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Discover citrus levy investments into Citrus Fund R&D initiatives

The citrus levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Citrus Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.

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Completed project Final Research Report

Development of national strategies to manage citrus gall wasp (CT15006)

This project investigated new management options for the control of citrus gall wasp including cultural control, biological control, repellents and alternative insecticides

27 February 2019

Completed project Final Research Report

Australian citrus industry innovation and market development program (CT15012)

This investment supported a range of personnel to help develop a globally competitive and well-informed citrus industry to reliably supply product that satisfies market requirements

7 December 2018

Completed project Final Research Report

Evaluation of new citrus varieties 2017-2022 (CT17006)

This investment assessed new citrus varieties under local conditions to provide industry with objective performance data.

23 May 2023

Completed project Final Research Report

Evaluation of new rootstocks for the Australian citrus industry 2017-2022 (CT17002)

This investment evaluated the performance of new rootstocks for the Australian citrus industry from 2017 to 2022.

23 August 2023

Completed project Final Research Report

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

Completed project Final Research Report

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

Completed project Final Research Report

Protecting Australia's citrus genetic material (CT17008)

This investment supported the National Citrus Repository (NCR) program for publicly owned citrus varieties, to maintain industry access to healthy planting material.

16 August 2021

Completed project Final Research Report

Improving citrus quality with regulated deficit irrigation (CT17000)

This project investigated a practical irrigation deficit method for the Australian citrus industry, to enhance fruit sugar content while also saving irrigation water.

27 September 2022

Completed project Final Research Report

Citrus Technical Forums (CT16700)

This investment was responsible for the planning and delivery of the industry’s biennial Citrus Technical Forums

18 June 2019

Completed project

Queensland citrus improvement scheme: finding better rootstocks for Australia (CT13004)

This investment investigated a range of new rootstocks for citrus growers, leading to the commercialisation of the new Barkley rootstock.

31 October 2018