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Optimising Fresh Bean Quality Through The Production, Distribution & Marketing Chain (As A Model For Other Vegetable Industries)
This project was developed due to concerns over significant product quality problems throughout the distribution and marketing chain. The Australian fresh bean industry viewed these … Read more
Optimising Production And Storage Conditions For Seed Potato Physiological Quality
This project identified production and storage treatments that affect seed tuber physiological quality, and found significant correlations between seed performance attributes and seed and ware … Read more
Optimising water and nutrient use on vegetable farms
The key to achieving efficient irrigation and fertiliser use is good irrigation design, and the correct scheduling of irrigation and fertiliser. The major project objective … Read more
Optimum Vegetable Portion Size to Meet Consumer Needs
The vegetable industry is looking for ways to increase vegetable consumption. It was hypothesised that consumers might be buying fewer vegetables for fear of wasting … Read more
Options For Managing Onion White Rot
Report uses a multifaceted approach for the development of practical applications to reduce soil pathogen populations and allow for biological, agronomic and chemical strategies to … Read more
Organic Production Systems – Technology Transfer
Project investigates organic vegetable production techniques and identifies alternate methods to management weeds, diseases and insects that may be able to be applied to convential … Read more
Overcoming Seed Quality Problems In The Ginger Industry
Project determines the causes of poor emergence and establishes control measures to overcome the problem, summarising surveys for diseases in planting material and detailing experiments … Read more
Packaging Of Pre-Prepared Vegetables
The Food Research Institute conducted this project to evaluate the effectiveness of modified atmospheric packaging for value-adding and shelf-life extension of shredded lettuce, mixed lettuce, … Read more
Parent Project for APRP2 program
The Australian Potato Research Program Phase 2 (APRP2) was the dedicated highly collaborative research and development program for the Australian processing potato industry. The five-year … Read more
PCR Protocols For The Detection Of Chrysanthemum Stunt And Potato Spindle Tuber Viroids
The aim of this study was to develop reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests for the detection of chrysanthemum stunt viroid (CSV) in chrysanthemums … Read more
Penicillium, Temperature And Humidity Monitoring Of Onions Between Tasmania And Europe
Growth of Penicillium sp. during shipment of onions between Tasmania and Europe has been identified by importers as a serious problem over the last two … Read more
Peri-Urban Horticulture And Land Use Planning: Literature Review & ‘Toolkit’
This report provides a review of literature on peri-urban horticulture and land use planning as an area requiring further investigation given has it has been … Read more