Other rural industries Multiple technology areas Automation Crop protection Research project Site-specific weed control for ginger cropping systems Australian ginger growers face a significant threat from weeds with limited opportunities for in crop weed control leading to yield … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 31 Jul 2022 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Pasture, fodder & feed Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project Improved oat varieties for hay production 18-19 finishing 2020 The National Oat Breeding Program centred on South Australia develops improved oat varieties for hay production in Western Australia (WA), … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 28 Feb 2020 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regions
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Crop protection Research project Novel suppression and resistance management of invertebrate pests This project aims to assist the Australian grains industry transition to more sustainable and predictive approaches for the management of … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 20 Jun 2019 - 30 Apr 2024 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
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)
Fruits Crop protection Research project Avocado Sunblotch Viroid Survey This investment is surveying for avocado sunblotch viroid in growing regions across Australia, to provide evidence to support declarations of … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 18 Jun 2019 - 20 Dec 2021 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Cross industry Crop protection Research project SITplus production facility - proof of concept A purpose-built sterile Queensland fruit fly facility was established in Port Augusta, South Australia under earlier work. With sterile insect … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 18 Jun 2019 - 30 Apr 2022 Research organisations Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA), Western Sydney University (WSU)
Cross industry Crop protection Research project AGVET Commonwealth Agreement (ID 4-B14CTJ9) i) Control of Brassica & ii) Control of Teratosphaeria Leaf Disease The Agvet Code is part of a cooperative statutory scheme in place for the evaluation, registration and control of agricultural … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 15 Jun 2019 - 30 Nov 2024 Research organisation University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Oilseeds Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project Program 5 - Towards Effective Control of Blackleg of Canola : Canola infrastructure and FFS Blackleg, caused by the fungus Leptosphaeria maculans, is the most serious disease of canola in Australia. A critical component of … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Crop protection Research project National Resistance Monitoring for Insect Pests of Stored Grain. This project aims to monitor on farm grain storages for resistance to key grain protectants for five major stored grain … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Forestry Crop protection Research project Biological Control of Giant Pine Scale in Australia Giant pine scale (Marchalina hellenica) is a tiny scale insect that lives by sucking the sap of pine, fir and … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 1 Sep 2023 Research organisations Agriculture Victoria, Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
Oilseeds Crop protection Research project Survey Of The Summer/Autumn Brassica Refuges For Diamondback Moth In The western region To Predict Early Season Risk Of Infestation This project aims to provide Western Australian canola growers and advisers with earlier warning about potential diamondback moth (DBM) outbreaks, … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 May 2019 - 31 Oct 2021 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Cross industry Crop protection Research project Improving access to new germplasm through faster and more accurate diagnostics (PBRI) This project will improve access to new germplasm through the deployment of faster and more accurate diagnostics. It will enable: … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 14 May 2019 - 31 Oct 2022 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Oilseeds Crop protection Research project Program 2 - Towards Effective Control of Blackleg of Canola: Coordinating international blackleg research and development The use of resistance genes is one of the major strategies for minimising the impact of blackleg disease of canola. … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 May 2019 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Oilseeds Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project Program 3: Towards Effective Control of Blackleg of Canola: Identification of novel sources of blackleg resistance genes The use of genetic resistance is a major strategy for minimising blackleg disease in canola. It is necessary to identify … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 May 2019 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Cereal grains Crop protection Research project Herbicide options for the management of emerging summer grass weeds in winter cereals This investment will evaluate currently registered herbicides in wheat for the management of late winter/early spring germinated summer grass … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 May 2019 - 31 Mar 2021
Oilseeds Crop protection Research project Towards Effective Control of Blackleg of Canola Program 1: Disease Epidemiology And Management Blackleg disease is the major threat to the canola industry in Australia and worldwide, having caused major epidemics on several … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Apr 2019 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Cereal grains Crop protection Research project Durum Crown Rot benchmarking for improved grower access to durum varieties with greater Crown Rot resistance Crown rot is a major disease constraint on the further development of the durum industry in Australia as all current … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 20 Apr 2019 - 31 Mar 2021 Research organisation University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Forestry Crop protection Research project Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship: Biological invasions in forestry: drivers, predictors and mitigation for biosecurity and industry This project will: Work alongside industry to manage current and emerging invasive forest species in Queensland; analyse historical invasions of … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 18 Apr 2019 - 5 Mar 2022 Research organisation University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Fruits Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project Development of molecular markers for Fusarium resistance in banana Fusarium wilt – particularly that caused by Tropical Race 4 (TR4) of the fusarium pathogen – threatens the viability of commercial banana production … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 16 Apr 2019 - 1 Mar 2021 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Fruits Crop protection Research project Development of IPM compatible methods for controlling Drosophila suzukii in berry crops This investment will explore spotted wing drosophila (SWD, Drosophila suzukii) behaviour and ecology in different climates and crops in order … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 12 Apr 2019 - 28 Feb 2021