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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Parasitoids for the management of fruit flies in Australia (MT19003)
This project delivered the knowledge needed to evaluate the use of parasitoid wasps as a potential strategy for fruit fly management.
27 September 2022
SITplus: Port Augusta Qfly SIT factory pilot operation (FF18003)
This investment continued to support the operations of the sterile Queensland fruit fly facility established in Port Augusta, South Australia.
16 August 2023
Generation of data for pesticide permit applications in horticulture crops 2019/20 (MT18018)
This multi-industry project generated the data needed to support a range of existing minor use permits across a variety of horticulture crops, to ensure growers have continued access to safe and effective chemicals for the management of pests, weeds and diseases.
10 July 2019
Innovative solutions for management of tospoviruses of vegetable crops (VG14063)
This investment has produced genetic information on tospoviruses, with the view to developing novel management solutions.
3 April 2019
Strengthened biosecurity for the Australian vegetable industry – stage 2 (VG15020)
This investment supported the role and activities of the Vegetable Industry Biosecurity Advisor at AUSVEG from 2015 to 2018.
29 March 2019
Facilitating adoption of IPM through a participatory approach with local advisors and industry (VG15034 and VG15035)
This program worked to increase the uptake of integrated pest management (IPM) practices among South Australian vegetable growers.
20 February 2019
Using classical genetics and epigenetics to make sterile insect technology flies fitter (AI14002)
This research produced a host of genetic data relating to Queensland fruit flies, to feed into other work related to the application of the Sterile Insect Technique to the pest.
5 February 2019
Innovating new virus diagnostics and planting bed management in the Australian sweetpotato industry (VG13004)
This project investigated how to improve the productivity of on-farm multiplication nurseries for the Australian sweetpotato industry.
6 June 2018
Review of issues and options for preventing and removing redback spiders in broccoli (VG17014)
This investment examined factors that may be contributing to redback spiders entering broccoli crops or contaminating broccoli after harvest.
23 October 2018
Improved knowledge of factors contributing to carrot rot (VG15066)
The causes of carrot crown rot disorders, were investigated in this project, as well as the field and soil factors that are conducive to its development.
29 November 2018