R&D projects
Discover Almond levy investments into Almond Fund R&D initiatives
The almond levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Almond Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.
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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
Development of high health status mother planting for new Australian almond varieties (AL16004)
Under this investment, mother plantings of new, Australian-bred varietal almond trees were planted at two sites in the Riverland to provide additional high-health-status budwood material to nurseries for grafting.
3 April 2019
Almond irrigation best practice management (AL17004)
This investment improved irrigation system performance across the Australian almond industry
31 December 2019
Developing a national systems approach for meeting biosecurity requirements to access key Asian markets (AM17001)
This project supported collaboration between Australian stakeholders to develop a quantitative systems approach for horticultural enterprises so that they realised market opportunities
21 September 2022
10th Australasian Soilborne Disease Symposium sponsorship (MT17022)
This multi-industry investment supported the Soilborne Diseases Symposium, held in Adelaide from September 4 to 7, 2018.
16 December 2018
Australian almond variety evaluation and commercialisation program (AL12015)
This program evaluated new almond varieties between 2013 and 2018, leading to the commercialisation of six new cultivars for the industry.
16 December 2018
Statistical review and re-design of the National Bee Pest Surveillance Program (MT14057)
This project reviewed the effectiveness of the National Bee Pest Surveillance Program, with its recommendations leading to new and improved elements of the program.
25 July 2016
Understanding practices in key pollination areas (MT13027)
This project investigated current pollination practices in the apple and pear, cherry, and blueberry industries.
26 June 2014
Autonomous perception systems for horticulture tree crops (AH11009)
This robotics and mechanisation investment contributed to the development of sensing technologies/algorithms, trialed in autonomous perception ground vehicles (the Shimp and Mantis robots).
11 March 2016
Transformational innovation performance analysis (AI13011)
This project examined the level of innovation in the Australian horticulture industry, and its relationship to productivity.
4 September 2015