Testing and understanding herbicide resistance in weeds of importance in pasture seed production

Herbicide resistant weeds can be a major constraint to management of pasture seed production. There are increasing concerns with herbicide …

Ginger Chemical Minor Use Permit maintenance and research

Ginger is predominantly grown in Australia in the Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay–Burnett regions of Queensland. The area …

Development of a Strategic RD&E plan for quinoa.

Quinoa is a gluten-free, high protein, low -allergenic, healthy pseudocereal.  Despite its ancient use as a food by South …

The Australian crop mirid: An emerging pest in lucerne seed production systems in South Australia.

Lucerne is an important pasture species in Australia and pest management is critical in seed crops to maximise yield. The …

Assessing the effects of application of plant hormones on percentage head emergence in oats.

This research proposal looks to assess the change in percentage of head emergence of oaten hay crops when plant hormones …

Disease Detection in Ginger Rhizomes

Whilst the ginger industry generates $32 million gross volume for fresh ginger and $50 million in semi - processed ginger, disease is …

Ginger Ninja – Fusarium predictor multi-expert training data collection

This project aims to increase the seed ginger training dataset for improving the performance of the AI-based Fusarium Predictor prototype …

Best practice manual for growing, harvesting and storing Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa) in Australia

The Australian Hemp Council (AHC) is a formal association of Australia's IH growers and crop consultants including personnel from state …

Australian Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa) agronomic scoping studies

The Australian industrial hemp industry, which currently is focused predominantly on the use of fibre and seed, is …

Demonstration of fruit scanning technology to Australian prune growers to improve their commercial viability.

This project will support the pace of growers’ adoption of new technology through: • information provided at the technology …

Tech Tooling Soil and Plant Health

The Project is targeted towards landholders interested in managing their soils for sustained production and maintenance of ecosystems integrity. The …

Farmers targets for change

This project will undertake a number of activities aimed at building the capacity of students and producers to adopt new …

Smart Farm Dashboard

Expand our micro climate sensors to build a more comprehensive farm picture by July 2022.Build and Deploy more Dendrometers on …

Failure to deliver the proposed activities may result in the requirement to repay grant funds

This project plans to build the skills and abilities of all students completing Agricultural pathways within our school. Many of …

The use of Infra-red technologies to improve animal welfare

The project will provide data and evidence for local producers about a. the value of using drone technologies (infra-red and …

Future of Weed Detection

This project will support and provide a great opportunity for farmers in the Mallee region to see and have a …

Best practice manual for growing pomegranates in Australia

Commercial production of pomegranates in Australia began in the early 2000s and the Australian industry has now been identified as …

Innovative nursery management solutions to sustainably manage root disease, improve nursery utilization, and enhance resilience and productivity of planted pines

Root-borne diseases are increasingly affecting tree production nurseries, lowering productivity and profitability. This project will improve nursery management by defining the right balance of fertilizer, fungicide and microbial inoculum to break the disease cycle, and use field trials to refine treatments to improve establishment and resilience post-planting.

Identifying new resistance genes for Panama Tropical Race 4

This project will identify new genetic material associated with resistance to the banana disease Panama Tropical Race 4, with the aim of developing a range of molecular markers. These will be used to screen germplasm in international breeding programs to identify lines and varieties that will ultimately be used by Australian banana growers.

National Grapevine Collection Coordinator