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 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)
Sheep & lamb Crop protection Research project Managing Subterranean Clover Red Leaf Systems Surveys conducted in 2017 identified Soybean dwarf virus (SbDV) as the dominant virus species infecting the majority of the clover plants … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 20 Feb 2018 - 31 May 2018 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Sheep & lamb Research project Grazing crops to increase farm profitability The aim of this Producer Demonstration Site is to demonstrate that grazing crops will increase liveweight gain and condition scores … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Jan 2018 - 28 Oct 2022
Cereal grains Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project Australian Cereal Rust Control Program -Wheat and barley breeding support Cereal rust diseases can cause significant yield losses. Genetic resistance in commercial varieties is an important part of the management … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2022 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Cotton Crop protection Research project Evaluation of relative damage caused by two-spotted mite, bean spider mite and strawberry mite in cotton Historically, two-spotted spider mites were the dominant mite species in cotton production and the focus of research. The widespread uptake … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2019 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Fruits Crop protection Research project Integrated Pest Management of Redberry Mite, Acalitus essigi, on Blackberries This project identified and assessed the impact of integrated pest management (IPM) strategies on the sustainable control of redberry mite … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 13 Dec 2017 - 30 Oct 2020 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Cotton Imagery Research project The platform for monitoring and analysis of cotton canopy nitrogen status and yield projection using calibrated aerial and satellite imagery Nitrogen (N) plays a key role in the growth and development of a cotton plant and the timing of N … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 11 Dec 2017 - 1 Aug 2018 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), FluroSat
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)
Cotton Crop protection Research project Transformation of Verticillium dahliae, causal agent of Verticillium wilt of cotton, with the GFP gene This project has developed a protocol to prepare cotton samples infected with GFP (Green fluorescent protein)-tagged Verticillium dahliae for … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Dec 2017 - 31 Dec 2020 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF), The University of Queensland (UQ)
Cotton Crop protection Research project Understanding the ecology of reniform nematodes in cotton The reniform nematode (Rotylenchulus reniformis) is a growing threat to the cotton industry. This project aimed to develop knowledge of … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 11 Nov 2017 - 30 Jun 2019 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Nuts Crop protection Research project Macadamia Integrated Disease Management This project is tasked with delivering a holistic integrated disease management program – which is compatible with integrated pest management – to … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 10 Nov 2017 - 19 May 2022 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Fruits Crop protection Research project Improved Disease Management in Avocado Orchards This investment is identifying strategies to minimise the effects of key diseases in avocado orchards and in fruit as it … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 6 Nov 2017 - 5 May 2022 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Fruits Crop protection Research project An Integrated Pest and Disease Management Extension Program for the Olive Industry This program delivered olive growers up-to-date, practical information for implementing integrated pest and disease management (IPDM) strategies in their groves. … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 30 Oct 2017 - 30 Oct 2020 Research organisation Western Sydney University (WSU)
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)
Nuts Research project Insect survey within Pistachio farms/orchards This project increased knowledge about pest and beneficial species of insects and mites in Australian pistachio orchards. It looked at … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 12 Sep 2017 - 13 Jun 2020
Multiple industries Cereal grains Cotton Essential oils Forestry Nuts Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Sugar Vegetables Wine Crop protection Research project Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative The Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative supports cross-sectoral research development and extension to minimise the damaging consequences caused by biosecurity threats … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 7 Sep 2017 - 17 Jun 2021 Research organisation Hort Innovation
Vegetables Crop protection Research project Pest and disease management and Research Services for the Mushroom Industry This project is a capacity building project for the Mushroom Industry through providing growers with resources to help manage endemic … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 15 Aug 2017 - 1 Jun 2022 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Fruits Crop protection Research project Improved management of charcoal rot of strawberry This project aims to help tackle charcoal rot, reducing its occurrence and related losses and costs for the Australian strawberry … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Aug 2017 - 1 Oct 2020 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Other rural industries Crop protection Research project Integrated disease management in pyrethrum With an increasing number of foliar and flower diseases placing constraints on pyrethrum production – reducing yields and the lifespan of … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 21 Jul 2017 - 21 Jul 2020 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)