R&D projects
Discover strawberry levy investments into Strawberry Fund R&D initiatives
The strawberry levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Strawberry Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.
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National Bee Pest Surveillance Program: Transition program (MT21008)
This investment is delivering a national coordinated bee-pest surveillance program to help safeguard honey-bee and pollinator-dependent industries in Australia.
19 January 2022
Across horticulture support for export MRL compliance (MT19006)
Industry requires access to up-to-date international chemical maximum residue limits (MRLs) to ensure that Australian produce is grown in a manner which is compliant with our trading partners food safety systems.
6 December 2022
Regulatory support and coordination (pesticides) (MT20007)
This project provides the Australian horticulture industry with key information regarding domestic and international pesticide regulation
27 July 2021
High health pre-commercial propagation material for Australian strawberry growers (BS19000)
This investment is producing healthy propagation material for the pre-commercial temperate, sub-tropical and Mediterranean varieties developed through the industry’s national breeding program.
18 June 2020
Parasitoids for the management of fruit flies in Australia (MT19003)
This project delivered the knowledge needed to evaluate the use of parasitoid wasps as a potential strategy for fruit fly management.
27 September 2022
SITplus: Port Augusta Qfly SIT factory pilot operation (FF18003)
This investment continued to support the operations of the sterile Queensland fruit fly facility established in Port Augusta, South Australia.
16 August 2023
Improving preparedness of the Australian horticultural sector to the threat potentially posed by Xylella fastidiosa (a severe biosecurity risk) (MT17006) (MT17006b)
This multi-industry investment reviewed and allowed Australia to adopt world's best practice methods for detecting and identifying Xylella fastidiosa bacteria
23 August 2023
Review of the biosecurity plan for the berry sector (MT18004)
This project will deliver a cohesive biosecurity plan for the Australian berry sector
1 March 2019
Xylella coordinator (MT17006) (MT17006a)
Through the Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative, this investment supported the role and activities of a national coordinator relating to exotic bacteria Xylella fastidiosa.
14 June 2023
National strawberry varietal improvement program (BS17000)
This investment continued the work of the national strawberry breeding, evaluation and release program.
15 December 2022