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Your industry levy has been invested into the below Hort Innovation Citrus Fund initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions in the case of R&D.

For each ongoing R&D investment you can click through to see a general project overview, plus any specific progress updates and related resources that are available.

For completed R&D investments, you’ll find a recap of the whole work and can access any available resources or final research reports produced by the project team.

At the bottom of the page, you’ll also find updates on levy-funded marketing activity.

Ongoing projects
Ongoing project
Afourer mandarin best practice canopy management (CT19002)
Ongoing project
Citrus export strategy renewal (CT19006)
Ongoing project
Citrus harvest handbook (CT19001)
Ongoing project
Category and Consumer Impact Monitor (ST19031)
Ongoing project
Parasitoids for the management of fruit flies in Australia (MT19003)
Ongoing project
Reducing granulation in the production of Imperial mandarins (CT19005)
Ongoing project
Citrus postharvest program (CT19003)
Ongoing project
Breeding new rootstocks for the Australian citrus industry (CT18004)
Ongoing project
Ex-post impact assessment (MT18011)
Ongoing project
SITplus: Port Augusta Qfly SIT factory pilot operation (FF18003)
Ongoing project
Taste Australia retail program (MT18017)
Ongoing project
Improving preparedness of the Australian horticultural sector to the threat potentially posed by Xylella fastidiosa (a severe biosecurity risk) (MT17006)
Ongoing project
Generation of data for pesticide applications in horticulture crops (ST18001)
Ongoing project
Improving plant industry access to new genetics through faster and more accurate diagnostics using next generation sequencing (MT18005)
Ongoing project
Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook 2018-19 to 2020-21 (HA18002)
Ongoing project
Improving diagnostics and biosecurity for graft-transmissible diseases in citrus (CT17007)
Ongoing project
Regulatory support and coordination (pesticides) (MT17019)
Ongoing project
First Detector Network: USA Huanglongbing and citrus canker (CT18003)
Ongoing project
Citrus agrichemical and export MRL program (CT18001)
Ongoing project
Citrus market development, market access and quality (CT18002)
Ongoing project
Developing a national systems approach for meeting biosecurity requirements to access key Asian markets (AM17001)
Ongoing project
Consumer behavioural and retail data for fresh produce (MT17015)
Ongoing project
Improving biosecurity preparedness of the Australian citrus industry (CT17001)
Ongoing project
Xylella coordinator (MT17006)
Ongoing project
Citrus industry communications program (CT18000)
Ongoing project
Citrus industry minor use permit program (CT16000)
Ongoing project
Evaluation of new citrus varieties 2017-2022 (CT17006)
Ongoing project
Evaluation of new rootstocks for the Australian citrus industry 2017-2022 (CT17002)
Ongoing project
Generation of residue, efficacy and crop safety data for pesticide applications in horticulture crops 2017 (ST16006)
Ongoing project
Improving the biosecurity preparedness of Australian horticulture for the exotic spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) (MT17005)
Ongoing project
SITplus: Developing and optimising production of a male-only, temperature-sensitive-lethal, strain of Qfly, B. tryoni (MT13059)
Ongoing project
Protecting Australia's citrus genetic material (CT17008)
Ongoing project
Improving citrus quality with regulated deficit irrigation (CT17000)
Ongoing project
Building a genetic foundation for Australia’s citrus future through targeted breeding (CT15017)
Ongoing project
Australian Citrus Postharvest Science Program (CT15010)
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Completed projects
Completed project
Multi-scale monitoring tools for managing Australian tree crops: Industry meets innovation (ST15012 and others)
Completed project
Adaptive area-wide management of Queensland fruit fly using the sterile insect technique: Guidelines for efficient and effective pest suppression and stakeholder adoption (ST15014 and ST15015)
Completed project
Maximising the biosecurity of the Australian citrus industry budwood facility (CT17003)
Completed project
Citrus Technical Forums (CT16700)
Completed project
Australian Citrus Quality Standards – stage 3 (CT15013)
Completed project
Agrichemical residue monitoring program for Australian citrus exports – stage 2 (CT15016)
Completed project
Development of phenology models and a timing guide for the management of Californian red scale in Australian citrus (CT15008)
Completed project
Development of national strategies to manage citrus gall wasp (CT15006)
Completed project
Consumption of juiced fruit and vegetables data analytics (MT16008)
Completed project
SPLAT cue-lure based management of Queensland fruit fly (MT12001)
Completed project
Using classical genetics and epigenetics to make sterile insect technology flies fitter (AI14002)
Completed project
Consumer research in key export markets for the citrus industry (CT17005)
Completed project
Protecting Australia’s citrus genetic material (CT15005)
Completed project
Protecting Australian citrus germplasm through improved diagnostic tools project (CT14009)
Completed project
Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook 2015-2018 (AH15001)
Completed project
Australian citrus industry innovation and market development program (CT15012)
Completed project
Generation of residue data for pesticide minor use permit applications in horticulture crops 2015/16 (ST15027)
Completed project
Queensland citrus improvement scheme: finding better rootstocks for Australia (CT13004)
Completed project
Citrus fruit export China and Japan (CT17005)
Completed project
Evaluation and commercialisation of new citrus rootstocks (CT13042)
Completed project
Citrus industry communications (CT15009)
Completed project
Joint Florida and Australian citrus black spot research initiative (CT13021)
Completed project
Evaluating new citrus varieties 2013-2017 (CT12026)
Completed project
MRL risk analyses and risk management options for major citrus export markets (CT14003)
Completed project
Protecting Australia's citrus industry from biosecurity threats (CT12022)
Completed project
Increasing market access, profitability and sustainability through integrated approaches to fungal disease control (CT13020)
Completed project
Zero residue concept – scoping study for citrus (CT14001)
Completed project
Commercial development of subtropical mandarin hybrids (CT09023)
Completed project
Delivering robust citrus market information for a more competitive industry (CT13037)
Completed project
Driving awareness and adoption of the citrus industry R&D program through targeted communications (CT13024)
Completed project
Extension of citrus practices to maximise marketable fruit size and economic returns through on-farm trials (CT10030)
Completed project
Delivering a national citrus plantings database - 2014 (CT14010)
Completed project
Riverina fruit fly campaign coordinator (CT12010)
Completed project
Australian Citrus Quality Standards Program - stage 2 (CT12004)
Completed project
National citrus postharvest science program (CT10006)
Completed project
Driving citrus industry success through a coordinated market development program - stage 2 (CT13022)
Completed project
In-line approaches to control surface pests of concern from export citrus (CT13010)
Completed project
Transformational innovation performance analysis (AI13011)
Completed project
Protecting Australia's citrus genetic material (CT10008)
Completed project
Enhancing the export performance of Australian mandarins by improving flavour quality (CT12023)
Completed project
Evaluate the potential for low-dose methyl bromide as a postharvest disinfestation treatment for citrus (CT14008)
Completed project
Driving citrus exports through improved market access (CT12005)
Completed project
An industry, markets and business development program for the Western Australian citrus value chain (CT11005)
Completed project
A benefit/cost assessment in citrus integrated pest management following the application of soil amendments (CT10022)
Completed project
Managing citrus gall wasps in southern citrus regions (CT10021)
Completed project
Early-season replacement for Imperial mandarin (CT09014)
Completed project
Assessing the horticultural performance of new citrus rootstocks via short-term orchard trials (CT07002)
Completed project
Citrus drought survival and recovery trial (CT08014)
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