20 July 2012
Vegetable green soybean is one of the most important vegetable crops imported into Japan. If production in Japan decreases and Taiwan and China cannot supply more […]
20 July 2012
This project identified, screened and collected efficacy, crop safety and residue data for a range of new herbicides for capsicum and chilli production. Related ProjectsWeed Management […]
18 November 2015
Weeds are a persistent problem for many vegetable producers in Australia. The common features of vegetable cropping systems, including frequent cultivation that results in highly disturbed […]
12 September 2013
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 […]
20 July 2012
This feasibility study assessed levels of sulfur compounds and flavonoids in Australian Onions and compared levels to onions produced in other countries and stored in onions. […]
20 July 2012
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
This project assessed the potential for the continuous industrial cooking of onions using a new technology developed by Penny Hlavaty of Food Design. The technology consists […]
20 July 2012
Project evaluates biological and chemical treatments for the treatment and control of onion white rot on bunching onion crops, seeking to provide increased sunstainable control options […]
20 July 2012
This study tour was undertaken to assess existing, new and emerging technologies to improve efficiency and effectiveness and how they may be integrated to existing systems […]
9 September 2013
In Australia, before an agrochemical product can be sold or used, it first must be registered by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA). In […]
18 December 2014
There is an increasing need in Australia’s horticulture industry to monitor and gauge consumer perception and behaviour in relation to fresh vegetables. Colmar Brunton conducts monthly […]
20 July 2012
The report presents the findings of trials which investigated improved weed control strategies in onions grown under Tasmanian conditions for domestic and export markets. Related ProjectsWeed […]
20 July 2012
Project outlines significant opportunities for the Australian vegetable seed industry to improve hybrid cauliflower, carrot and onion seed production through enhanced awareness of factors influencing seed […]
20 July 2012
Growth of Penicillium sp. during shipment of onions between Tasmania and Europe has been identified by importers as a serious problem over the last two export […]
20 July 2012
Project determines the causes of poor emergence and establishes control measures to overcome the problem, summarising surveys for diseases in planting material and detailing experiments to […]
20 July 2012
Report uses a multifaceted approach for the development of practical applications to reduce soil pathogen populations and allow for biological, agronomic and chemical strategies to be […]
20 July 2012
This project evaluated of potentially new germplasm that may prove to be useful to the Queensland onion industry. This report included an evaluation of current jumbo […]
20 July 2012
This project evaluates potential varieties of Onions for domestic and export markets with seed companies also participating entering lines that they identified as having potential in […]
20 July 2012
This project undertook three trials on the Krasnozem soils in 1995/96 investigating the effect of nitrogen topdressing on the yield and quality of onions. The project […]
16 April 2014
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is one of the best-known and most important spices with a long history of the use of the ginger rhizome in Chinese and […]
21 March 2017
This project focused on two previously untested methods for managing and monitoring fruit fly in vegetable crops; Netting and repellents, and attraction with UV light. Floating […]
31 March 2019
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 reduce […]
18 September 2023
In 2022, this short investment provided the Australian onion industry with a deeper understanding of key global markets to inform future market entry or expansion strategies. […]
25 August 2021
This project aimed to accumulate relevant knowledge about the potential of in-line scanning technology to detect market access pest and disease organisms. This knowledge will help […]
25 August 2021
Hort Innovation exists to drive a prosperous and healthy Australia by providing the best knowledge and solutions to create a world class horticulture sector To serve […]
25 August 2021
Project VG17000-WA successfully delivered Western Australia’s and Australia’s first 3-year vegetable industry benchmark dataset. It has published three Industry Benchmark reports and has also produced the […]
26 February 2021
Project VG16060 Vegetable Agrichemical Pest Management Needs and Priorities was designed to employ a Project Coordinator to undertake a range of engagement and communication activities that […]
26 February 2021
Cover crops are one of the most useful tools for managing intensive vegetable growing soils. The integration of cover crops into vegetable production can improve soil […]
30 August 2020
The Annual Vegetable Industry Seminar 2019 (AVIS) provided funding for 250 vegetable growers from horticultural regions across Australia to attend the seminar. A contingent of eight […]
30 August 2020
Project VG18002 Vegetable Industry Leadership and Development Missions – 2019 provided an opportunity for a group of emerging leaders in the Australian vegetable industry to visit […]
4 April 2019
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) and […]
19 January 2014
The Australian lettuce, bulb vegetable, rhubarb and herb industries combined consist of approximately 13 800 hectares. Depending on the industry, the key sucking pests include aphids […]
29 January 2019
Parsley summer root rot, or SRR, is a disease complex affecting all parsley-growing regions of Australia. Crop losses from SRR can be as high as 100 […]
9 May 2018
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 accounting […]
16 April 2018
This project was undertaken to help Hort Innovation and the Australian vegetable industry to understand the market opportunity for vegetable juices. Very little was known about […]
27 June 2017
Growers within Australia, and around the world, are beginning to either directly experience or witness the benefit of building individual brands and harnessing the power of […]
26 June 2017
This project was an extension of project VG12078. Project Harvest aimed to identify opportunities for Australia’s vegetable industry through identifying trends in purchase and consumption, in […]
25 June 2017
Project Harvest aimed to identify opportunities for Australia’s vegetable industry through identifying trends in purchase and consumption, in perceptions of value, retail channel preferences, triggers and […]
25 June 2017
Through a range of activities, including market and desktop research and industry engagement, this project analysed the distribution channels that have potential to deliver vegetable snacks to […]
12 June 2017
This project comprised a systematic review of worldwide initiatives on increasing vegetable consumption with a view to identifying initiatives that have been shown to be effective […]
10 May 2016
The key objective of the mission was to provide an opportunity for leading women in the Australian vegetable industry to gain a unique insight into new […]
20 July 2012
The main contributor to poor and uneven germination particularly in the period up to mid-August is rhizome dormancy. This dormancy was shown to be substantially diminished […]
22 January 2015
Research into on farm power generation has produced details of the options, and explored feasibility of adoption of such systems. Growers can use this to help […]
20 July 2012
This project was undertaken to develop the “best practice” handling procedure for white onions for export. It assessed onion temperature in the field at or near […]
20 July 2012
This project was undertaken to evaluate raw ginger grown on several farms supplying ginger processing factory. As the two most important criteria used by overseas buyers […]
20 July 2012
This project was instigated by the Heavy Produce Committee of the Queensland Fruit and Vegetable Growers because of concerns with the available onion varieties to met […]
18 January 2015
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 Limited […]
20 July 2012
A previous Eda-Mame project involving HRDC, Edgell-Birdseye and QDPI, VG025, concluded that commercialisation of the frozen Eda-Mame industry in Queensland could not proceed until superior varieties […]
20 July 2012
Two videotapes entitled “Onion Quality and Hygiene Standards” and “Onion Diseases – What they look like and hints on their management” were proposed as extension tools […]
13 September 2013
This article reports on the financial state of the vegetable industry between 2009-10 based on research conducted by ABARES and considers the varied findings between the […]
20 July 2012
This fact sheet provides an overview of the strategy that aims to delay the development of resistance to new insecticide groups that have effectiveness in controlling […]
10 May 2016
Generation of Residue Data for Pesticide Minor-Use Permit Applications in Vegetable Crops 2013 – CPR
In Australia, before an agrochemical product can be sold or used, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) must register it. This only occurs following […]
20 July 2012
The project aimed to minimise the need for nematicides in the Queensland ginger industry by developing integrated management strategies for root-knot nematode. Data collected during this […]
20 July 2012
This project was undertaken to identify the viruses present in Australian garlic and to produce antisera for the development of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, to eliminate the […]
20 July 2012
This project was responsible for the development and preparation of the minor use permits Horticulture Australia Limited, with these applications submitted to the Australian Pesticides and […]
20 July 2012
Both shallots and chives belong to the onion family, Amaryllidaceae. Shallots are grown by few market gardeners but chives are a rarity on commerical farms. This […]
20 July 2012
New South Wales produces about 32,000 tonnes of onions annually. This represents 15% of the total Australian production. About 90% of the state’s onion crop is […]
10 May 2013
Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) is often called Australia’s worst horticultural pest. Capsicums and chillies are particularly suitable hosts, so fruit grown in endemic areas must be […]
20 July 2012
A guide (in poster format) to the different diseases and disorders of carrots and other factors affecting carrot packout. Related Projects
20 July 2012
This fact sheet provides an overview of capsicum and chilli, distribution, Australian distribution, preferred climate and soil types, description, varieties, pests and diseases, fruiting season, and […]
20 July 2012
Onion white rot infects onion roots by means of appresorial formation with infection associated with a watery soft rot and formation of oxalic acid. Infected roots […]
5 June 2013
This study identified several new pathogens from roots of Apiaceae. In a study of root rots over 3 years of trials in sandy and sandy loam […]
20 July 2012
Consumer demand for quality products is increasing. Concern about the presence of chemical impurities has resulted in monitoring and research into food quality in Australia. Cadmium […]
18 January 2015
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 Limited […]
20 July 2012
White rot caused by the fungus Sclerotium cepivorum Berk., is a serious disease of onions and garlic in the Lockyer Valley in southern Queensland. Options for […]
20 July 2012
This project was undertaken to improve onion yields, quality and production efficiency by integrated management of weeds, pests, and diseases and the use of a comparative […]
20 July 2012
Damage to onions caused during harvest and postharvest handing can lead to serious quality losses. The identification of sites contributing to cuts, bruises, etc has been […]
20 July 2012
Tasmanian production accounts for approximately 70% of Australian onion exports, with 170 growers in the industry. Botrytis allii is the major casual pathogen in storage losses […]
20 July 2012
Commercial crops in Tasmania were found to be setting less than their total fruit potential. Since the fruit is the commericially valuable part of the crop, […]
20 July 2012
This project improved irrigation management in potatoes and onions, augmenting results from previous projects in other vegetables. The project had two components: firstly, it conducted detailed […]
20 July 2012
This report investigated the benefits of a forecasting system which predict onion downy mildew outbreaks with results showing reductions in sprays. Related ProjectsImplementation Of An Onion […]
20 July 2012
This report identifies the use of germination stimulants as a method of control emthod for onion white rot, with trials showing a reduction in the soil […]
20 July 2012
This report summarises outcomes of a 12 month project continuing the research from a previous scoping study regarding root rot in parsley,this included trials identifying cultivars […]
20 July 2012
A study tour of potato, carrot, and onion producing areas in Idaho, Washington State and Oregon as well as potato production areas in Holland and Scotland […]
20 July 2012
This fact sheet provides an overview on chicory and witlof production. Related Projects
20 July 2012
All spring onion types are characterised by slightly enlarged bulbs. The type grown in Australia does not produce offshoots; it has straight, hollow leaves, and a […]
20 July 2012
Fresh consumption of garlic is around 3500 tonnes imported mainly from China, Africa, Taiwan, NZ, and the US. While there has been a decline in production […]
20 July 2012
This fact sheet provides an overview of the capsicums and chillies – climate requirements, soils, varieties, seedling production, transplanting, spacing, fertilisers, irrigation, protected cultivation, pruning, pests, […]
15 April 2014
Growers of some horticultural crops are left exposed to greater production risk and can incur significant crop losses when pesticides are not registered for use on […]
28 August 2013
Horticulture Australia and the Australian Vegetable industry are seeking a permit for captan (various formulations) for the control of grey mould (Botrytis cinerea) in cucumber, capsicums, […]
29 August 2013
Growers of minor vegetable crops are often left without viable methods of controlling pests in their crops. To assist these growers, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary […]