Wine Multiple technology areas Crop protection Input management Plant science Research project Validation and implementation of an early warning system to reduce smoke impacts from prescribed burns and bushfires on agricultural industries in Victoria This project will develop a fully integrated network of air quality sensors to provide real-time data on smoke dose and the risk of smoke taint in winegrapes. Accurate prediction of the doses which cause smoke taint will enable the emergency sector to organise and conduct planned burns more effectively and with less risk to agricultural industries, particularly the wine industry. Funded by Wine Australia Project date 1 Jan 2021 - 30 Mar 2022 Research organisation La Trobe University
Cross industry Crop protection Research project Resourcing, Supporting and Assessing Biosecurity in Nursery Production Endemic and exotic pests and diseases represent a major threat to the health, productivity, and profitability of Australian nursery production … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 18 Dec 2020 - 20 Dec 2025 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Cross industry Crop protection Research project National Biosecurity and Sustainable Plant Production Program This project will enhance the preparedness and resilience of the Australian nursery industry to plant protection and plant biosecurity impacts, … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 18 Dec 2020 - 19 Dec 2025
Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project Improving ginger, to future proof the industry against major pest and diseases Introducing genetic diversity to Australian ginger is required for the ginger industry to cope with growing pest and disease pressures. … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Dec 2020 - 15 Jul 2024 Research organisation University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Fruits Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project Preparedness and management of huanglongbing (Citrus greening disease) to safeguard the future of citrus industry in Australia, China and Indonesia This project aims to leverage global knowledge and investigate effective and efficient options to manage citrus Huanglongbing to enhance the … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 26 Nov 2020 - 31 Jan 2025 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Crop protection Research project Future options for the control of RLEM in Australian grain crops The red legged earth mite (RLEM) is one of the most destructive and economically important establishment pests of grain crops. … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Oct 2020 - 30 Sep 2024 Research organisation CESAR Pty. Ltd
Sugar Multiple technology areas Automation Crop protection Imagery Input management Robotics Research project Reducing herbicide usage on sugarcane farms in reef catchment areas with precise robotic weed control This project will extend the AutoWeed smart spot spraying technology to sugarcane, targeting grass and broadleaf weed species. Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 30 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2022 Research organisation James Cook University (JCU)
Fruits Crop protection Research project Biosecurity and sustainability in the Banana Industry This project has a particular focus on biosecurity and the environment – two priority areas identified in the Banana Strategic Investment … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 22 Sep 2020 - 30 Sep 2023
Crop protection Research project Stem nematode in oats Stem nematode can be very destructive to oaten hay and has been kept in check by the development of resistant … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 3 Sep 2020 - 31 Jan 2022 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (PIRSA/SARDI)
Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project DNA testing for mycotoxin producing fungi in fodder Mycotoxins are toxic chemicals produced by a range of mould and plant pathogenic fungi that affect many crop production systems. … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 3 Sep 2020 - 1 Sep 2023 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (PIRSA/SARDI)
Forestry Crop protection Research project Development of a portfolio of alternative weed control strategies for use in plantations Weed control is critical to productivity and financial viability of Australian forest plantations. A hierarchy of options is required to … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 31 Aug 2020 - 30 May 2021 Research organisation University of South Australia (UniSA)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Crop protection Research project Determining the incidence of herbicide resistance in Australian grain cropping There are currently 47 weed species which have confirmed herbicide resistance status in Australia. These are resistant to 10 different Modes of … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 17 Aug 2020 - 18 Aug 2023 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Crop protection Research project Development and delivery of Pasture Paramedic The successful Implementation of Pasture Paramedic tool kit (L.FAP.1903) has been developed for perennial pastures in the Southern High … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 14 Aug 2020 - 30 Jun 2022
Fruits Crop protection Research project Integrated pest management of citrus gall wasp and Fuller’s rose weevil This investment is improving the management of citrus gall wasp and Fuller’s rose weevil, two of the most significant … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 11 Aug 2020 - 30 May 2024 Research organisation Department of Regional New South Wales (DRNSW)
Essential oils Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project Sustainable Invertebrate pest and disease management in tea tree Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 3 Aug 2020 - 5 Feb 2021 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Wine Multiple technology areas Crop protection Input management Plant science Research project ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection The Hub aims to develop and commercialise an innovative biological alternative to chemical fungicides targeting economically significant diseases of broadacre and horticultural crops. Funded by Wine Australia Project date 1 Aug 2020 - 1 Aug 2025 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Forestry Crop protection Research project Boosting Diagnostic Capacity for Plant Production Industries This project will provide a platform to develop and implement improved national diagnostics for key biosecurity threats by developing diagnostics … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 9 Jul 2020 - 4 Aug 2022 Research organisation Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)
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 Phase II 2021-23 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 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation Hort Innovation
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Multiple technology areas Crop protection Input management Research project Northern Farming Systems - Integrating research solutions for improving profitability in summer dominated rainfall systems Previous work has highlighted that there is a significant gap between potential and current cropping system efficiency and profitability in … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2020 - 31 Oct 2025 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Crop protection Research project Developing strategies to mitigate and manage resistance to key herbicides The overarching objective of this project is to provide new knowledge on the mechanisms and inheritance of herbicide resistance in … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2025 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)