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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

Citrus technical forums 2022-2024 (CT20000)

This investment is responsible for delivering the industry’s biennial Citrus Technical Forums in 2022 and 2024

16 July 2024

Ongoing project

Integrated pest management of citrus gall wasp and Fuller’s rose weevil (CT19009)

This investment is improving the management of citrus gall wasp and Fuller’s rose weevil, two of the most significant insect pests of citrus in Australia.

14 January 2021

Completed project

Scanning technologies for horticulture packhouses (ST19022)

This project investigated the potential of in-line scanning technology to detect market access pest and disease organisms.

11 September 2020

Completed project Final Research Report

Nutrition claims for The Good Mood Food educational website (ST19037)

This investment assessed 70 horticultural commodities for their nutrient composition related to psychological, neurological and energy benefits.

10 December 2020

Completed project Final Research Report

Multi-scale monitoring tools for managing Australian tree crops – phase 2 (various projects) (ST19001)

This program continued the development, trial and extension of technology-based crop mapping and monitoring tools to help growers in predicting fruit quality and yield, and monitoring tree health – including in the early detection of pest and disease outbreaks.

30 June 2023

Ongoing project

Xylella insect vectors (ST19018)

This project is a collaboration between Hort Innovation and Wine Australia through the Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative, to help safeguard Australia against the potentially catastrophic exotic bacteria Xylella fastidiosa.

22 October 2020

Completed project

Australian Citrus Postharvest Science Program (CT15010)

This project developed best practice management for current fungicides and sanitisers to control post-harvest decay and to improve citrus quality.

3 February 2020

Completed project

Maximising the biosecurity of the Australian citrus industry budwood facility (CT17003)

This investment worked to increase the preparedness of the Australian citrus industry for any future incursion of the Asiatic citrus psyllid and the accompanying disease Huanglongbing (HLB), by building a screenhouse for the industry’s budwood facility.

18 March 2020

Ongoing project

Afourer mandarin best practice canopy management (CT19002)

This investment is developing best practice canopy management techniques that will improve long-term yields and minimise alternate bearing in Afourer mandarins.

28 July 2020

Historical document

Native parasitic wasps – a new biological tool for fruit fly incursion management in Australia (CT07049)

This is a final research report from Hort Innovation’s historical archives. Please note that as these reports may date back as far as the 1990s, the content and recommendations within them may be superseded by more recent research.

1 August 2012