R&D projects
Discover summerfruit levy investments into Summerfruit Fund R&D initiatives
The summerfruit levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Summerfruit Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.
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Precision summerfruit orchards (SF23000)
The project is developing profitable management strategies for summerfruit growers associated with temporal and spatial variation in crop load, fruit quality (fruit number per tree, fruit size and colour), and labour use efficiency.
23 January 2024
Regulatory support and coordination (pesticides) (MT17019)
Among other thing, this project produced the Ag Chemical Updates, detailing chemical issues and reviews.
9 July 2021
Managing fruit maturity and harvest dates in canning peaches (CF13000)
This is a final research report from Hort Innovation’s historical archives. Please note that as these reports may date back as far as the 1990s, the content and recommendations within them may be superseded by more recent research.
16 July 2020
Australian Fresh Fruit 'World Class Workshop', Shepparton, 2007 (AP06017)
This is a final research report from Hort Innovation’s historical archives. Please note that as these reports may date back as far as the 1990s, the content and recommendations within them may be superseded by more recent research.
1 August 2007
Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) – Updates (MT19008)
This short investment facilitated a 2020 Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) for several horticultural industries
29 January 2021
Generation of data for pesticide permit applications in horticulture crops 2019/20 (MT18018)
This multi-industry project generated the data needed to support a range of existing minor use permits across a variety of horticulture crops, to ensure growers have continued access to safe and effective chemicals for the management of pests, weeds and diseases.
10 July 2019
Comparing stonefruit ripening, quality and volatile composition (SF15001)
This investment was tasked with assisting Australian summerfruit producers in harvesting peaches and nectarines at the optimum maturity, to allow the fruit to continue development and ripening throughout storage and handling systems – resulting in greater customer satisfaction.
27 September 2018
Increased stone fruit profitability by consistently meeting market expectations (SF12003)
This project was responsible for the establishment of the world-class Stonefruit Field Laboratory at DEDJTR-Tatura in Victoria, and through this the investigation of management practices to produce high-quality fruit and so increase grower productivity and profitability.
14 December 2018
Rootstock and training system to optimise stone fruit bearing and growth (SF13001)
This research looked at how rootstocks and tree training systems – and their interaction with crop load – affect the physiology of summerfruit trees and fruit development. It was all about optimising yield and quality of summerfruit.
13 December 2018
Summerfruit industry minor use program (SF16001)
This investment supports applications and renewals of minor use permits for the summerfruit industry
7 December 2018