This report describes the outcomes of ongiong research and development into improvements in biocontrol and the development of biorational chemicals for use in Integrated Pest Management […]
Mauritius has been an important market for Australian potato seed with Western Australia being the major supplier in recent years. Mauritius is diversifying its agricultural sector […]
The premise of the project VG09081, Improving business skills and value chain awareness for young Queensland vegetable growers Phase 1, surrounded the facilitation of two young […]
This report discusses the increased awareness of the levy-funded R&D program, disseminate information on research resulting from a multifaceted communications strategy. The report highlights the need […]
This project was undertaken to define and document the cosmetic quality problems causing significant downgrading of potatoes produced in the Manjimup/Pemberton region of Western Australia. This […]
Seven fresh bean varieties were compared to the current cultivar, Broker, grown by Fourth Farm Produce Pty Ltd for exporting to Japan. The varieties were assessed […]
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 […]
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 […]
This project works with growers to improve understanding of an integrated pest management approach, to recognise pests, beneficials, diseases and disorders in their lettuce crops, and […]
This Project evaluates new biological and ‘selective’ insecticide controls of the insect pest Helicoverpa in lettuce. Work undertaken by this project was carried out at Werribee, […]
Aimed to improve the quality, yield,reliability and uniformity of lettuce grown for both domestic and export markets through adoption of sustainable management practices. Related ProjectsImproving Lettuce […]
The project sought to gain better understanding of the means by which Potato Virus S (PVS) enters early generation seed crops. Related ProjectsImproving management of Potato […]
The white-fringed weevil (Naupactus leucoloma) is a major pest of potatoes in Australia. Grubs live in the soil where they cause devastating damage to the roots […]
In this study, the potential to manipulate flower induction in carrot with plant growth regulating chemicals was investigated. 2,2-dichloropropionic acid (2,2-DPA) was shown to strongly promote […]
This project evaluated agronomic practices that improve marketable yield of sweet potato roots of marketable size and quality. It also provides evaluation and promotion of the […]
Tasmanian production accounts for approximately 70% of Australian onion exports, with 170 growers in the industry. Botrytis allii is the major casual pathogen in storage losses […]
This two-year project was undertaken to identify processing sweet corn production limitations and researching and extending solutions. It covered a broad spectrum of cultural practices and […]
This project seeks to determine levels of support within key horticultural industry and government representatives for establishment of a national network of long-term field investigations to […]
Insects are potential contaminants of processed leafy vegetables. Pest and beneficial species, in both the juvenile and adult stages of their life cycles can easily become […]
The Australian sweetpotato growers group (ASPG), a group that represents 80% of Australia’s production, identified soil insect pest management as the industry’s number one research priority. […]
This report targeting all members of the Asian vegetable supply chain, including growers, wholesalers, retailers, food service providers, food media and even consumers, aims to imrpove […]
This report details investigations into the use of food grade acids, gums and antioxidants and the combined effect heat treatment and organic acids on the inhibitions […]
Investigation on the yield and quality decline in Australia processing beetroot crops. The study provides information on identification and management of soil borne fungal diseases of […]
This project was part of the ongoing research collaboration between the Australian vegetable seed industry, TIAR, and seedPurity Pty Ltd to improve standards of vegetable seed […]
This project introduced an improved method of virus detection as well as a preventative strategy by operating a pest monitoring service for Western Australian seed potatoes. […]
This report investigates the factors affecting pollen viability and to identify the key processes limiting seed yields. This study involved testing a number of agronomic practices, […]
This project aimed to increase IPM adoption by vegetable growers in Western Australia, especially the northern Perth Area. To increase IPM adoption, growers were able to […]
Energy has become an increasingly important factor in determining greenhouse enterprise profitability. As energy prices rise the economy will inevitably move towards full accounting for carbon […]
This project forms part of a national scheme to evaluate potato varieties developed or introduced by the potato breeding program based at Toolangi in Victoria. It […]
Two long term productivity trials were established at the DAF Gatton research Facility over the course of this project. The trials investigated the value of rootstocks, […]
This project identified the reasons Ascochyta fungus appears and whether its incidence can be minimised with the use of chemical and non-chemical treatments of cultural practices. […]
Project involved the investigation of perceived barriers to greater use of recycling organic material in the Tasmanian vegetable industry. These included the availability of suitable products, […]
The project involving over 20 properties in WA indicates that efficient fertiliser use depends on good irrigation scheduling and schronisation of the application of nutrients with […]
This report identifies opportunities that exist in the processed vegetable market either as active participants in processing in their own right as individuals or collectively through […]
The aim of the study was to identify potential areas for investment in horticultural industry development, for input into the AusHort strategic planning process. The key […]
This report presents the results of economic analyses of investments within the Processing and Fresh Potato R&D Program of Horticulture Australia. The principal purpose of the […]
This report evaluates the influence of crop rotation practices on soil borne pathogens, diseases and yields of potato crops in Australia. It also evaluates the importance […]
This project discusses the creation of packages and decision support software for the improved management of potato crops throughout Australia. Related ProjectsInformation Packages And Decision Support […]
This project highlights the potential exists to improve the efficiency and minimise the environmental impact of vegetable processing. Related ProjectsInnovative Approaches To Adding Value To Vegetable […]
Report details the development of a fan forced ventilated transport system for shipment of Australian Potatoes at ambient temperature. This report highlights that the container itself […]
Vegetable production can result in the creation of large amounts of unwanted materials or waste products. Waste can create problems for growers (related to disposal), the […]
The InnoVeg subprogram aimed to deliver a more profitable, sustainable and internationally competitive vegetable industry due to higher adoption of innovative technologies and improved collaboration by […]
This report addresses effective management strategies to Heliothis in Sweetcorn. Identifying IPM systems, reduce production risks, protect and increase range of insecticides, test and improve application […]
This project highlights some control options available in managing the insect pests Heliothis, Cucumber Moth and Aphids in vegetable crops grown in the Dry Tropics of […]
A major finding has been the deficiencies in an existing insecticide resistance management strategy which recommended a continuous rotation of four chemical groups throughout the year. […]
The currant-lettuce aphid (CLA) Nasonovia ribisnigri (Mosley) is a known pest of chicory, endive radicchio and lettuce. Australia was CLA free until 2004 when it was […]
Damage to onions caused during harvest and postharvest handing can lead to serious quality losses. The identification of sites contributing to cuts, bruises, etc has been […]
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 […]
This project develops an effective, cost efficient and usable bean rust management package. This included the studying of the levels of infection across varieties, establishing action […]
This report seeks to address short, medium and long term management of Clubroot. This included the identification of treatments, development of more effective and sustainable strategies,development […]
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 […]
This collaborative research project has investigated the spread of diseases, pathogen identification, fungicide evaluation, resistant varieties, disease management and post harvest control of the diseases with […]
During the lifetime of this project from 1992 to 1997, bacterial head rot of broccoli was recorded predominantly in the Laidley and Gatton localities. In the […]
A visit was made to the Manjimup crucifer growing region to determine the extent of the existing clubroot problem, the possibility of implementing short-term strategies for […]
Successful and consistent use of Target spot was achieved by using an integrated management strategy based on crop monitoring which resulted in an overall reduction in […]
The overall aim of the project was to develop integrated pest management strategies based largely on the use of fungicide alternatives to manage the following key […]
This project focuses on major disease problems in greenhouse cucumbers and capsicums. Improved management strategies were identified and evaluated along with assisting in in their adoption […]
This project aimed to combine a number of management strategies to determine the most effective disease control options. This project in collaboration with a number of […]
This project was undertaken to improve onion yields, quality and production efficiency by integrated management of weeds, pests, and diseases and the use of a comparative […]
This report summarises the progress to date on development of a rapid and reliable soil and tuber test to detect pathogenic strains of Streptomyces sp. It […]
This report summarises research into the causes of cavity spot and related diseases in carrot production areas in Australia along with providing information on integrated disease […]
This project identifies the causes of poor Schlerotinia control withn the field, reviews new developments in control on other crops, identifies alternative control methods as well […]
This report details the collaborative research undertaken by research teams from government agencies, private industry and universities, to develop new management options for the integrated control […]
Thir project was designed to target the critical need to develop and adopt strategies to meet consumer, worker and environmental safeguards for the 1600 growers of […]
This paper provides a high level of basic scientific information on the biology and ecology of soil pests, the chemical profile of brassicas, methods for testing […]
Report summarises results of IPM options for growing green beans, providing information on a range of insect pests and beneficial insects in green bean crops along […]
Project sought to design and development materials on technical information techniques from current research projects and deliver this information in an ‘easy to use’ format. Report […]
This 3-year study is the first conducted in Australia which effectively evaluates a wide range of organic, nutrient and chemical control methods for clubroot of crucifers […]
Surveys as part of the project have found that virus diseases are an important cause of loss to the vegetable industry. Crops which are often severely […]
The brassica industry has developed an integrated approach to weed control with cultural and herbicide methods used to keep weed populations at low levels such that […]
This project developed Integrated Weed Management (IWM) in vegetable crops, initially concentrating on potato weed and sowthistle in lettuce, celery, brassicas, and onions. It studied the […]
This project development new herbicide strategies by consulting industries and statutory bodies and conducting efficiency and crop phytotoxicity evaluations, focusing on reduced environmental chemical load, improved […]
Report assists lettuce growers in developing integrated pest management in commercial-scale lettuce crops. Related ProjectsIntegrating Lettuce Aphid Into Integrated Pest Management StrategiesThis project has been funded […]
Integrating sustainable soil health practices into commercial vegetable production is required to reverse declines in soil health and maintain or improve the productivity and profitability of […]
Key components of the project The work program included: – Implementation of a series of pest management workshops across the major sweetpotato production regions, improving grower […]
Soil fumigation with metam sodium is a popular management tool in intensive vegetable production. Some vegetable growers in the Fassifem and Lockyer Valleys in SE Queensland […]
White rot caused by the fungus Sclerotium cepivorum Berk., is a serious disease of onions and garlic in the Lockyer Valley in southern Queensland. Options for […]
The International Networking project has been developed to ensure that the Australian Vegetable Industry remains competitive on a global scale, by enabling industry leaders to represent […]
This tour report details the International Potato Group Meeting, which saw three Australian delegates from the Australian potato industry travel to South Africa to learn from, […]
This project started in 1989 initially as a three-year project funded by voluntary contributions from Edgell-Birds Eye and McCain Australia with matching HRDC support. Thirty cultivars […]
This project was undertaken to establish a tomato leafminer monitoring system for the farming district and to routinely alert growers of the leafminer status at a […]
Between 22 April and 4 May 2001, 25 participants visited Israel and California on a study tour of reclaimed water use, new reclaimed water technology, and […]
This project was developed to allow a subgroup from the Australian vegetable industry¡¦s Consumer Alignment Design Team to participate in a series of meetings throughout Australia […]
This report investigated ascovirus as a means of controlling diamondback moth (DBM) and cabbage cluster caterpillar (CCC). Studies were undertaken investigate the interaction between DBM and […]
This study tour was undertaken to address the following vegetable industry goals: to develop better holistic soil management practices to ensure environmentally and economically sustainable vegetable […]
This report enhances the understanding of the effectiveness of genetic resistances to both Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV) and Bacterial Spot and Capsicum chlorosis virus (CCV) […]
This project sought to find biodegradable mulches that would replace plastic mulch film in vegetable production. This involved studies conducted to examine these alternative mulches in […]
This project was conducted to determine the efficiency of N usage by bell pepper grown with plastic mulch and trickle irrigation and to define a rate […]
This project was undertaken to identify potential alternate hosts of tomato spotted wilt virus among the common weed species present within or adjacent to the lettuce […]
There has been uncertainty in the potato industry regarding the significance of common scab infected seed in commericial seed lines, and their potential for transmitting the […]
Information on carrot powdery mildew has progressed rapidly since it was first observed in Australia in 2007. Disease incidence and levels have fluctuated in the carrot […]
This project summarises a series of trials that have developed management strategies for a variety of greenhouse vegetable pests and their associated diseases. These tools include […]
The primary outcome of the project was to develop a set of Research, Development and Evaluation priorities addressing IPM Pathology issues that were clear and concise. […]
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 […]
This project evaluates irrigation strategies of crisping potato producers and demonstrates irrigation scheduling using tensionmeters. This project sought to improve the irrigation management in crisping potato […]
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 […]
Effective irigation scheduling and water delivery/application systems are integral components of irrigation management. Following severe droughts in southern Queensland during 1987 and 88, which severely depleted […]
This report draws on discussions with many peri-urban vegetable growers in Sydney and Adelaide, as well as planners. The consultation focussed on the identification of issues […]
This guide was produced with input from greenhouse growers to provide a practical resource on preventative and integrated control strategies to manage pests and diseases. Related […]
Australian vegetable production is under increased pressure to achieve more profitable and sustainable production as input costs are increasing together with increasing vegetable production (2% per […]