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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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
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
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
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
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
Export facilitators (VG16085)
This program supported the roles and activities of export facilitators across Australia’s vegetable growing regions, to help growers capitalise on export opportunities.
30 December 2020