3727 research projects
Research project
Banana Industry R&d Coordination
Hort Innovation
This investment provides resourcing for a Manager to support the Australian banana industry through leadership and the coordination of research and development activities. In addition, the Manager identifies opportunities for collaboration and leverage to benefit the industry and represents the industry at relevant forums and events.
15 Jun 2021 - 2 Aug 2025
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Scale and mealybug management options for lychee growers - An extension toolkit
Hort Innovation
This investment is delivering an extension toolkit for lychee growers on how to manage scale and mealybug pests effectively. The project team will survey lychee orchards across key growing regions during the growing season to gain an overview of the scale and mealybug problem, including collection of data on the...
10 Feb 2021 - 2 Dec 2022
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Building Best Management Practice Capacity for the Australian Mango Industry
Hort Innovation
This investment provides resourcing for a Manager to support the Australian mango industry through leadership and the coordination of research and development activities. Work includes assisting growers with on-farm maturity testing of mangoes, export development work, including on-farm phytosanitary requirments and crop protection work issues. In addition, the Manager identifies...
28 Jun 2018 - 2 Mar 2022
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Papaya industry extension and communications program
Hort Innovation
This investment is tasked with supporting Australian papaya growers in adopting improved practices on-farm and keeping up to date with the latest industry news, information, resources and technologies. The program will improve knowledge, awareness, skills and aspirations of papaya growers and other supply chain stakeholders in order to increase the...
1 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2024
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Co-developing and extending integrated Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) management systems for the Australian vegetable industry
Hort Innovation
This project will support the rapid co-development of an integrated Fall armyworm management strategy that will deliver better outcomes for those regions currently affected by Fall armyworm as well as for those regions that may experience an incursion in the future.
1 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2022
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Building better sustainable horticulture businesses
Hort Innovation
This investment is equipping horticulture growers in Western Australia to make data-driven business decisions by providing them access to rigorous insights on financial and production performance. This information will be acquired over three years of data collection which will inform annual industry reports.
10 Jun 2021 - 12 Jun 2024
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Harnessing the power of airborne high spatial resolution hyperspectral imagery for the softwood plantation industry
Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)
This project will harness the power of airborne high spatial resolution hyperspectral imagery for the Australian softwood plantation industry. Using state of the art hyperspectral and thermal sensors mounted on a light aircraft the project will develop an operational method to demonstrate the use of hyperspectral and thermal imagery for...
1 Oct 2021 - 1 Dec 2023
Victoria, Australia
Research project
Autonomous detection and deterrent devices for browsing management in forested landscapes
Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)
This project will develop and test autonomous surveillance, detection and deterrent mechanisms to assess deer use of heterogenous forested landscapes and develop new options to reduce the impacts of these pests. By reducing the perpetual annual cost of browsing damage (~$600K/yr for one company) in production forests, this project will...
1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2025
Victoria, Australia
Research project
NVT winter crop Trial Service Provision
Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)
The National Variety Trial (NVT) program was established by GRDC in 2005 to provide Australian grain growers and advisers with access to independent and locally relevant variety performance information. In providing this information to growers and advisers, NVT accelerates the adoption of new, superior varieties and helps avoid the use...
1 Apr 2020 - 31 Mar 2023
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
NVT summer crop Trial Service Provision
Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)
The summer crop National Variety Trial (NVT) program was established by GRDC in 2017 to provide Australian grain growers and advisers with access to independent and locally relevant sorghum variety performance information. In providing this information to growers and advisers, NVT accelerates the adoption of new, superior varieties and helps...
1 Sep 2018 - 30 Jun 2021
Australian Capital Territory, Australia