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Determination of pesticide residues in commercially-grown tomatoes in Australia for the United State’s IR4 project
A GLP study, which formed the Australian component of a Global Residue Project (GRP), was commissioned through collaboration between HAL and the USDAs IR-4 project. … Read more
Developing Sustainable Solutions for Integrated Brassica Crop Management
Thie project involved collaboration of research institutes and growers in order to investigate the effects of composted organic material for brassica vegetable production with a … Read more
Development Of Descriptive ‘Model Tomato’ For Exports To New Zealand
This project was designed to compare a range of physical, chemical and physiological characteristics of two newer commercial tomato cultivars “Eagle” and “Tempest” with the … Read more
Disinfestation Treatments For Additional Varieties Of Tomatoes For New Zealand Using Dimethoate
This report identifies new tomato varieties with the potential for export to New Zealand along with the development of treatments that increase the level of … Read more
Enhancing Root And Soil Health In Tomato And Melon Cropping Systems
This report investigated causes for diminished soil and root health in tomato and melon crop systems. Research involved assessing impacts of organic amendments on physical … Read more
Export Market Research For The Queensland & Victorian Fresh Tomato Industries, 1999
This market study was designed to identify opportunities to expand Australian exports of fresh tomatoes to world markets. The study was to provide a broader … Read more
Feasibility Of Mating Disruption For Heliothis Species In Tomatoes And Capsicums
The Report details mating disruption trials that were conducted involving the release of high concentrations of sex pheromone of the target species preventing males from … Read more
Fertigation Management Of Trellis Tomatoes In Northern Victoria
This project involved the monitoring of sap nutrients levels in a number of trellis tomato crops relating these to fertigation practices and crop productivity, with … Read more
Field tomato
This fact sheet includes information on ground preparation, varieties, sowing season, trellising and plant spacing, nutrition, irrigation, pests and diseases, pollination and yield, maturity and … Read more
Flavour Improvement In Tomatoes
This project was undertaken to investigate ways to improve the flavour of tomatoes. This project accomplished: produced transgenic tomatoes with modified levels of alcohol dehydrogenase … Read more
Flavour Improvement In Tomatoes: Genetic Manipulation And Breeding For Improved Flavour
This project developed Tomato Cultivars that increases the flavour whilst maintaining the firmness with the application of technology making significant contributions to improved flavour of … Read more
Grafting tomatoes for bacterial wilt control
Bacterial wilt is a serious problem of tomatoes in coastal areas in the tropics. It is caused by the soil-borne bacteria Pseudomonas solanacearum, which infects … Read more