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Discover mushroom levy investments into Mushroom Fund R&D initiatives

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

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Completed project Final Research Report

Mushroom industry communication plan (MU12014)

This investment supported the mushroom industry's communications program from 2013 to 2016.

5 February 2019

Completed project

Development of a pilot mushroom farm disease monitoring scheme (MU12007)

Rapid pathogen diagnostic tests were developed by this project, to detect the presence of the disease-causing agents in mushrooms - including for trichoderma, lecanicillium, cobweb and bacterial blotch.

5 February 2019

Completed project Final Research Report

Opportunities for mushrooms in food service (MU12006)

Opportunities for increasing mushroom use in the food service were identified by this project, feeding into future investments involving chefs, food service training facilities and more in the Hort Innovation Mushroom Fund.

5 February 2019

Completed project Final Research Report

Analytics for mushrooms (MU12005)

This project delivered consumer data and insights for the mushroom industry, between 2013 and 2015.

5 February 2019

Completed project Final Research Report

Mushrooms, vitamin D and cognition – human studies (MU12003)

This project increased the understanding of the role of vitamin D2, found in mushrooms, in supporting human cognition and mood.

5 February 2019

Completed project Final Research Report

Mushroom industry knowledge training project (MU12001)

This investment delivered training workshops to mushroom industry staff to grow skills and confidence, and support effective perfomance at farm level.

5 February 2019

Completed project Final Research Report

Communication and education of mushroom nutrition research to health professionals (MU11002)

This project delivered information on the nutritional and health properties of mushrooms to health professionals, researchers, media writers and mushroom growers.

5 February 2019

Completed project Final Research Report

Improving consistency of mushroom compost through control of biotic and abiotic parameters (MU10021)

This project provided detail about the key microbes involved in mushroom composting, with a view to improvin consistency in compost quality for crops.

5 February 2019

Completed project

Mushrooms foodservice farm tours (MU18000)

This investment is about educating the Australian foodservice industry about mushrooms

31 May 2019

Completed project Final Research Report

Mushroom production waste streams – novel approaches to management and value creation (MU17005)

This project investigated potential value-adding or cost-saving opportunities relating to waste from Australian mushroom businesses.

30 September 2019