R&D projects
Discover vegetable levy investments into Vegetable Fund R&D initiatives
The vegetable levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Vegetable Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.
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Review of the national biosecurity plan for the vegetable industry (VG15065)
This investment was responsible for reviewing and updating the Australian vegetable industry’s biosecurity plan.
30 June 2021
Vision systems, sensing and sensor networks to manage risks and increase productivity in vegetable production systems (VG15024)
This project was all about the application of automation, robotics, vision systems and sensing technologies in the vegetable industry
7 December 2018
Improved management options for cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (VG15013)
This investment is developing new knowledge for understanding and managing cucumber green mottle mosaic virus.
6 May 2019
Improving soilborne disease diagnostic capacity for the Australian vegetable industry (VG15009)
This investment used world-leading DNA testing technology to provide vegetable growers with tests to assess the risk of soilborne diseases caused by select pathogens prior to planting
9 August 2019
Advanced stable fly management for vegetable producers (VG15002)
This investment investigated strategies to reduce the development of stable flies in crop residues left after vegetable harvest
24 January 2019
Enhanced National Bee Pest Surveillance Program (MT16005)
This investment delivered a nationally coordinated bee-pest surveillance program to help safeguard honey-bee and pollinator-dependent industries in Australia.
13 December 2021
SITplus: Developing and optimising production of a male-only, temperature-sensitive-lethal, strain of Qfly, B. tryoni (MT13059)
This investment has successfully demonstrated a method to develop a ‘temperature-sensitive lethal, male-selecting’ strain of Queensland fruit fly (Qfly).
31 January 2019
Management and detection of bacterial leaf spot in capsicum and chilli crops (VG14010)
This project aimed to increase the capacity of the vegetable industry to develop integrated disease management programs for bacterial leaf spot of capsicum and chili field crops.
7 November 2018
Improving processing vegetable yields through improved production practices (VG16011)
This project was tasked with identifying, assessing and bringing to growers new innovations for increasing yields or reducing input costs for processing vegetable crops in Australia.
11 September 2018