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)
Vegetables Research project Internal Fruit Rot of Capsicum This project is investigating the causes behind internal fruit rot in capsicums and developing management techniques for growers to both … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 29 Nov 2019 - 28 Nov 2022 Research organisation Applied Horticultural Research (AHR)
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)
Fruits Crop protection Research project Banana Bunchy Top Virus Program - National Surveillance, Management and Education With banana bunchy top virus the most serious viral disease of bananas, this investment plays an important role in controlling … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 1 Jul 2022
Fruits Crop protection Research project Management of Banana Pest and Diseases in North Queensland This project supports an Australian Banana Growers’ Council Plant Health Officer to assist North Queensland banana growers in containing and … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 21 Aug 2018 - 16 Dec 2021
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
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)
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 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
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)
Vegetables Crop protection Research project Integrated Farm management to control nematodes in sweetpotato crops This project aims to both extend existing knowledge and develop new knowledge on soil health and nematode management in the … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 15 Jun 2017 - 25 Aug 2023 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Nuts Crop protection Research project IPM Program for the Macadamia Industry – DAF This project is part of a research program responsible for developing, demonstrating and facilitating the adoption of integrated pest management (… Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Apr 2017 - 1 Sep 2021 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Fruits Crop protection Research project Improved Plant protection for the Banana Industry Carrying on from the previous iteration of the Banana Plant Protection Program, Improved plant protection for the banana industry (BA16001) … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Mar 2017 - 12 Dec 2021 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Fruits Crop protection Research project Strengthening the Banana Industry Diagnostic Capacity Carrying on from the previous iteration of the Banana Plant Protection Program, Improved plant protection for the banana industry (BA16001) … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 12 Dec 2016 - 30 May 2022 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Vegetables Crop protection Research project An IPM extension program - onion and potato This project for the onion and potato growing and processing industries has a focus on integrated pest management (IPM). Its … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 2 Dec 2016 - 1 Dec 2021
Nuts Crop protection Research project IPM Program for the Australian Macadamia Industry – NSW DPI This project is part of a research program responsible for developing, demonstrating and facilitating the adoption of integrated pest management (… Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 18 Oct 2016 - 18 Oct 2021 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment (NSW DPIE)