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Integrated pest management strategies for control of key pests in Asian baby leaf vegetables – Tat soy and Pak soy
Pest monitoring is critical in baby leaf due production due to the short production period and low tolerance for damage, particularly in crops grown for … Read more
Zone management in precision agriculture by matching fertiliser input to crop demand
This factsheet provides guidelines to farmers on how to delineate management zones within a paddock, how to match fertiliser inputs according to crop demand and … Read more
Research and operations to trial innovative glass and photovoltaic technologies in protected cropping
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 … Read more
Field and landscape management to support beneficial arthropods for IPM on vegetable farms
This project, which ran from 2017 to 2020, helped vegetable growers to develop practical approaches for pest control, building on previous research from Australia and … Read more
Innovative Solutions to Management of Tospoviruses of Vegetable Crops
Tospoviruses infect a large number of horticultural crops, causing losses across the supply chain at all levels. Species such as Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) … Read more
An investigation of low-cost protective cropping
Increased climate variability is a key challenge facing the Australian vegetable industry. Heat waves, heavy rain, unseasonal frosts, hail and other extreme weather events can … Read more
Data analytics and application technology to guide on-farm irrigation
The effectiveness of irrigation practices in Australian horticulture is currently limited by the availability of useful information to growers. Water applications are often based on … Read more
Remediation of soil contaminated by Salmonella enterica to expedite plant or replant of vegetables
This project was the first research study undertaken on survival of Salmonella enterica in soil contaminated with chicken manure conducted under Australian conditions. The research investigated the … Read more
A revolutionary new sensor for in-field measurements of food safety in leafy vegetables
This project aimed to construct a working prototype of a new-generation Raman sensor that could detect dangerous microorganisms in leafy vegetables, on farm and in … Read more
Prioritisation of vegetable crop commodities and activities for mechanisation
The objective of this project was to review a broad range of data related to vegetable commodity production to identify those commodities and production processes … Read more
Protected Cropping – Review of research and identification of R&D gaps for levied vegetables
Australia has a modest vegetable but growing protected cropping industry. Estimates of vegetable production under protected cropping vary from 498 – 1,300 ha, with tomatoes … Read more
Vegetable Industry Market Access and Development Program
The Vegetable Industry Market Access and Development Program (VG13097) was set up to facilitate, co-ordinate and communicate market access and market development information and opportunities … Read more