Skip to main content

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.

Discover the projects that you want to see by refining the list by ongoing, completed, and historical R&D projects as well as projects by R&D portfolio type. You can also filter the projects by areas of extension and communications, international trade, and data and insights.

81-90 of 164 results

Refine project listing

Completed project Final Research Report

A multi-faceted approach to soilborne disease management (VG15010)

This investment is working to provide vegetable growers with the skills, tools and solutions needed to manage the risk of crop losses due to soilborne diseases.

10 May 2019

Completed project Final Research Report

Vegetable industry communication program 2016-2019 (VG15027)

This investment was responsible for effectively communicating the findings of levy-funded R&D and other relevant industry news, issues and data to vegetable growers and other industry stakeholders

30 August 2019

Completed project Final Research Report

VegPRO education and training initiative (VegPRO)

The VegPRO initiative provided targeted training programs that upskilled participants at all levels in the Australian vegetable industry, across a variety of subject areas.

31 May 2021

Completed project Final Research Report

Soil wealth and integrated crop protection – phase 2 (VG16078)

This investment delivered the potato and vegetable industry's Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection programs.

3 April 2023

Completed project Final Research Report

National Vegetable Protected Cropping Centre (VG17003)

This project supported the running of the National Vegetable Protected Cropping Centre, which houses a range of research.

20 October 2022

Completed project Final Research Report

Area wide management of vegetable diseases: viruses and bacteria (VG16086)

This investment developed an area wide management (AWM) strategy to address high-priority viral and bacterial diseases affecting vegetable crops.

24 May 2023

Completed project Final Research Report

Adoption of precision systems technology in vegetable production (VG16009)

This investment was tasked with supporting the vegetable industry in adopting precision agriculture technologies.

10 January 2020

Completed project Final Research Report

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

Completed project Final Research Report

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

Completed project Final Research Report

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