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Increasing productivity and extending seasonality in soil grown vegetables using capsicum as a candidate
Two long term productivity trials were established at the DAF Gatton research Facility over the course of this project. The trials investigated the value of … Read more
Innovative Ways To Address Waste Management On Vegetable Farms – Plastics (VG13109)
Vegetable production can result in the creation of large amounts of unwanted materials or waste products. Waste can create problems for growers (related to disposal), … Read more
Insects for Fish Feed Factsheet for VG12046
A fact sheet on Insects for Fish Feed to compliment the project VG12046: Identifying new products, uses and markets for Australian vegetables: A desktop study.
Integrated Management of Foliar Diseases in Vegetable Crops
The overall aim of the project was to develop integrated pest management strategies based largely on the use of fungicide alternatives to manage the following … Read more
Integrated Management Of Greenhouse Cucumber And Capsicum Diseases
This project focuses on major disease problems in greenhouse cucumbers and capsicums. Improved management strategies were identified and evaluated along with assisting in in their … Read more
Integrated Viral Disease Management in Vegetable Crops
Surveys as part of the project have found that virus diseases are an important cause of loss to the vegetable industry. Crops which are often … Read more
Landscape diversity and field margin management
Australian vegetable production is under increased pressure to achieve more profitable and sustainable production as input costs are increasing together with increasing vegetable production (2% … Read more
Less Energy More Profit article
Infotech Research conducted a series of 22 energy audits of levy paying vegetable growers in 2014, as part of a project with Horticulture Innovation Australia … Read more
Management Of Bacterial Fruit Blotch Of Watermelon
This project identifies factors involved in outbreaks and discover control strategies to address bacterial fruit blotch in watermelon crops.
Management of insecticide resistance in the green peach aphid
This project revealed widespread resistance in GPA to three major insecticide groups that are commonly used to control aphids in Australia (synthetic pyrethroids, carbamates and … Read more
Management Of Pest Constraints To Quality And Production Of Melon
This project summarises studies towards the development of pest management systems for melons with emphasis on three major pests; downy mildew, gummy stem blight and … Read more
Management Of Powdery Mildew In Field And Greenhouse Cucurbits
This project undertakes resistance testing under greenhouse and field conditions in the Bundaberg and Burdekin region identifying that powdery mildew has developed resistance to some … Read more