R&D projects
Discover summerfruit levy investments into Summerfruit Fund R&D initiatives
The summerfruit levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Summerfruit Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.
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Fruit fly integrated pest management for summerfruit, with a focus on developing an effective female lure-and-kill device (SF12013)
This project demonstrated the effectiveness of a lure-and-kill tool for female Queensland fruit fly in summerfruit crops.
30 October 2015
Making good variety investment decisions: a tree fruit variety evaluation program for Australia (MT10051)
This project involved planting a number of banana crops in four key production regions across Australia to evaluate the characteristics of a number of varieties
7 October 2014
Market potential for value added peach, nectarine, plum and apricot product (SF13000)
This project investigated the viability of the production and marketing of fresh summerfruit juice in Australia, to add value to product that is otherwise discarded.
18 September 2014
Improving consistency of soluble solids concentrations in summerfruit (SF11000)
This project investigated factors influencing variation in fruit quality within summerfruit trees and how it can be improved through tree management and fruit thinning.
12 February 2014