R&D projects
Discover citrus levy investments into Citrus Fund R&D initiatives
The citrus levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Citrus Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.
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Using classical genetics and epigenetics to make sterile insect technology flies fitter (AI14002)
This research produced a host of genetic data relating to Queensland fruit flies, to feed into other work related to the application of the Sterile Insect Technique to the pest.
5 February 2019
Developing a national systems approach for meeting biosecurity requirements to access key Asian markets (AM17001)
This project supported collaboration between Australian stakeholders to develop a quantitative systems approach for horticultural enterprises so that they realised market opportunities
21 September 2022
Generation of residue data for pesticide minor use permit applications in horticulture crops 2015/16 (ST15027)
This investment was responsible for generating pesticide residue and crop safety data to support minor use permit applications and renewals.
26 November 2018
Consumer research in key export markets for the citrus industry (CT17005) (CT17005a)
Market trend reports for China and Japan were produced for the citrus industry by this investment, to help sustain export market growth.
14 December 2018
Protecting Australia’s citrus genetic material (CT15005)
This investment supported the National Citrus Repository Program from 2015 to 2018, maintaining and disease testing citrus foundation trees.
14 December 2018
Transformational innovation performance analysis (AI13011)
This project examined the level of innovation in the Australian horticulture industry, and its relationship to productivity.
4 September 2015
Protecting Australian citrus germplasm through improved diagnostic tools project (CT14009)
This project supported the NSW DPI Citrus Pathology Program team, in collaboration with Auscitrus, to assess, develop and validate laboratory diagnostic procedures for a number of endemic graft-transmissible pathogens of citrus.
14 December 2018
Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook 2015-2018 (AH15001)
This across-industry investment is responsible for producing Hort Innovation’s annual Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook
12 December 2018
Australian Citrus Quality Standards – stage 3 (CT15013)
Support for the citrus industry to improve harvest timing decisions, grade Imperial mandarin granulation and establish strong links with major retailers
10 May 2019
Development of phenology models and a timing guide for the management of Californian red scale in Australian citrus (CT15008)
This project developed a degree-day-based phenology model to predict the timing of peak abundance of vulnerable life stages of Californian red scale to better guide Aphytis releases and oil applications for citrus growers
27 February 2019