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Biogas Production Factsheet for VG12046
A fact sheet on Biogas Production to compliment the project VG12046: Identifying new products, uses and markets for Australian vegetables: A desktop study.
Butternut pumpkin
This fact sheet provides an overview of butternut pumpkin, ground preparation, plant spacing, varieties, irrigation, nutrition and irrigation requirements, harvesting, and pests and diseases.
Carbon and Sustainability – A demonstration on vegetable properties across Australia
Five demonstration sites were established on four vegetable production farms on the east coast of Australia. These sites were used to trial and implement greenhouse … Read more
Carrot diseases & other factors affecting carrot packout
A guide (in poster format) to the different diseases and disorders of carrots and other factors affecting carrot packout.
Climate Change Managing Variability and Carbon
A fact sheet outlining the contribution of horticulture to climate change, the impact of climate change on horticulture and ways in which farmers can reduce … Read more
Common insect pests of cucurbits
Cucurbits are a major horticultural crop in the Northern Territory and are susceptible to many insect pests. These include cucumber moths, pumpkin beetles, two-spotted mites, … Read more
Comparison of biodegradable mulch products to polyethylene in irrigated vegetable, tomato and melon crops
Vegetable growers in the Dry Tropics of Queensland have been using drip irrigation and fertigation systems, in combination with polyethylene mulch film and seedling transplant … Read more
Continuing on-farm improvements through good practice demonstration
Increasing demands on growers’ time and lack of perceived value have seen patronage of events aimed at delivering extension messages on research, practice improvements and … Read more
Conveying the Positive Social, Economic, Environmental and other Benefits of Australian Vegetables
This project has been funded by Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited using the vegetable industry levy and funds from the Australian Government. Since levy paying farms … Read more
Coordinated Knowledge and Industry Development Program
The National Vegetable Levy funds valuable research and development projects which aim to deliver tangible benefits to Australian vegetable growers and their business operations, with … Read more
Determining The Level Of Resistance To Silverleaf Whitefly In Cucurbits
Project seeks to determine levels of resistance to silverleaf white fly in curcubits, based on trials performed in the Carnarvon district of WA using a … Read more
Develop vegetable industry occupational health and safety resources
In 2012, a research project titled ‘Review of skills and training in the vegetable industry’ identified that Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) was a skill … Read more