R&D projects
Discover turf levy investments into Turf Fund R&D initiatives
The turf levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Turf Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.
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State of the art hydro-sprigging technology to expand the Australian turfgrass industry (TU13026)
This project developed an innovative hydro-sprigging protocol for turf - allowing grass sprigs to be delivered to large areas of bare soil using a hydraulic pump.
28 June 2016
Full identification of phytophagous turfgrass mite species (TU13021)
The main species of phytophagous mites that impact on warm season turfgrasses in Australia were identified in this research, to improve pest management for growers and end users.
8 June 2016
Turf industry conference program 2013-15 (TU12703)
This project supported turf industry conferences and field days from 2013 to 2015, providing growers with new R&D information and an opportunity to network.
1 April 2016
National turf industry cost of production calculator development and extension program (TU13005)
The turf industry's cost of production calculator tool was developed by this investment, allowing growers to better understand the actual cost to produce, install and deliver.
20 August 2015
Next generation leadership workshops for the turf industry 2012-2015 (TU12020)
This project supported NxGen forums to develop the leadership skills, financial knowledge and business acumen of the next generation of turf growers, from 2012 to 2015.
18 August 2015
Effectively utilising water allocations for managing turfgrass in open spaces (TU11012)
This work investigated how to best manage water allocations for maintaining turfgrass in public open spaces, including how watering amounts, schedules and soil wetting agents affect turf growth and quality.
11 February 2015
Erosion control - turf research and development facility (TU12022)
The use of turf in erosion control was investigated in this project, using the Erosion and Sediment Control Demonstration Facility.
23 December 2014
Identifying and quantifying turfgrass groundcover in urban areas using online satellite imagery (TU13027)
This project developed a new method of identifying and quantifying turf grass cover in urban areas
30 October 2014