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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Summerfruit China export facilitation (SF17000) (SF17000b)
This investment helped establish a strong pathway for the Australian summerfruit industry to export.
31 August 2020
In-market insights and emergency planning (SF17000) (SF17000a)
Activities in this project included developing an in-market intelligence plan and analysis of key export markets for Australian summerfruit
8 March 2019
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
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
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
National biosecurity plan for the summerfruit industry (SF17005)
The summerfruit industry's biosecurity plan was reviewed and updated by this investment.
12 December 2022
Improving the biosecurity preparedness of Australian horticulture for the exotic spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) (MT17005)
This multi-industry investment improved awareness of the risks posed by spotted wing drosophila, which attacks a range of soft-skinned fruit, as well as enhanced Australia’s capacity to detect and respond to any incursions of the pest.
4 December 2018
SITplus: Developing and optimising production of a male-only, temperature-sensitive-lethal, strain of Qfly, B. tryoni (MT13059)
This investment has successfully demonstrated a method to develop a ‘temperature-sensitive lethal, male-selecting’ strain of Queensland fruit fly (Qfly).
31 January 2019
Selecting and releasing to industry high quality fresh and dried Australian apricots for export and domestic markets (MT12015)
This project saw nine new apricot varieties made available to growers, with the wider SARDI breeding program delivering several more.
28 August 2020
Summerfruit export strategy (SF17001)
An export strategy detailing and mapping priority markets for summerfruit export, and the route-to-market for each of these markets, was developed by this investment.
28 June 2018