Browse a selection of our
completed projects
We have completed many projects
over the last 25 years
Crop production
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Buffel grass dieback
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Pollination in protected cropping
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Managing water for yield & profit
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Improving yield of quality seedless watermelons
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Improving the sugar content and quality of rockmelons
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Improving the uniformity of broccoli for efficient mechanical harvest
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Improving sustainability through no-till permanent bed vegetable production systems
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Integrating soil health practices into a commercial vegetable farming operation
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Controlling transplant shock increases lettuce yields
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Development of a crop scheduling model for cos and iceberg lettuce in Australia
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Controlling multiple heading and transplant shock in lettuce
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Crop scheduling for babyleaf spinach grown in Australia
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An investigation of low cost protective cropping
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Anhydrous ammonia for vegetable crops: Could it be a viable proposition?
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Strip tillage & cover crops
Postharvest
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Managing the flesh browning disorder of Cripps Pink apples
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How sunburn affects the quality of pomegranate fruit
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Identifying and sharing postharvest best practice on-farm and online
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Preserving peak freshness of broccoli to increase sales
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Nutrient content and portion size of avocados
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Developing a nutrient and/or health claim label for packaged babyleaf spinach and rocket
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Improved postharvest management of chestnuts
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Pre-harvest effects on shelf-life and freshness of vegetables
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Postharvest management of vegetables: Australian supply chain handbook and website
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Passionfruit postharvest best practice review
Pests and diseases
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Internal rot in capsicums
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Managing powdery mildew in cucurbits to prevent crop losses
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Fruit fly research — Gap analysis
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Controlling insect contaminants in processed leafy vegetables
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New in-field treatment solutions to control fruit fly
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Managing anthracnose in lettuce
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Consumer videos on beneficial insects
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Integrated Crop Protection - Helping vegetable growers protect crops
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Soil diseases in vegetables under attack in new project
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New pasture dieback project aims to find ways to improve productivity
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Pasture dieback in Queensland – a review of relevant literature
Sustainability
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Producing fish feed from vegetable waste
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Managing the impacts of climate on the Australian vegetable industry
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On-farm power generation - options for vegetable growers
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How to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from processing tomatoes Environmental
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How to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from processing tomatoes
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Mulching and compost in apple and cherry orchards
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Compost made from recycled organics is a winner for NSW vegetable growers
International projects
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Supplying quality vegetables from the Nghe An province of Vietnam
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Low cost protected cropping in the Central Philippines
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High quality, safe vegetables in northwest Vietnam
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How growing high-quality vegetables increased Vietnam vegetable farmers’ income by 150%
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Improving Income and Nutrition in Eastern and Southern Africa
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Integrated Crop Management in the Southern Philippines
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Improving livelihoods in Myanmar and Vietnam through vegetable value chains