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Incubator Initiative - Is organic weed control beneficial for winegrape production in the Limestone Coast? logo
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Incubator Initiative - Is organic weed control beneficial for winegrape production in the Limestone Coast?

Wine Australia

The use of herbicide in the undervine area of a vineyard to control the growth of competitive species is widespread. In recent years, the use of mechanical weed control or mulching, with or without the addition of compost, has become increasingly popular. However, impacts on soil health and vine physiology...

1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2020

South Australia, Australia

The University of Adelaide (UA)

Incubator Initiative - How does phenological stage influence grapevine water requirements for Shiraz and Chardonnay in the Riverland? logo
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Incubator Initiative - How does phenological stage influence grapevine water requirements for Shiraz and Chardonnay in the Riverland?

Wine Australia

While there is a general understanding that plant water requirements under any given weather conditions are strongly dependent upon the phenological stage the crop is experiencing at the time, this relationship is not sufficiently well understood to enable the irrigation manager to use this knowledge to actively control and fine...

1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2021

South Australia, Australia

The University of Adelaide (UA)

Incubator Initiative - Which grapevine rootstock performs the best for Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir? logo
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Incubator Initiative - Which grapevine rootstock performs the best for Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir?

Wine Australia

Phylloxera infestation is a critical risk faced by the Australian wine industry, and phylloxera-resistant rootstocks provides a viable solution. This investment compared 14 different rootstocks on the performance of Pinot Noir scion grown on the Mornington Peninsula. Preliminary data in the 2018-19 vintage shows clear differences in the timing of...

1 Jul 2019 - 30 Dec 2020

South Australia, Australia

The University of Melbourne

LiDAR and PACE for Vineyards logo
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LiDAR and PACE for Vineyards

Wine Australia

The use of vehicle-mounted sensors to adjust spray application and dose rates to match canopy area can potentially realise savings in the order of 10 - 20 per cent of the application volume. Greater control of spray application also contributes to minimising issues such as off-target drift, chemical exposure to...

1 Aug 2016 - 31 Jul 2020

South Australia, Australia

The University of Queensland (UQ)

Building and measuring the quality of fine Australian sparkling wines, through identification of the impact compounds responsible for ‘autolytic character’ in sparkling wine, and novel winemaking technologies to hasten autolysis. logo
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Building and measuring the quality of fine Australian sparkling wines, through identification of the impact compounds responsible for ‘autolytic character’ in sparkling wine, and novel winemaking technologies to hasten autolysis.

Wine Australia

This project will investigate whether the desirable ‘autolytic character’ of premium sparkling wine is due to yeast lysis or is simply an ageing effect. It will use new objective measures for sparkling wine quality using spectral methods to discriminate flavour impact compounds and the provenance of juice. If autolysis is...

1 Jun 2016 - 31 Dec 2020

South Australia, Australia

The University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Pinot Noir provenance: Australian benchmarking to support growing, making, perception of quality, and marketing to add value to the Pinot Noir supply chain logo
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Pinot Noir provenance: Australian benchmarking to support growing, making, perception of quality, and marketing to add value to the Pinot Noir supply chain

Wine Australia

This investment aims to generate clear descriptors of Australian Pinot Noir styles and regionality. Key points across the production chain (vine-to-wine-to-market) will be identified where the quality, unique character and sustainability of Australian Pinot Noir can be documented and optimised providing the wine sector with 'evidence-based provenance' and clear intervention...

13 Jun 2016 - 31 Dec 2020

South Australia, Australia

The University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Assessing the practicality of the robot platforms from SwarmFarm Robotics logo
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Assessing the practicality of the robot platforms from SwarmFarm Robotics

Wine Australia

This project will explore the use of SwarmFarm robotics to perform vineyard tasks in the Coonawarra region of South Australia, to determine what tasks the robot can safely undertake and the cost of operation, quality of result and maintenance required. The in-field robotics will be calibrated by science and technology,...

1 Jan 2022 - 30 Jun 2025

South Australia, Australia

Treasury Wine Estates

Characteristics of disease suppressive cotton farming systems and soils understood logo
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Characteristics of disease suppressive cotton farming systems and soils understood

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Soil borne diseases continue to be one of the major constraints to cotton production. This project helps to identify soil biological and physico-chemical elements to quantify disease suppression potential and identify management practices that promote disease suppressive systems. The project is delivering key diagnostics, surveillance, and response capacity for cotton...

1 Sep 2019 - 30 Jun 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland (DAFQ), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), New Sou...

Improving grower decision in complex systems: A targeted tool to assist cotton growers in appropriate technology adoption logo
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Improving grower decision in complex systems: A targeted tool to assist cotton growers in appropriate technology adoption

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Adoption choices of appropriate technology and digital systems for a farm business enterprise are often difficult to make given the array of factors that need to be considered, including financial, environmental and, just as importantly, often unrecognised personal attitudes and biases. This project seeks to develop a personalised tool to...

1 Jul 2019 - 1 Mar 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

SIP2 - Key learning sites southern (making the most of water) - Alex Schultz logo
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SIP2 - Key learning sites southern (making the most of water) - Alex Schultz

AgriFutures Australia

This investment demonstrates and extends the use of automated surface irrigation layouts to improve efficiency of water use. The project will investigate a range of irrigation management strategies including the timing of, and intervals between, irrigations as well as paddock top up targets to improve irrigation management in a cotton...

15 Jan 2020 - 15 Feb 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)