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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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
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
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
Vegetable industry minor use program (VG16020)
Through this project, levy funds and Australian Government contributions are used to submit renewals and applications for minor use permits for the vegetable industry as required.
10 December 2018
Novel topical vegetable, cotton virus and whitefly protection (VG16037)
This investment minimised the economic impact of pest infestation on vegetables through the development of an innovative topical protection medium, BioClay.
7 December 2018
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
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