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Improved Disease Management in Avocado Orchards

Hort Innovation

This investment is identifying strategies to minimise the effects of key diseases in avocado orchards and in fruit as it progresses through the supply chain. The project has a focus on diseases including Phytophthora root rot, hellinus brown root rot, nectriaceous black root rot, stem end rot, branch and graft...

6 Nov 2017 - 5 May 2022

New South Wales, Australia

The University of Queensland (UQ)

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Implementing precision agriculture solutions in Australian avocado production systems

Hort Innovation

Hort Innovation has contracted UNE to continue to map all asutralian avocado orchards >1Ha. In addition UNE will continue to validate the relationship between canopy reflectance to yield and tree health and develop a mobile App that support growers to conduct their yield forecasts.

1 Apr 2019 - 31 Mar 2022

New South Wales, Australia

The University of New England (UNE)

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Avocado Sunblotch Viroid Survey

Hort Innovation

This investment is surveying for avocado sunblotch viroid in growing regions across Australia, to provide evidence to support declarations of regional or national freedom from the pathogen. A declaration of ‘pest freedom’ whether at a farm, region or national level will facilitate export to countries that have their own domestic...

18 Jun 2019 - 20 Dec 2021

New South Wales, Australia

The University of Queensland (UQ)

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Carbohydrates monitoring to predict yield/understanding fruit set

Hort Innovation

This project is examining the methods and tools needed to monitor carbohydrate status in avocado orchards, as a way of predicting yield and understanding fruit set. A recommendation will be made to industry on a viable pathway for the development of a method to rapidly assess avocado carbohydrate status at...

18 Jun 2020 - 31 May 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

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Review of the national biosecurity plan for the banana industry

Hort Innovation

Biosecurity planning is a key risk mitigation strategy that gives an industry the best chance of future viability and sustainability. This project aims to review the biosecurity plan for the banana industry and support this industry in satisfying their biosecurity obligations under the Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed. Exotic pests...

1 Mar 2017 - 15 May 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Plant Health Australia (PHA)

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Development of molecular markers for Fusarium resistance in banana

Hort Innovation

Fusarium wilt – particularly that caused by Tropical Race 4 (TR4) of the fusarium pathogen – threatens the viability of commercial banana production in Australia, and worldwide. Once present in a plantation, the fungus persists in the soil or in alternative hosts and cannot be eradicated. There are no known...

16 Apr 2019 - 1 Mar 2021

New South Wales, Australia

The University of Queensland (UQ)

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National Strawberry Varietal Improvement Program

Hort Innovation

This investment continues the work of the national strawberry breeding and evaluation program. The program has commercialised 12 new varieties for grower adoption in recent years. The current iteration of the program will ensure the Australian strawberry industry has access to improved, locally-adapted varieties into the future, continuing the development...

18 Jun 2018 - 30 Nov 2022

New South Wales, Australia

The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland (DAFQ)

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Improving citrus quality with regulated deficit irrigation

Hort Innovation

International research indicates that a regulated deficit irrigation approach can be applied during citrus maturation and ripening stages to enhance fruit sugar content, while saving irrigation water. However there are currently no practical recommendations for its implementation in improving fruit quality on-farm. This project is using irrigation trials to develop...

2 May 2018 - 30 Aug 2021

New South Wales, Australia

New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)

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Evaluation of new rootstocks for the Australian citrus industry

Hort Innovation

This investment is evaluating the performance of new commercial and public rootstocks from global programs for the Australian citrus growers, with a focus on improving the yield and quality of both fresh and processing fruit, boosting tree health by improving tolerance to stresses, and looking at the modification of tree...

1 Dec 2017 - 30 Jun 2022

New South Wales, Australia

New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)

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Evaluation of new citrus varieties

Hort Innovation

This investment is focused on rapidly and independently assessing new citrus varieties from public and commercial global programs under local conditions. The investment provides citrus growers with objective tree performance and product quality data. It is a continuation of earlier levy investments, including the project Evaluating new citrus varieties 2013-17...

12 Dec 2017 - 30 Oct 2022

New South Wales, Australia

New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)

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Improved Disease Management in Avocado Orchards

Implementing precision agriculture solutions in Australian avocado production systems

Avocado Sunblotch Viroid Survey

Carbohydrates monitoring to predict yield/understanding fruit set

Review of the national biosecurity plan for the banana industry

Development of molecular markers for Fusarium resistance in banana

National Strawberry Varietal Improvement Program

Improving citrus quality with regulated deficit irrigation

Evaluation of new rootstocks for the Australian citrus industry

Evaluation of new citrus varieties

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