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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New in-field treatment solutions to control fruit fly (2) (VG13042)
This project produced the Fruit Fly Management for Vegetable Growers guide and investigated new methods for managing and monitoring fruit flies.
3 July 2017
VegWHS training resources (VG16031)
Workplace health and training instruction videos for vegetable businesses were produced by this VegPRO sub-project.
30 June 2017
Vegetable industry market access and development program (VG13097)
Between 2014 and 2017, this program supported export market access and market development activities for the vegetable industry.
30 June 2017
New breeding technologies and opportunities for the Australian vegetable industry (VG16010)
Opportunities for implementing new breeding technologies for the vegetable industry were explored by this project, which looked at the status and availability of new technologies and attitudes towards adopting them.
28 June 2017
Vegetable trend forecasting and analysis (VG16027)
This project identified large-scale trends in the vegetable industry relating to diet and health so that growers can take advantage of them
27 June 2017
Identifying and sharing postharvest best practice on-farm and online (VG13083)
Best practice information for improving postharvest efficiencies and quality in vegetables was produced by this project, with plenty of resources produced for growers.
11 June 2017
New in-field treatment solutions to control fruit fly (VG13041)
Ways to improve management of fruit fly in vegetable crops were investigated in this research, including new chemical controls, baiting and more.
31 May 2017
Manipulation of regulatory microRNAs to suppress insecticide resistance in diamondback moth (VG13111)
This project investigated the effect of insecticide resistance and insecticide exposure on the microRNA profile of diamondback moth larvae.
15 May 2017
Grower study tour of New Zealand: Precision vegetable production (VG15704)
Precision agriculture techniques and technologies for vegetable production were observed in a 2016 study tour to New Zealand, funded through this project.
7 March 2017
Vegetable industry participation in the South Australian Government trade mission to SE Asia 2016 (VG15075)
This investment supported vegetable industry participation in a 2016 trade mission to South East Asia.
7 March 2017