Nuts Research project Macadamia growing handbook This investment is producing a revised version of the Macadamia Growers Guide, a resource that assists macadamia growers and industry … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 29 Jun 2021 - 28 Feb 2024 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Fruits Research project Cost effective thinning for Nashi (desktop evaluation) This project is identifying opportunities for the reduction in thinning and budding costs for the nashi industry through a desktop … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 24 Jun 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Multiple technology areas Input management Plant science Research project National tree crop intensification program The National tree crop intensification program (AS18000) is a multi-agency, multi-discipline five-year collaborative R&D program of tree crop-specific … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 26 Jun 2020 - 31 Jan 2025 Research organisations New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Fruits Multiple technology areas Input management Plant science Processing & packaging Research project Improved fruit robustness and quality in avocado supply chains This short project ran during 2020 to examine pre-harvest mineral nutrition and the effect this has on post-harvest fruit, to provide … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 17 May 2020 - 14 Nov 2020 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
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)
Vegetables Input management Research project Optimising cover cropping for the Australian Vegetable Industry This project supported Australian vegetable growers to effectively use cover crops to boost soil health and reap productivity benefits. It … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 16 Jul 2017 - 15 Jul 2020 Research organisation Applied Horticultural Research (AHR)
Fruits Multiple technology areas Input management Plant science Research project Improved tree and fruit nutrition for the Australian apple industry Research into optimising nitrogen-use efficiency has the potential to boost productivity in apple growing. This project is developing a multi-season … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 27 Nov 2015 - 29 Oct 2020 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)