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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Tropical stonefruit breeding and evaluation (SF13004)
This investment ran a targeted breeding program to develop and evaluate new low chill stonefruit varieties with improved production characteristics.
11 May 2022
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
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
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
Summerfruit industry minor use program (SF16001)
This investment supports applications and renewals of minor use permits for the summerfruit industry
7 December 2018
Experimental summerfruit orchard – phase II (SF17006)
Trials to investigate high-density plantings, new rootstocks and cultivars, alternative canopy architectures and advanced irrigation and fertigation technologies for summerfruit were facilitated through this investment.
28 August 2023