Save Research project Want to save opportunities and organisations? Register for a growAG account today. Sign up Sign in Forestry Multiple technology areas Input management Plant science Research project 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. Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 15 Mar 2022 - 30 May 2024 Research organisation Western Sydney University (WSU)
Save Research project Forestry Plant science Research project Understanding Soil Resources for Radiata Pine Plantation productivity This project will identify gaps in publicly available, standardised soils data that would assist growers in improving the resilience, productivity and utilisation of the land where radiata pine plantations are growing, or may be established. Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 15 Mar 2022 - 10 Dec 2023 Research organisation Federation University Australia
Save Research project Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Plant science Research project CRSPI 2018-2020 The Climate Research Strategy for Primary Industries (CRSPI) is a partnership between Australian research organisations to invest in climate research, … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2020 Research organisations AgriFutures Australia, Australian Pork (APL)
Save Research project Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Plant science Research project Feedbase Advisory Panel The AWI Feedbase Advisory Panel aim is to review previous feedbase research projects, investigate the barriers to adoption and set … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 14 Aug 2018 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)
Save Research project Forestry Input management Research project Silvicultural systems to optimise value from northern Australian Mahogany Plantations African mahogany is an internationally important, high-value timber species, and early trials in northern Australia have demonstrated significant potential for … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 31 Jul 2016 - 30 Dec 2020
Save Research project Aquaculture Research project Storm Bay research program management, governance and extension This project will support the establishment of a ‘Storm Bay Project’ to provide an overarching management structure to a suite … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 14 Jul 2019 - 29 Sep 2022
Save Research project Wool Traceability Research project Plastic Leak Project CLSD The environmental impacts of plastics and microplastics are currently omitted from Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) due to it being a … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 31 Mar 2019 - 30 Jun 2019
Save Research project Eggs Research project Hen welfare literature review The aim of this project was to undertake a comprehensive independent literature review on layer hen welfare, with a particular … Funded by Australian Eggs Project date 1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2019 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Save Research project Sugar Research project Updating the Sugarcane Industry Biosecurity Plan The current Sugarcane Biosecurity Plan, Version 3.0 published in May 2016 is due for review. The Farm Biosecurity Manual for the Sugarcane … Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 26 Sep 2022 - 1 Jun 2027 Research organisation Plant Health Australia (PHA)
Save Research project Vegetables Research project Phenomenom The Good Mood Food Module This project created new Ph! resources aligned to Hort Innovation's The Good Mood Food initiative. The project was delivered by … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 30 Jun 2020 - 19 Oct 2020
Save Research project Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Research project Australian Society for Fish Biology: Scientific networking, early career development, international engagement and 50th celebrations The Australian Society for Fish Biology (ASFB) was founded in 1971 and is a professional, independent, non-profit, and non-aligned organisation. The … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 13 Jul 2020 - 28 Dec 2023
Save Research project Fruits Multiple technology areas Novel ingredients Plant science Research project Increasing returns to Kakadu Plum growers through improved pollination Kakadu plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana) is native to the northern regions of Australia, and is known to contain high concentrations of … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 7 Feb 2021 - 30 Aug 2022 Research organisation Plant and Food Research Australia Pty Ltd
Save Research project Cotton Research project Review of the Biosecurity Plan for the Cotton Industry This project will review the plan in order to identify: cotton's highest risk exotic pests; established pests and weeds of biosecurity significance; risk mitigation activities to reduce potential biosecurity threats, including farm level activities; and current current surveillance and diagnostic activities. Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2024 Research organisation Plant Health Australia (PHA)
Save Research project Forestry Input management Research project Mobile applications to support stakeholder surveillance of exotic forest and environment pests Australia has a robust plant biosecurity system designed to protect plant production systems, including forestry. Australia’s forests make a … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 12 Jun 2020 - 12 Dec 2021 Research organisation Plant Health Australia (PHA)
Save Research project Forestry Crop protection Research project Developing exotic pest surveillance capacity in high risk areas across Australia By improving exotic forest/tree pest surveillance capability across Australia, this project aims to support early detection and mitigate the … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 12 Jun 2020 - 12 Dec 2021 Research organisation Plant Health Australia (PHA)
Save Research project Forestry Crop protection Research project Plantation Forestry Biosecurity Plan Review This project aims to work with forest stakeholders to review and update the Plantation Forest Biosecurity Plan. This strategic plan … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 20 Jun 2019 - 15 Dec 2023 Research organisation Plant Health Australia (PHA)
Save Research project Cotton Crop protection Research project Large scale biosecurity scenario to Supported cotton industry preparedness This project, Exercise Blueprint, was a cotton-industry targeted biosecurity incursion simulation exercise. It brought together key stakeholders to examine a … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 20 Dec 2019 Research organisation Plant Health Australia (PHA)
Save Research project Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Crop protection Research project Biosecurity preparedness for the grains industry - Preparation and review of eme In the past, Australia's lack of shared land borders has provided a degree of natural protection from exotic pest and … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2020 Research organisation Plant Health Australia (PHA)
Save Research project Other rural industries Machinery & hardware Research project Precision Agriculture using 'Real Data' in Education This project will enable student to develop relevant skills in technology, particularly in agriculture sciences. As the agricultural industry moves … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 14 May 2022 - 14 Jun 2023 Research organisation Rockhampton State High School
Save Research project Forestry Plant science Research project Optimising productivity of hardwood plantations: yield gap analysis for Eucalyptus globulus plantations in southern Australia By defining the potential yield of plantations, estimating the gap between potential and actual yield, and attributing parts of the … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 25 Jun 2020 - 30 May 2022