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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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Ongoing project

Summerfruit industry minor use program (SF16001)

This investment supports applications and renewals of minor use permits for the summerfruit industry

7 December 2018

Completed project Final Research Report

Experimental summerfruit orchard – phase II (SF17006)

Trials to investigate high-density plantings, new rootstocks and cultivars, alternative canopy architectures and advanced irrigation and fertigation technologies for summerfruit were facilitated through this investment.

28 August 2023

Completed project Final Research Report

National biosecurity plan for the summerfruit industry (SF17005)

The summerfruit industry's biosecurity plan was reviewed and updated by this investment.

12 December 2022

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

Selecting and releasing to industry high quality fresh and dried Australian apricots for export and domestic markets (MT12015)

This project saw nine new apricot varieties made available to growers, with the wider SARDI breeding program delivering several more.

28 August 2020

Completed project

Summerfruit export strategy (SF17001)

An export strategy detailing and mapping priority markets for summerfruit export, and the route-to-market for each of these markets, was developed by this investment.

28 June 2018

Completed project Final Research Report

Australian Stonefruit Grower magazine 2016 (SF15003)

This project was responsible for the production of the Australian Stonefruit Grower magazine, between 2016 and 2017.

8 May 2017

Completed project Final Research Report

Stone fruit communications project (SF12009)

This investment supported the summerfruit industry's communications program from 2013 to 2016, delivering the Australian Stonefruit Grower magazine among other communication channels.

14 November 2016

Completed project Final Research Report

Improving market access to China for Australian summerfruit (SF14000)

This project supported new market access for Australian nectarines into China, with a range of work to build awareness, relationships and knowledge.

2 August 2016