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Research project

Innovation at Work

This project is exploring innovative ways to deliver RD&E within horticultural industries in Australia through collaborating with private sector agribusiness advisers, who are often a trusted ally of their grower clients. A range of activities has been designed to enhance adviser and grower awareness of relevant R&D and best management practices, with the aim of achieving on-farm practice change.
  • Funded by

    Hort Innovation

  • Project date

    6 Oct 2021 -
    31 Oct 2024

  • Research organisation

    Elders Rural Services Australia Ltd

Cereal grains
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Plant science
Research project

Introducing a new major effect gene for crown rot resistance into Australian wheat

Fusarium crown rot of wheat is estimated to cost the Australian grains industry $404 million per year in lost yield. There …
  • Funded by

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Oct 2021 -
    28 Feb 2025

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Fruits
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Input management Plant science
Research project

Dried Grape Production Innovation and Adoption Program 2021-2026

This project builds on a previous program to assist dried grape producers to access and share emerging research and knowledge on production techniques to grow skills, improve productivity and keep quality high. It will provide benchmarks for production per hectare, production practices, prices received and input costs, and track overall industry productivity growth.
  • Funded by

    Hort Innovation

  • Project date

    30 Sep 2021 -
    31 Jul 2026

  • Research organisation

    Dried Fruits Australia

Other rural industries
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Plant science
Research project

Development of regional disease risk models for fungal diseases of pyrethrum

Pyrethrum is a type of chrysanthemum which produces one of the most commonly used non-synthetic insecticides. Diseases such as ray blight and tan spot represent a major risk to yield of pyrethrum in Australia, and this project intends to develop a framework for treatment of the diseases in specific regions.
  • Funded by

    Hort Innovation

  • Project date

    21 Sep 2021 -
    30 Sep 2023

  • Research organisation

    University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Vegetables
Plant science
Research project

VegNET 3.0

This project aims to keep Australian vegetable growers in key growing areas informed about current R&D activities, results and resources, to bolster their productivity and profitability. This includes identifying each region’s priority issues and key resources, to ensure growers receive assistance and information that meets their needs.
  • Funded by

    Hort Innovation

  • Project date

    16 Sep 2021 -
    1 Oct 2026

  • Research organisation

    AUSVEG

Fruits
Plant science
Research project

Australlian citrus breeding program

This new investment is focussed on developing varieties for Australian citrus growers. By building on existing knowledge and a pipeline …
  • Funded by

    Hort Innovation

  • Project date

    15 Sep 2021 -
    15 Aug 2026

  • Research organisation

    Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Pasture, fodder & feed Sheep & lamb
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Input management Plant science
Research project

Management options and species evaluation to increase productivity in dieback affected pastures - PHASE II

Pasture dieback is a condition that causes the death of sown and native pastures by affecting plant health and function, reducing productivity. By continuing work to evaluate new practices for the control of pasture dieback, and feed options for livestock, this project will help ensure the productivity and profitability of red meat enterprises in affected regions of Queensland.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Sep 2021 -
    30 May 2023

  • Research organisation

    Applied Horticultural Research (AHR)

Wine
Plant science
Research project

Sequencing Australian wine grapevine germplasm

This is the first phase of a project which aims to sequence and analyse all of the commercial grapevine germplasm in Australia. This will provide a complete dataset that encompasses the breadth of genetic diversity in grapevine that is available to Australian grapegrowers and winemakers and will provide the knowledge base required for cultivar and clone identification services.
  • Funded by

    Wine Australia

  • Project date

    1 Sep 2021 -
    30 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI)

Wine
Plant science
Research project

SAWIDS Clonal mapping of Pinot Noir

This project will use DNA sequencing to develop a genetic database for commercially relevant Pinot Noir clones, to verify the clonal material held in Australian germplasm collections and source blocks (vines of known virus status and identity which are used as material for propagation). This will enable valuable commercial Pinot Noir vineyards lost in the Adelaide Hills bushfire of December 2019 to be replaced with verified, true-to-type clonal material.
  • Funded by

    Wine Australia

  • Project date

    1 Sep 2021 -
    30 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI)

Vegetables
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Plant science
Research project

Epidemiology and management of fusarium basal rot in onions

Fusarium basal rot is a soilborne disease of increasing importance in South Australia, where infection of onion bulbs in the field has resulted in losses of up to 30% in storage in some years. This project intends to determine the epidemiology of fusarium basal rot and identify cultural, chemical and biological management options.
  • Funded by

    Hort Innovation

  • Project date

    30 Aug 2021 -
    30 Aug 2023

  • Research organisation

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

Wine
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Plant science
Research project

The development of a national, grape-industry strategy for the implementation of a national standard for grapevine certification - Phase 1

The lack of a national standard for the health of planting material in Australia means that growers have no guarantee that the planting material being supplied to them by nurseries is disease free or of a certain provenance. Phase 1 of this project will address the framework required to underpin a new national standard for grapevine planting material, which will be customer-focused, independently audited, transparent, aspirational, inclusive and allow for continuous improvement.
  • Funded by

    Wine Australia

  • Project date

    1 Aug 2021 -
    30 Dec 2021

  • Research organisation

    Foundation Viticulture

Other rural industries
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Plant science
Research project

Improved orchard floor management in truffle orchards

This project aims to build the knowledge and skills of truffle growers in sustainable pest and weed management. The project …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    31 Jul 2021 -
    31 Jul 2023

  • Research organisation

    Western Australian Agriculture Authority, a body corporate established under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007

Fruits
Plant science
Research project

Protecting Australia's citrus genetic material

Access to healthy planting material is essential for the Australian citrus industry, with supply of disease-free, true-to-type propagation material of …
  • Funded by

    Hort Innovation

  • Project date

    20 Jul 2021 -
    16 Jul 2026

Other rural industries
Plant science
Research project

Feasibility study and development of RD&E Plan for the Australian vanilla industry

This project will undertake a feasibility study that determines the potential of vanilla production in Australia and develop a research, …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    14 Jul 2021 -
    30 Nov 2022

  • Research organisation

    Northern Territory Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade

Fruits
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Plant science
Research project

CT20009 - Integrated disease management of citrus black spot and 'Emperor' brown spot

The Australian citrus industry has a strong export focus and must manage pesticide use carefully to ensure it meets Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) that vary in each overseas market. This project aims to identify complementary Integrated Disease Management (IDM) tools to assist growers to manage citrus black spot, 'Emperor' brown spot and citrus black core rot, in ways that ensure it complies with MRLs.
  • Funded by

    Hort Innovation

  • Project date

    10 Jul 2021 -
    31 Oct 2025

  • Research organisation

    Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)

Wine
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Input management Plant science
Research project

Drought resilience

The aim of this project is to develop management strategies that irrigated, rain-dependent vineyards can apply during a drought to minimise the loss of yield and grape quality. This involves better understanding of vine and cover crop water use.
  • Funded by

    Wine Australia

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2021 -
    30 Jun 2023

  • Research organisation

    Charles Sturt University (CSU)

Multiple industries
Dairy Pasture, fodder & feed
Plant science
Research project

Dairy BIO: Forage Project 1a

DairyBio is the dairy industry’s leading bioscience research program. Its forage program projects like this one are designed to breed plants with higher yield, higher energy, improved digestibility and increased persistence, that will result in increased milk production. DairyBio aims to have cultivars available in 2030 that will improve pasture productivity by up to $800 per hectare per year, and through hybrids, boost the biomass of perennial and annual ryegrasses by 20%. This includes the integration of phenomics, tools that consider how the environment and genes interact, into commercial breeding.
  • Funded by

    Dairy Australia

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2021 -
    1 Jun 2026

  • Research organisation

    Dairy Australia

Multiple industries
Dairy Pasture, fodder & feed
Plant science
Research project

Dairy BIO Forage Project 1b

DairyBio is the dairy industry’s leading bioscience research program. Its forage program projects like this one are designed to breed plants with higher yield, higher energy, improved digestibility and increased persistence, that will result in increased milk production.
  • Funded by

    Dairy Australia

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2021 -
    1 Jun 2026

  • Research organisation

    Dairy Australia

Multiple industries
Dairy Pasture, fodder & feed
Plant science
Research project

Dairy BIO Forage Project 1c

DairyBio is the dairy industry’s leading bioscience research program. Its forage program projects like this one are designed to breed plants with higher yield, higher energy, improved digestibility and increased persistence, that will result in increased milk production.
  • Funded by

    Dairy Australia

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2021 -
    1 Jun 2026

  • Research organisation

    Dairy Australia

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