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Prioritisation of vegetable crop commodities and activities for mechanisation
The objective of this project was to review a broad range of data related to vegetable commodity production to identify those commodities and production processes … Read more
Innovating new virus diagnostics and planting bed management in the Australian Sweetpotato Industry
By monitoring grower plant beds over four years, this projectβs virology team surveyed viruses present in the Australian industry and studied how they varied geographically … Read more
Boosting vegetable consumption through diet (VegEze)
This project manifested as VegEze: an iOS mobile app that challenges Australians to eat 3 types of vegetables at dinner or their main meal for … Read more
Surveillance of tomato potato psyllid in the Eastern States and South Australia
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 … Read more
Navigating the wealth of soil health information and identification of opportunities
Soil health is a substantial and broad field that covers the physical, chemical and biological components of soil and their interactions. The objectives of this … Read more
Improving processing vegetable yields through improved production practices
This project set out to identify ways to increase the average yields of the target processing vegetables. Australian frozen vegetable production continues to face increased … Read more
Review of issues and options for preventing and removing redback spiders in broccoli
Since 2016 there have been numerous customer complaints about redback spiders (Latrodectus hasselti) in broccoli. Complaints have come from customers in all Australian states, suggesting … Read more
Investigating on-farm HACCP programs for managing plant pests in biosecurity concern – an options paper
Australian vegetable producers are not unfamiliar with practices and systems introduced to minimise risk to their business. Systems to minimise food safety risk, which also … Read more
Export opportunities for carrots, sweet corn, bean, broccoli and baby leaf – Symposia
VG13072 Export Opportunities for Carrots, Sweet Corn, Beans, Broccoli and Baby Leaf β Symposia commenced in February 2014 and encompassed four seminars from 2015-2018: Malaysia … Read more
New product development information for the vegetable industry
Hort Innovation is looking to upskill and support growers to develop new vegetable-based products by providing them with the resources to inform and guide them … Read more
Improved knowledge of factors contributing to carrot crown rot
This two-year investigative study showed that there were five different types of carrot crown problems that reduce carrot returns to growers: ring crown rot, smooth … Read more
Review bacterial blackleg disease and R&D gaps with a focus on the potato industry
Soft rot bacterial species Dickeya and Pectobacterium are listed globally in the top 10 of important bacterial plant pathogens based on their economic impact. They … Read more