field production characteristics and disease resistance in an applied […]
20 July 2012
This study tour was undertaken to the 1994 Tomato Breeders Conference in Fletcher, North Carolina which is a forum for North American tomato breeders to present […]
20 July 2012
This project undertook the Queensland Fresh Market Tomato breeding which tested several L.hirsutum accessions for their resistance to P.operculella with a view to their possible use […]
20 July 2012
This project commenced in the 1989-90 cropping season with the objective of introducing to outdoor capsicum and tomato crops on the Northern Adelaide Plains (NAP) the […]
20 July 2012
This review seeks to provide direction for future investment by industry into the development of fresh tomato genetic improvement. This involved review of current literature on […]
20 July 2012
This 2-page fact sheet discusses tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), tomato mosaic virus (ToMV) and pepper mild mottle virus (PMMV), their host plants and the symptoms they […]
20 July 2012
This 2-page fact sheet discusses tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), tomato mosaic virus (ToMV) and pepper mild mottle virus (PMMV), their host plants and the symptoms they […]
20 July 2012
This 2-page fact sheet discusses tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), tomato mosaic virus (ToMV) and pepper mild mottle virus (PMMV), their host plants and the symptoms they […]
20 July 2012
This project was undertaken to update knowledge of how consumers currently regard tomatoes and to explore emerging consumer attitudes to environmental and food safety which are […]
20 July 2012
This factsheet provides guidelines to farmers on how to delineate management zones within a paddock, how to match fertiliser inputs according to crop demand and supply […]
28 June 2017
Today’s molecular plant breeders are armed with the technologies to make specific changes to genes in living cells, in some cases without the presence of any […]
17 July 2017
The Vegetable Industry Market Access and Development Program (VG13097) was set up to facilitate, co-ordinate and communicate market access and market development information and opportunities to […]
11 January 2018
The purpose of this project was to review viruses of national importance to the Australian vegetable industry with emphasis on providing recommendations for future investments. The […]
9 May 2018
Australia has a modest vegetable but growing protected cropping industry. Estimates of vegetable production under protected cropping vary from 498 – 1,300 ha, with tomatoes accounting […]
13 August 2018
Since 2011, the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) has operated a surveillance program to monitor for incursions of TPP in eastern Australian processing potato crops using […]
1 October 2021
The Naturally Nutritious project, which ran from 2016 until 2021, investigated the health benefits of a range of fruit, vegetables, and nuts to inform the development […]
23 February 2022
The project worked extensively with stakeholders across the potato, vegetable and processing tomato industries. Within the potato industry, the project worked with all sectors of the […]
30 January 2024
From 2019 to 2023, this investment supported a critical national surveillance, identification, and reporting program for tomato potato psyllid (TPP) and Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (Clso) across Australia. Highly […]
30 January 2023
This investment, which ran from 2019 to 2022, explored tomato potato psyllid (TPP) disinfestation treatments that will help support the trade of fresh produce from Western […]
4 July 2018
4 July 2018
This factsheet outlines preliminary results of trials of biological controls for TPP.
4 July 2018
This factsheet outlines preliminary results of trials of chemical controls for TPP.
4 July 2018
This factsheet covers the preliminary results of research and development undertaken to help the industry manage tomato potato psyllid.
4 July 2018
28 February 2017
This video will take you through how to check your veggie patch for the damaging tomato potato psyllid.
5 March 2018
In this article, AUSVEG's Alan Nankivell provides an update on recent work on the transition to management for TPP and his own activities.
11 February 2018
This update includes new information on the research into managing TPP and updates on preparedness measures for the eastern states.
10 June 2018
Home gardeners need to be aware of how to identify tomato potato psyllid in their plants and understand how to manage this pest.
4 July 2018
This fact sheet lists the chemicals and eco-friendly oils approved for use by non-commercial properties (like backyard gardeners) to help control TPP.
24 January 2018
This video has great information for home gardeners looking to manage tomato potato psyllid on their properties.
23 May 2018
This video provides an overview of current management of tomato potato psyllid in Australia, including collaboration between AUSVEG and DPIRD WA.
21 August 2018
The project distributed over 3,000 sticky traps and detected no TPP in Tasmania, Victoria, NSW or Queensland, supporting assurances of Area of Freedom status.
22 January 2019
This plan outlines measures to effectively control TPP in vegetable-growing enterprises and demonstrates industry commitment to minimising its spread and impact.
22 January 2019
This plan outlines measures to effectively control TPP in potato-growing enterprises and demonstrates industry commitment to minimising its spread and impact.
22 January 2019
This plan outlines measures to effectively control TPP in tomato-growing enterprises and demonstrates industry commitment to minimising its spread and impact.
22 January 2019
This plan outlines measures to effectively control TPP in nursery and garden enterprises and demonstrates industry commitment to minimising its spread and impact.
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22 April 2020
Soil health has been a focus of far-north Queensland vegetable grower Jamie Jurgens and his family since they established Jurgens Produce in Bowen in 1975. According […]
22 April 2020
As Agriculture Director at McCain Foods Australia/New Zealand, John Jackson has witnessed the destruction of the tomato potato psyllid (TPP) and the bacterium it vectors – […]
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