R&D projects
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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Evaluation of new rootstocks for the Australian citrus industry 2022-2027 (CT22001)
This investment is evaluating the performance of new rootstocks for the Australian citrus industry, with a focus on improving the yield and quality of both fresh and processing fruit, boosting tree health by improving tolerance to stresses, and looking at the modification of tree architecture.
3 July 2023
Evaluation of new citrus varieties 2022-2027 (CT22000)
This investment independently assesses new citrus varieties under local Australian conditions to provide objective performance data.
3 July 2023
Improving Australia’s ability to respond to graft transmissible citrus diseases (CT21005)
This investment is working to arm the citrus industry with appropriate tools and knowledge to protect Australian citrus from diseases that threaten industry sustainability.
3 July 2023
Generation of data for pesticide permit applications in horticulture 2022 (ST22001, ST22003 and ST22004)
These multi-industry projects are generating the data needed to support a range of existing minor use permits across various horticulture crops to ensure growers have continued access to safe and effective chemicals for managing pests, weeds, and diseases.
29 November 2022
Improving diagnostics and biosecurity for graft-transmissible diseases in citrus (CT17007)
With a focus on graft-transmissible pathogens, this investment worked to improve biosecurity for the Australian citrus industry.
20 October 2022
Reducing the risk of illegally imported citrus budwood (CT19004)
This investment protects the citrus industry's health status by ensuring that disease-free, true-to-type propagation material is available to prevent incurable diseases from entering Australia.
5 October 2022
Citrus industry communications program (CT21000)
This investment is delivering effective and timely communications to ensure Australian citrus growers and other industry stakeholders are kept up-to-date with the latest R&D and marketing activities, and other industry news and information.
23 September 2022
Citrus industry health and nutrition education program (CT21006)
This project is educating healthcare professionals on the nutritional, health, and culinary benefits of citrus fruit consumption.
31 August 2022
Scientific review for classification of unsweetened citrus juice in the Australian Dietary Guidelines (CT21004)
This project aims to understand the misconceptions that have led to a negative perception of 100 per cent no added sugar citrus juice.
31 August 2022
National Fruit Fly Council – Phase 4 (FF20000)
The National Fruit Fly Council (NFFC) is a strategic body bringing together federal and state governments, growers and research funders to oversee the implementation of the National Fruit Fly Strategy.
2 August 2022