Vegetables Crop protection Research project National Tomato Potato Psyllid and Zebra Chip Surveillance The incursion of Tomato potato psyllid (TPP) has serious nationwide ramifications for several key horticulture industries regardless of whether the … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 23 Jul 2019 - 31 Aug 2022 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables Research project Emerging Leaders in Protected Cropping This investment is addressing an identified gap in the training of future leaders in the Australian protected cropping industry through … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 1 Jul 2024 Research organisation Western Sydney University (WSU)
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables Input management Research project Nursery Industry Natural Disaster risk mitigation and disaster recovery plan This investment is assessing the potential for natural disasters and severe weather events to adversely impact upon the Australian production … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 Nov 2021
Vegetables Research project Developing a database of bio-markers for compost quality control to maximise production yield The quality and yield of button mushroom crops is critically dependent on the quality of compost used. This investment is … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 28 Jun 2019 - 31 May 2023 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables Plant science Research project Development and implementation of protocols to enable importation of improved honey bee genetics to Australia This investment is laying the groundwork to allow the first importation of desirable honey bee germplasm into Australia, with a … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 14 Jun 2019 - 15 Dec 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Multiple industries Other rural industries Vegetables Input management Research project Optimizing nitrogen use efficiency in mushroom composting The yield and quality of a mushroom crop depends on consistent quality in the compost used to grow the mushrooms. … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 15 Jan 2019 - 31 Jul 2023 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Vegetables Crop protection Research project Mechanisms and manipulation of resistance to powdery scab in potato roots Root infection with powdery scab disrupts root function – meaning more irrigation, fertiliser and fungicides are needed to compensate for poor … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 20 Dec 2018 - 1 Jul 2022 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Multiple industries Fruits Vegetables Input management Research project Managing flies for crop pollination This investment is investigating the potential of using flies as alternative crop pollinators, including looking at the effectiveness of specific … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Nov 2018 - 15 Sep 2023 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Vegetables Research project Processing Tomato Industry Capacity Building This project is an industry development program that focusses on raising awareness and adoption of R&D outcomes, delivering … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 17 Aug 2018 - 30 Aug 2021
Vegetables Research project Educating stakeholders on the health benefits of mushrooms This project aims to provide scientifically credible evidence based messages to elevate the profile of mushrooms amoung health professionals so … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 15 Aug 2018 - 29 Nov 2021
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables Data and AI Research project Consumer behavioural and retail data for fresh produce This multi-industry investment is tasked with providing regular consumer behaviour data and insight reporting to a range of industries, through … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 2 Apr 2018 - 30 Nov 2021
Multiple industries Cereal grains Cotton Forestry Fruits Nuts Oilseeds Other rural industries Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Sugar Vegetables Wine Crop protection Research project iMapPESTS: Sentinel Surveillance for Agriculture Improving plant pest management through cross-industry deployment of smart surveillance technologies and diagnostics Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Mar 2018 - 16 Jan 2022 Research organisation Hort Innovation
Vegetables Crop protection Research project Review of the Biosecurity Plan for the Sweetpotato Industry This project develops a biosecurity plan for the sweet potato industry. It will identify exotic pest threats and provide a … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 22 Feb 2018 - 17 Feb 2023 Research organisation Plant Health Australia (PHA)
Vegetables Input management Research project Novel topical vegetable, cotton virus and whitefly protection This investment aims to minimise the economic impact of pest infestation on vegetables (and on cotton) through the development of … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 22 Feb 2018 - 29 Oct 2021 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Vegetables Research project Vegetable Export Facilitators This collaborative program was designed to increase Australian vegetable exports, by supporting growers to capitalise on commercial business opportunities. It … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2020
Vegetables Crop protection Research project Soil wealth and integrated crop protection - phase 2 This investment provides vegetable producers with the latest information in soil and pest related areas. Extension resources, event information, case … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 8 Dec 2017 - 1 Dec 2022 Research organisation Applied Horticultural Research (AHR)
Vegetables Consumer health Research project Tools and Interventions for Increasing Children's Vegetable Knowledge This investment is identifying new ways of increasing the demand for vegetables to children, helping growers better serve the key … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 9 Nov 2017 - 30 Nov 2022 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables Research project Developing a national systems approach for meeting biosecurity requirements to access key Asian Markets Currently, most horticultural trade of hosts of important pests (such as fruit fly) rely on exporters demonstrating that the commodity … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 6 Nov 2017 - 30 May 2022 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Vegetables Crop protection Research project Area wide management of vegetable viruses and bacteria This project will contribute to the area wide management strategy for the New South Wales and Queensland vegetable industry to … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 30 Oct 2017 - 30 Jan 2022 Research organisations New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables Input management Research project Stingless Bees as Effective Managed Pollinators for Australia Horticulture This project is examining Australia’s native stingless bees for their suitability as alternative pollinators to honey bees in horticulture … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 22 Sep 2017 - 30 Aug 2022 Research organisation Western Sydney University (WSU)