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Breeding Advanced Tomato Varieties For Australian And Export Markets
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 … Read more
Breeding And Agronomic Evaluation Of Tomato Cultivars For Fresh Market Production In Northern Victoria
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 … Read more
Breeding And Agronomic Evaluation Of Tomato Cultivars For Fresh Market Production In Northern Victoria
The project conduct a breeding program to identify better fresh market tomato varieties for the ground and trellis production within Northern Victoria.
Breeding Australia’s Potato Germplasm : The Resource For Varietal Development
The study investigates the importance of a supply of new varieties, which have the quality attributes and are high yielding with efficient use of inputs, … Read more
Breeding Disease And Insect Resistant Supersweet Corn
The Australian sweetcorn industry is udnergoing a phase of significant expansion. From 1997 to 2001, population increased by 70% from 70,000 tonnes to 120,000 tonnes … Read more
Breeding For Sweetness And Tenderness In Tropical Supersweet Corn
This project aimed to overcome disease and insect problems by selecting for sweetness and tenderness traits in tropical supersweet germplasm, thus allowing for the expansion … Read more
Breeding Fresh Market Tomatoes For Machine Harvest
This project involved the development of fresh market tomato cultivars suitable for once over machine harvest, reducing labour inputs.
Breeding Potatoes For Improved Quality And Efficiency
Potatoes are the fourth largest food crop internationally and are easily the largest vegetable crop in Australia accounting for 20% of all vegetable production. The … Read more
Capsicum Breeding For Tospo Virus Resistance
The report details about the identification of resistances to tospo viruses affecting capsicums in Australia and the integration of resistance in capsicum breeding material. Research … Read more
Characteristics Of Australian Isolates Of Phytophthora Infestans And Planning To Manage New And More Aggressive Strains Of The Fungus
This investigation characterises the Australian late blight fungus against other strains from around the world, thus allowing for reference to test population in the future … Read more
Determination Of Seed Quality For The Vegetable Industry
This research enhances understanding of quality parameters in seed, identifying critical seed production and establishment practices, incorporating research findings into commercial operations.
Development of a crop scheduling program for babyleaf spinach in the major growing regions of Australia
Accurate prediction of time from planting to harvest is critically important for baby spinach production. This project examined the relationship between planting date and the … Read more