R&D projects
Discover table grape levy investments into Table Grape Fund R&D initiatives
The table grape levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Table Grape Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.
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Improving plant industry access to new genetics through faster and more accurate diagnostics using next generation sequencing (MT18005)
This investment was tasked with supporting the adoption of ‘next generation sequencing’ in the screening of imported horticultural plant material in post-entry quarantine facilities.
23 August 2023
Using classical genetics and epigenetics to make sterile insect technology flies fitter (AI14002)
This research produced a host of genetic data relating to Queensland fruit flies, to feed into other work related to the application of the Sterile Insect Technique to the pest.
5 February 2019
Developing a national systems approach for meeting biosecurity requirements to access key Asian markets (AM17001)
This project supported collaboration between Australian stakeholders to develop a quantitative systems approach for horticultural enterprises so that they realised market opportunities
21 September 2022
Transformational innovation performance analysis (AI13011)
This project examined the level of innovation in the Australian horticulture industry, and its relationship to productivity.
4 September 2015
Australian table grape industry communications project (TG15008)
This investment maintained and improved communication to Australian table grape growers and other industry stakeholders
29 May 2019
Area wide integrated pest management support for Qfly in table grapes (TG18002)
This investment delivered information on area wide management of Queensland fruit fly to table grape growers, through education events in key Australian growing regions.
26 June 2020
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
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
Export market access, maintenance, biosecurity and developing export markets for the Australian table grape industry (TG14000)
A wide array of export and market-access related activities were supported by this investment between 2014 and 2017, including grower training, delivery of the industry’s online export registration system, table grape participation in trade events and more.
27 November 2017
Effect of sulphur dioxide and cold on survival of insects during storage of table grapes (TG15003)
This investment demonstrated that current cold and sulphur dioxide treatments for exported table grapes will kill any accidental occurences of pests including long-tailed mealybug, lady bird beetle, European earwig, Argentine ant, Carpophilus beetle and two-spotted spider mite.
7 September 2017