8 February 2015
30 January 2024
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 material […]
30 January 2024
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. Highly […]
14 April 2016
Children’s consumption of vegetables is below the daily recommendations in Australia and in many countries worldwide. As many nutrition intervention approaches have been found to be […]
30 January 2023
This investment, which ran from 2019 to 2022, explored tomato potato psyllid (TPP) disinfestation treatments that will help support the trade of fresh produce from Western […]
30 January 2024
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 suitability […]
16 May 2021
As part of Hort Innovation levy-funded project ‘A strategic approach to weed management for the Australian vegetable industry’ (VG15070), University of New England teamed up with […]
21 May 2024
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 (>90 […]
21 May 2024
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 can […]
22 August 2024
Hort Innovation engaged independent consultants to evaluate the impact of our R&D investments, providing insights into the type and magnitude of impacts that are being generated […]
1 December 2021
30 January 2023
From 2017 to 2022, this investment supported the running of the National Vegetable Protected Cropping Centre to deliver vegetable-focused protected cropping research and development for the […]
23 July 2017
30 June 2022
15 January 2024
The greatest risks of microbial contamination of leafy vegetables exist pre-harvest, and irrigation water is one of the main vectors. To understand the global knowledge base […]
29 November 2023
This month, we discuss: Opportunities and lessons for Australian vegetable exports in the UK and Europe The levy-funded project bolstering Australian vegetable, onion and melon export […]
3 March 2022
10 March 2023
22 June 2023
6 February 2026
Yumeng Chen is one of the 2026 Nuffield Scholars who has been sponsored by Hort Innovation. Her project will explore how virtual modelling can optimise production […]
12 February 2026
Yumeng Chen is one of the 2026 Nuffield Scholars who has been sponsored by Hort Innovation. Her project will explore how virtual modelling can optimise production […]
18 September 2023
In 2022, this short project facilitated a collaborative identification of key pest (insect, disease and weed) challenges for the Australian potato industry and design of appropriate […]
6 March 2016
The mission aimed to increase the overall knowledge of international trends and developments, giving the Australian potato industry the best opportunity to adopt best practices that […]
10 May 2016
The key objective of the mission was to provide an opportunity for leading women in the Australian vegetable industry to gain a unique insight into new […]
23 May 2019
VG15032 – Global Innovations in Horticulture Seminar commenced in December 2015 and encompassed three seminars from 2015-2018, all named the Global Innovations in Horticulture Seminar. The […]
9 December 2019
This project surveyed almost 150,000 Australians to deliver insights into the fruit, vegetable and juice consumption of Australians through the CSIRO Healthy Diet Score. An […]
16 January 2020
Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus is an economically important Tobamovirus that infects cucurbits. In September 2014, it was detected in the Northern Territory. This was the […]
26 February 2020
The Hort Innovation Strategy 2019-2023 calls for an emphasis and increased focus on delivering extension that truly impacts on business decisions and enhances practices on farm. […]
10 March 2020
Soil-borne diseases are a major constraint for the Australian vegetable industry. This project developed DNA based tests for quantifying key pathogens and evaluated their use as […]
23 April 2020
Weeds are a persistent problem for many vegetable producers in Australia. Although the economic impact of weeds on Australian vegetable production has been estimated at the […]
21 July 2020
Pest management options can be described as falling into only three categories – biological control (predators, parasites and pathogens of the pests), cultural controls (management practices) […]
2 September 2020
Earthworms are known to be an indicator of healthy soil function. However, there has been limited research into how commercial vegetable farming practices impact on earthworm […]
2 September 2020
This study, which ran from 2016 to 2019, evaluated how pea yields are affected by plant spacing arrangements, stand density, and individual plant structure. The project […]
28 February 2021
This project aimed to develop and evaluate a new vegetable education program for primary schools to increase children’s enjoyment of vegetables and willingness to consume them. […]
1 October 2021
The Naturally Nutritious project, which ran from 2016 until 2021, investigated the health benefits of a range of fruit, vegetables, and nuts to inform the development […]
7 February 2022
This project surveyed smart glass and renewable energy technologies available worldwide, evaluated their cost-effectiveness based on energy savings, productivity impacts and economic viability, and recommended optimal […]
7 February 2022
Smart glass film reduces heat gain during high radiation hot days and blocks heat loss at night or on cold days, provides better heat insulation than […]
23 February 2022
VG20000 Annual Vegetable Industry Seminar 2021 commenced in February 2021 and resulted in the successful delivery of three webinars and the physical Annual Vegetable Industry Seminar, […]
2 March 2022
This investment ran from 2016 to 2021 to improve weed management options and information available to Australia’s vegetable growers. It built on earlier findings from project Weed […]
18 September 2023
This project sponsored the 10th International Spinach Conference that was held in Victoria in May to coincide with the Gippsland Vegetable Innovation Days. It was the first […]
29 November 2023
Beginning in mid-2014, this three-year project was tasked with studying bacterial diseases of onion crops in order to improve understanding of their introduction, spread and survival […]
27 September 2022
10am AEDT | Thursday 6 October Location: Mercure Hotel, Ballarat, VIC. PotatoLink is coordinating a research and development forum to give industry members the opportunity to stay […]
4 July 2022
With growers facing significant cost of production pressures for vital farm inputs, including fertiliser, chemicals, fuel and wages, it is critical that AUSVEG is able to […]
1 March 2022
Dr Len Tesoriero New South Wales 2010 Len Tesoriero’s career as a researcher identifying and managing vegetable crop diseases spans over four decades. Len retired from […]
28 February 2022
In November 2021, it was announced that a multi-million-dollar ‘Smart Farm’ will be established in Gatton, Queensland. The Queensland Department of Agriculture (DAF) is partnering with […]
15 March 2021
During 2019/20, Hort Innovation engaged independent consultants to evaluate the impact of its research and development investments. This included looking across a random sample of all Hort […]