Varieties and breeding

12 September 2013

Post Harvest Management for Vegetables

A 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

Potato Breeding Study Tour November 1996

A 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

Potato Early Dying In Australia

This 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

Potato Evaluation Trials – Simplot

This 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

Potato Evaluation Trials – Victoria

This 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

Potato Variety Improvement In New South Wales

This 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

Pumpkin Varietal Improvement

This 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

Queensland Fresh Market Tomato Breeding

A 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

Queensland Fresh Market Tomato Breeding

The 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

Queensland Fresh Market Tomato Breeding Project

This 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

Rhizoctonia Control On Fresh Market Potatoes

Rhizoctonia 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

Root vegetables think tank

This 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

Sweet Potato Variety Improvement

This 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

The Development Of Tetraploid Ginger Varieties

Profitability 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

Tomato Germplasm Conservation

Tomato 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

Understanding Spatial Variation In Sweetcorn Production

Project 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

USA Carrot Grower Study Tour 2013

The 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, […]
12 September 2013

Vegetable Production in New South Wales

This 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

Vegetable Production in Queensland

This 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

Vegetable Production in South Australia

This 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

Vegetable Production in Tasmania

This 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

Vegetable Production in Victoria

This 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

Vegetable Production in Western Australia

This 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

VegetableProductionintheNorthernTerritory

This 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 […]
11 January 2018

Breeding capsicum for tospovirus resistance

A 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 […]
18 September 2023

10th International Spinach Conference 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 […]