Fruits Crop protection Research project Understanding the role of latency in Banana Bunchy Top Virus symptom expression Beginning in early 2020, this investment is helping the Australian banana industry better understand how banana bunchy top virus spreads and … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 29 Jan 2020 - 31 May 2022 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Sheep & lamb Research project PGS Feeder Optimising irrigated clover Profitable Grazing Systems (PGS) is one of Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)’s adoption programs, which will drive measurable, improved … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 17 Jan 2020 - 30 Mar 2021 Research organisation Macquarie Franklin Pty Ltd
Other rural industries Crop protection Research project Identification and management of mosaic viruses and secondary pathogens in buffalo turf This project is helping the Australian turf industry better understand the distribution and frequency of mosaic viruses in buffalo grass … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 13 Jan 2020 - 11 Jul 2020 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Cotton Crop protection Research project Summers Scholarships: Can insects spread cotton plant diseases in Australia? Verticillium wilt is a major disease in Australian cotton production systems. This investment will assess the potential for insects to … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 13 Jan 2020 - 6 Mar 2020 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), The University of Sydney (USYD)
Multiple industries Oilseeds Pulse grains Crop protection Research project Insecticide resistance in the green peach aphid: national surveillance, preparedness and implications for virus management Insecticide resistance in the green peach aphid (Myzus persicae, GPA) continues to threaten canola and pulse production. There are diminishing … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2024 Research organisation CESAR Pty. Ltd
Cotton Crop protection Research project Modern Systems Agronomy for Resilient Cotton Production A key challenge for the cotton industry is to minimise climate-induced year to year production variability and maintain existing lint … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2022 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
Sugar Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project Advancing techniques for diagnosis of yellow canopy syndrome This project will engage a PhD student to investigate potential causal agents of yellow canopy syndrome of sugarcane and examine foliar changes during YCS symptom expression. Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 30 Dec 2019 - 13 Apr 2023 Research organisation Sugar Research Australia (SRA)
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables Crop protection Research project Biopesticides in horticulture – efficacy of Trichoderma harzianum to control Botrytis cinerea in horticultural crops The overall objective of this project is to improve the efficacy of biopesticides, using a strain of Trichoderma harzianum as … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 20 Dec 2019 - 1 Dec 2024 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Oilseeds Multiple technology areas Input management Plant science Research project National Agronomy Sesame Trials This investment will develop best management practice guidelines for sesame production in Australia. Initially focussing on northern Australia then targeting … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 14 Dec 2019 - 12 Sep 2022
Cereal grains Crop protection Research project Soilborne Pathogens of Winter Cereals: Extension of Identification and Management Strategies As soilborne disease management is reliant on correct identification of the causal pathogen, it is important that growers and advisers … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Dec 2019 - 1 Feb 2023 Research organisation FarmLink Research Limited
Cotton Research project Summers Scholarships: HydraSpectra - turning passive to active - Economic Thresholds for nitrogen deficiency This investment will investigate the use of halogen lighting to illuminate cotton plants for analysis using the HydraSpectra system with … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 25 Nov 2019 - 31 Jan 2020 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), The University of Sydney (USYD)
Cotton Crop protection Research project Improved management of weeds in cotton and grains farming systems The Australian cotton industry has had a history of an effective Integrated Weed Management (IWM) system with the widespread use … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Nov 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Fruits Crop protection Research project Pilot sterile codling moth releases for the apple industry This project will develop recommendations for the integration of sterile codling moth (SCM) into existing apple and pear management and … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 18 Oct 2019 - 1 Jun 2023 Research organisation Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Crop protection Research project Resistance surveillance for sustainable management of Helicoverpa in grains The cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera is a major pest of grain crops and represents a significant challenge for the Australian … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Oct 2019 - 30 Sep 2022 Research organisation Department of Regional New South Wales (DRNSW)
Cereal grains Crop protection Research project Distribution of ramularia across the Australian grain belt Ramularia leaf spot (RLS) caused by Ramularia collo-cygni is a barley disease found in most areas of the world and … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Sep 2019 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Crop protection Research project Post-doctoral Fellowship: Understanding gene flow in mouse populations to improve management outcomes This investment will use population genetics to understand dispersal, gene flow and population structure of mouse populations ('landscape genomics') to … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 15 Aug 2019 - 31 Dec 2022 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Beef cattle Plant science Research project PDS: Sustainable Long Term Leucaena pastures The aim of this project is to demonstrate the most suitable leucaena-grass pasture system for northern Australia. This will include … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Aug 2019 - 1 Mar 2023
Other rural industries Input management Research project Chemical Minor Use Permit Research This investment provides the data to support the minor chemical use applications for the ginger industry. It also provides training … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Aug 2019 - 28 Jul 2022 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Plant science Research project The Derwent Catchment Project – Forage Shrubs Previous projects have identified that forage shrubs are an ideal management option to improve grazing productivity of North-facing slopes in … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 Jul 2019 - 15 Dec 2023
Fruits Crop protection Research project Understanding and managing the role of honey bees in CGMMV epidemiology This project is exploring how honey bees are able to introduce cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) into melon crops, … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 3 Jul 2019 - 15 Dec 2021 Research organisation Department of Industry Tourism and Trade (DITT) [NT]