3727 research projects
Research project
Scouting responses to labour challenges in Australian Horticulture
Hort Innovation
This short project will search for and identify startups from across the globe that have developed innovative labour efficiency technology which can be piloted or trialled within the Australian horticulture industry.
1 Dec 2023 - 31 Mar 2024
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Australian almond variety evaluation program
Hort Innovation
This investment runs a targeted breeding program to develop new almond varieties with improved production characteristics, while progressing the evaluation of varieties from earlier iterations of the program and from overseas breeding programs. The aim is to provide industry access to new varieties that are high-yielding, with self-fertility, improved disease...
28 Jun 2023 - 1 Aug 2028
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Spatially enabling tree crop production practice
Hort Innovation
This investment seeks to geographically identify and map fundamental industry information such as variety, planting date, management, and productivity of tree orchards. This collation of information will directly assist market access, traceability, biosecurity response, yield forecasting, carbon storage, regeneration and drought resilience.
28 Sep 2023 - 1 Oct 2026
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Developing a rapid low-cost method for genotyping by sequencing
Hort Innovation
This program is developing a rapid, accurate, cost-efficient genotyping platform for assessing DNA variation. Reducing commercial genotyping costs will provide an invaluable service that will rapidly accelerate breeding program outcomes in Australian horticulture.
1 Mar 2024 - 1 Mar 2027
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Translating RNAi technology for virus and whitefly management in protected cropping systems
Hort Innovation
This research will expand the use of RNA interference (RNAi) technology from small-scale research greenhouses to large-scale commercial farming. RNAi works by targeting and disabling specific genes in pests and viruses, preventing them from damaging crops. This method involves spraying crops with specially designed RNA molecules that are highly specific...
7 Feb 2024 - 30 Nov 2027
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Apple Production Systems PIPS 4 Profit
Hort Innovation
Narrow orchard systems feature two-metre spaces between rows of trees while keeping the canopy narrow to expose fruit and leaves to enough sunlight to maximise yield and fruit quality. This approach is attractive to field workers and amenable to robotics, automation and sensing technologies, and has the potential to use...
21 Jun 2023 - 1 Aug 2028
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Workshop and roadmap for the way forward for Irregular Bearing
Hort Innovation
This project aims to address the significant challenge of irregular and alternate bearing in the Australian avocado industry. By investigating regional variations and consulting with growers, the project seeks to identify causes and effective management strategies. Through a comprehensive review of scientific literature, surveys of growers, and a collaborative workshop,...
10 Apr 2024 - 1 Oct 2024
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
RESILIENCE IN MERINO SHEEP - INCLUDING FLYSTRIKE
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)
This project aims to build on results from the AWI funded project, ON-00511 MLPAO Resilience in Merino Sheep, to further validate the benefits of selecting for improved resilience in Merino sheep and provide flystrike phenotypes and genotypes to the AWI Flystrike Genomic Flock from this project and from ON 511....
15 Dec 2022 - 30 Jun 2025
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Prioritising Lamb Survival Interventions
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)
There are many management interventions to improve lamb survival and understanding the priority for the different interventions would help target messaging and research. This project will prioritise management interventions through bio-economic modelling and develop industry level rules of thumb that reflect these priorities. Outcomes from this project will help focus...
19 Dec 2022 - 30 Sep 2023
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Wolbachia for Lucilia cuprina control
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)
Wolbachia are endosymbiotic bacteria found in up to 60% of insect species, although infection rates among populations can vary extensively (Werren et al., 2008). Wolbachia infection can cause negative fitness effects on their hosts and provide desirable attributes for pest control. Some of these effects include reduced life span (McMeniman...
20 Dec 2022 - 30 Jun 2023
New South Wales, Australia