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Consumer usage and attitude tracking 2022/23
The insights gained from this program helped industry answer questions such as: How do consumer trends and movements in behaviours, usage and attitudes to fresh … Read more
Pre-harvest sanitisation of leafy green vegetables
In 2023, this project reviewed the published literature and industry practices on emerging and current pre-harvest risk management strategies of leafy vegetables that are, or … Read more
Learning from the past to amplify community vegetable education programs of the future
The vegetable industry has delivered a range of levy funded initiatives seeking to increase consumer demand, motivated by the large share of the Australian population … Read more
ndustry preparedness for exotic root knot nematode (Meloidogyne enterolobii)
The recent identification of a new species of highly virulent plant parasite, the Guava Root-Knot Nematode (Meloidogyne enterolobii), in Australia means that there is a … Read more
Management strategy for serpentine leafminer, Liriomyza huidobrensis
From 2021 to 2023, this project increased awareness and significance of three leafminer pests (serpentine leafminer, American serpentine leafminer and vegetable leafminer), their host range, … Read more
Stingless bees as effective managed pollinators for Australian horticulture
From 2017 to 2023, this project explored the potential of stingless bees as managed crop pollinators by testing their effectiveness with selected field crops and … Read more
Area wide management of vegetable diseases: viruses and bacteria
From 2018 to 2023, this program aimed at developing area wide management (AWM) strategies to address high-priority viral and bacterial diseases affecting vegetable crops. These … Read more
National tomato potato psyllid and zebra chip surveillance
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. … Read more
Mechanisms and manipulation of resistance to powdery scab in potato roots
This project, which ran from 2018 to 2023, developed a rapid, cost-effective screening process to determine the level of resistance different potato cultivars have to … Read more
Investigating soil pH and nutrition as possible factors influencing pink rot in potatoes – a pilot study
From 2020 to 2022, this project investigated how soil pH and nutrition may play a part in reducing the impact of pink rot disease in … Read more
Improving plant industry access to new genetics through faster and more accurate diagnostics using next gen sequencing
Rapid and safe access to new plant genetic stocks is crucial for plant primary industries to remain profitable, sustainable, and internationally competitive. Currently, new plant … Read more
Horticulture trade data
This investment provided Hort Innovation with a subscription to the Global Trade Atlas Database. Access to this trade data was used to validate export performance … Read more