20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis project evaluated of potentially new germplasm that may prove to be useful to the Queensland onion industry. This report included an evaluation of current jumbo […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteProject determines the causes of poor emergence and establishes control measures to overcome the problem, summarising surveys for diseases in planting material and detailing experiments to […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe 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 and […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis study involved the generation of a predictive model of ontogeny, incorporating climatic data including frost risk that would enable broccoli farmers to predict harvest maturity […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteProject outlines significant opportunities for the Australian vegetable seed industry to improve hybrid cauliflower, carrot and onion seed production through enhanced awareness of factors influencing seed […]
12 September 2013
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA fact sheet outlining how to maintain the quality of vegetable crops post harvest. Maintaining good vegetable quality requires good systems and communication throughout the supply […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteProject involves the screening of new potato varieties as a part of the National potato improvement and Evaluation Scheme. Varieties that were suited to WA growing […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis potato breeding project undertook breeding and cultivar trials, including french fry potato breeding, fresh potato breeding, and crisp potato breeding in Victoria. It also undertook […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA tour report detailing visits to the European Association for Potato Research EAPR Conference and the Potato Association of America PAA Conference. Also visits were made […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis report summarizes the collective results of the potato breeding and selecting program within Tasmania between 1996-1997 and 2002-2003, over which 500 processing potatoes were evaluated. […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis study was undertaken to determine the incidence of Verticillium and Pratylenchus in potato crops in Australia; to quantify the levels of the pathogens in potato […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis project has evaluated and identified potential new varieties for the French fry industry. Under previous evaluation projects, some varieties were selected as potential replacements and […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis report follows on from previous evaluation of selected processing potato cultivars and lines in Tasmania for the production of French fries. This report seeks to […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis study evaluates the results experienced from the trials of 27 crossbred lines with the consideration of this sort of evaluation being fundamental to maintaining flexibility […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis report investigates potato varieties, indentifying potatoes that have potential benefits to industry and consumers and recommending these varieties from commercial testing. Such varieties will improve […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis project aimed to identify and develop new potato varieties suited to the local export and processing markets. Breeding lines were obtained from the breeding program […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis project investigates the future competitiveness and profitability of the Australian potato industry and the role that the supply of new varieties adapted to Australian production […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis project was undertaken to improve producer awareness of consumer needs and producer opportunities, introduce, evaluate and provide producer access to new “specialty” potato cultivars and […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteControl of pests and diseases in potato crops can be achieved using biological, cultural, and/or chemical methods. Control is not exclusively dependent on the use of […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis study involved the production of a transgenic potato cultivars with anti viral genes along with testing of this potato poulation to assess the response to […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis project investigates the adaption and optimisation of procedures developed for the another culture of other Brassica crops for Australian cauliflower varieties. Related ProjectsProduction Of Doubled […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minutePotatoes are a major horticulture crop for which genetic engineering approaches have been successfully used abroad. They also have a number of problems that are difficult […]
18 December 2014
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere is an increasing need in Australia’s horticulture industry to monitor and gauge consumer perception and behaviour in relation to fresh vegetables. Colmar Brunton conducts monthly […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis project was designed to breed pumpkin cultivars resistant to virus and to reduce losses caused by these diseases in the Australian industry. Related ProjectsPumpkin Varietal […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe study was initiated with the objective of combining Clubroot resistance genes from a variety of sources to improve the resistance of Brassica vegetables to this […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA range of improved true-breeding lines with superior agronomic performance for early, concentrated maturity, resistance to three races of Fusarium wilt and excellent fruit appearance was […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe report details the development of 70 indeterminate tomato lines with combinations of improved fruit quality, quality field production characteristics and disease resistance in an applied […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis study tour was undertaken to the 1994 Tomato Breeders Conference in Fletcher, North Carolina which is a forum for North American tomato breeders to present […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis project undertook the Queensland Fresh Market Tomato breeding which tested several L.hirsutum accessions for their resistance to P.operculella with a view to their possible use […]
20 July 2012
Rapid Identification Of Streptomyces Spp. On Potato, The Key To Integrated Management Of Common Scab
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis report sought and successfully developed a rapid identification for strains of the potato common scab organism along with techniques to detect pathogens within soils capable […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis review seeks to provide direction for future investment by industry into the development of fresh tomato genetic improvement. This involved review of current literature on […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRhizoctonia solani is one of the most serious and widespread diseases of potatoes in Australia. The fungus attacks underground stems, roots and tubers, resulting in plant […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis final report details the outcomes of a one and a half day workshop the Root Vegetables Think Tank held in Adelaide, 19th and 20th April […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe study discusses the shift in the Queensland potato industry from tradition brushed market to washed market production and the need for better suited varieties to […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis project details the taste and sensory tests are being used to help identify the sensory characteristics of vegetables that children like or dislike inorder to […]
19 September 2013
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis fact sheet reviews techniques and practices for preparing for your next crop, including: soil testing, fallowing, rotating, ripping, leaching, fumigating, composting, pre-plant nutrient replacement and […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis report surveyed the agronomic conditions and practices of a number of crops to identify which factors could be used to maximise yield and quality of […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe project facilitates the development of sustainable quality capsicum production in Carnarvon. This involved the identification of suitable varieties that will meet quality specifications and growing […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis project introduced and evaluated a new category of sweet potato, with red/purple skin and orange flesh. This new variety has specific cultural requirements to produce […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe report addresses control issues of volunteer potatoes to reduce the losses occurred from competition within vegetable and poppy crops. The report evaluates numerous methods of […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis project was undertaken to diversify the Queensland processing vegetable industry and also extend the processing sweetcorn season from 8-10 weeks to 32 weeks by commercialising […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteProfitability of the Australian ginger industry could be enhanced by improvement of cv. Queensland which has unique properties favoured during factory processing. Rhizomes bearing large knobs […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis project aimed to develop methods of testing pathogens for fungicide sensitivity and establish expected dosage response data to enable fungicide resistance problems to be recognised […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis feasibility study assessed levels of sulfur compounds and flavonoids in Australian Onions and compared levels to onions produced in other countries and stored in onions. […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTomato germplasm is the raw material, the source of new generic variability, used by plant breeders to develop new cultivars of tomatoes. Regeneration of the national […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteProject seeks to quantify the amount of variation in sweet corn production systems and future research and application opportunities of differential management strategies. Related ProjectsUnderstanding Spatial […]
12 February 2014
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe 2013 USA Carrot Grower Study Tour provided 10 vegetable levy payers with the opportunity to visit leading and innovative carrot operations in the United States, […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis project tested the efficacy of alternative sprout suppressants that had been identified by overseas researchers and to collect residue data in the event that these […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe growth and performance of the micropropagated ginger was compared with “seed”-derived plants in field trials conducted in south-eastern Queensland. In the first generation ex vitro, […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteProject independantly assess commercially available products and determines whether treatment of transplants with microbial inoculants can improve crop vigour, yields and quality. Related ProjectsUse Of Vegetable […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis project was conducted to investigate the physiological ageing of potato microtubers and identify the cultural practices required to plant microtubers in the open field for […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe aim of this project was to incorporate the superior high yielding quality of broccoli into the leafy low yielding Chinese kale or kailaan. Kailaan is […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe report evaluates the development of improved fresh market potato varieties in order to increase consumer satisfaction and productivity of the WA potato industry. Related ProjectsVariety […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis project was undertaken to provide superior potato varieties better suited to the requirements of the WA potato industries, in particular the improvement in winter grown […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe project evaluates the development of improved potato varieties developed through screening breeding lines, order to achieve increase productivity of WA fresh potato industry. Related ProjectsVariety […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis project investigates the development of improved varieties of potatoes to enhance the productivity of the WA fresh or ware potatoes. Related ProjectsVariety Development For The […]
8 February 2015
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA diverse group of 22 industry members, including Vegetable IAC, Design Team, and Vegetable Technical Advisory Group representatives, attended the Congress on the vegetable industry’s behalf. […]
12 September 2013
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis fact sheet lists important statistics focusing on five commodities in NSW, mushrooms, chinese cabbage (buk choy and wombok), lettuces and potatoes Related ProjectsVegetable Industry Development […]
12 September 2013
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis fact sheet lists important production statistics relating to capsicum, chillies, peppers, lettuces, french and runner beans, and potatoes in Queensland. Related ProjectsVegetable Industry Development Program […]
12 September 2013
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis fact sheet lists important statistics focusing on five commodities in South Australia, mushrooms, lettuces, onions, carrots and potatoes Related ProjectsVegetable Industry Development Program – National […]
12 September 2013
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis fact sheet lists important statistics focusing on vegetable commodities in Tasmania, green peas, carrots, onions and potatoes Related ProjectsVegetable Industry Development Program – National Co-ordination […]
11 September 2013
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis fact sheet lists important statistics focusing on five commodities in Victoria, mushrooms, tomatoes, broccoli, lettuces and potatoes Related ProjectsVegetable Industry Development Program – National Co-ordination […]
12 September 2013
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis fact sheet lists important statistics focusing on five commodities in Western Australia: carrots, tomatoes, sweet corn, onions and potatoes Related ProjectsVegetable Industry Development Program – […]
12 September 2013
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis fact sheet lists important production statistics in the Northern Territory focusing on Chinese cabbage (buk choy and wombok), melons and pumpkin. Related ProjectsVegetable Industry Development […]
6 March 2016
Reading Time: 2 minutesVietnamese growers comprise approximately a quarter (225/1033)1 of the WA vegetable industry. These growers have a very low English literacy rate and approximately 30% are also […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe report on the virus status of Western Australia’s certified and registered seed potato schemes, highlighting the most prevalent viruses. Results from the study have been […]
20 July 2012
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhite Star is an improved winter variety which was selected in WA for its ability to produce, under adverse growing conditions, large tubers that have versatile […]
28 June 2017
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday’s molecular plant breeders are armed with the technologies to make specific changes to genes in living cells, in some cases without the presence of any […]
11 January 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA fresh-market capsicum improvement program has developed genetic resistances to two tospoviruses, Capsicum chlorosis virus (CaCV) and Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) in new parent lines […]
1 October 2021
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe 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 […]
18 September 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis 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 […]
1 January 1993
The zucchini squash industry in Queensland is valued at approximately $10M. Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) and or papaya ringspot virus type W (PRSV-W) often cause […]
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