Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) is an annual vegetable from the Asteraceae family. It is grown in all states of Australia and continents throughout the world, and is consumed mainly as a salad vegetable. The main lettuce production regions in Australia are the Lockyer Valley and Eastern Darling Downs (SE Qld); Hay and Central West (NSW); Lindenow [...]
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The objective of the project ‘Opportunities and challenges faced with emerging technologies in the Australian vegetable industry’ is to provide a broad review of technologies that are influencing the competitiveness of the Australian vegetable industry. This report is the second of five analyses to be developed in 2009-2010 and reviews emerging environmental technologies that can [...]
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In Australia, fresh tomatoes are produced in Queensland (Bowen, Bundaberg, Lockyer Valley), NSW (Narromine, MIA, Sydney Basin), Vic (Goulburn Valley – including processing), SA (Murray Bridge, Adelaide Plains) and WA. Queensland accounts for around 70% of fresh market tomato production. Processing tomatoes are grown as an irrigated summer crop in Victoria and New South Wales. In Queensland, tomatoes [...]
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