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Mega Pests – Managing Sucking Pests
This fact sheet outlines information on sucking pests and how to control them. A case study of a capsicum grower’s personal experience in adopting Integrated … 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
Fruit fly research: Gap analysis
Fruit flies are recognised as one of horticulture’s most serious pests. A number of important species attack fruiting vegetables such as zucchini, capsicums, cucumber and … Read more
Identifying and sharing postharvest best practice on-farm and online
This project has compiled and communicated the latest in postharvest technology for vegetables. Information has been collated from the scientific literature, books and reports. In … Read more
New in-field treatment solutions to control fruit fly (1)
In-field management of fruit flies in fruiting vegetable crops has relied heavily on regular cover sprays with dimethoate and fenthion. However, recent restrictions in their … Read more
Consumer and market program for the vegetable industry – Phase 2
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, … Read more
Consumer and market program for the vegetable industry
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 … Read more
Zucchini
This fact sheet provides an overview on zucchini – sowing, fertiliser, watering, harvesting, and pests and diseases affecting the crop.
Weed Management for the Vegetable Industry – Scoping Study
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 … Read more
Virus diseases of cucurbit crops
Five principal viruses are recorded infecting cucurbit cros in Western Australia – cucumber mosaic virus, papaya ringspot virus, squash mosaic virus, watermelon mosaic virus, and … Read more
Scoping study for sustainable broadleaf weed control in cucurbit crops
The project involved a review of Australian and international literature, a national survey of growers, a field trip to ground-truth the research findings, and an … Read more
Project Harvest: Vegetable Consumer and Market program
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 … Read more