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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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
Removing barriers of food safety certification for vegetable exporters though GLOBALG.A.P. co-certification (VG16019)
This project helped streamline compliance processes for Australian vegetable growers accessing export markets.
5 December 2018
ProbiSafe – developing biocontrol agents to inhibit pathogen growth (VG16005)
This investment developed and verified new biological control agents to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria on vegetables
22 May 2019
Creating value from edible vegetable waste (VG15076)
Researchers produced high nutrition vegetable powders and fermented purees using carrot and broccoli that would otherwise have gone to waste
19 February 2019
Attracting new entrants into Australian horticulture – promoting careers in horticulture (LP15006)
This project was a part of the Hort Frontiers Leadership Fund and engaged graduate students with the horticulture industry.
18 December 2022