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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Increasing productivity and extending seasonality in soil grown vegetables using capsicum as a candidate (VG12103)
The role of capsicum rootstocks, varieties, ratooning and shading in increasing productivity and extending the growing season were investigated in this research.
22 September 2016
Landscape diversity and field margin management (VG14047)
This project looked at the potential protective effect of maintaining semi-natural habitats around vegetable crop fields, in regards to vegetable pest management.
19 July 2016
Pre-harvest practices that will increase the shelf-life and freshness of vegetables (VG14025)
The effects of pre-harvest practices and factors on vegetable shelf-life and quality were explored in this research.
28 June 2016
Controlling multiple heading and transplant shock in lettuce (VG12017)
The causes behind multiple heading or 'blindness' in lettuce crops were investigated by this project, as well as ways to reduce shock from transplanting lettuces.
16 March 2016
Managing biting fly in vegetable crop residues (VG12022)
This project investigated techniques to minimise stable fly breeding in vegetable crop residues left after harvest, producing recommendations for vegeable growers.
26 October 2015
Economic evaluation of farm energy audits and benchmarking of energy use on vegetable farms (VG13054)
This project identified energy efficiency improvement opportunities for the Australian vegetable industry, developed a tool for assessing on-farm use and improvement areas, and delivered energy consumption benchmarks.
22 December 2014
Enhancing market attitudes towards IPM and sustainable vegetable production practices (VG12084)
Consumer attitudes towards sustainable vegetable production practices including integrated pest management (and possible friendly insect contamination) were investigated in this project.
20 June 2014
Increasing energy efficiency and assessing an alternate energy option for Australian protected cropping (VG09124)
To help growers assess their energy use and costs, this project developed information resources. It also investigated lower-energy alternative heating technologies for greenhouses.
18 June 2014