Avocado industry biosecurity capacity and capability building: phase II (AV21003) (AV21003a)

This investment is bolstering biosecurity for the Australian avocado industry by monitoring and delivering new diagnostic protocols for key threats.

4 August 2022

• Ongoing project
• Avocado Fund
• Pests, diseases and biosecurity

An integrated disease management approach for the Australian macadamia industry (MC21001)

This investment is generating new knowledge and providing innovative tools to predict, monitor and control diseases in macadamia.

4 August 2022

• Ongoing project
• Macadamia Fund
• Pests, diseases and biosecurity

An integrated systems based approach for pest management in Australian macadamia (MC21000)

This investment is establishing a decision-support system to facilitate timely and effective pest management decisions for Australian macadamia growers and other industry stakeholders.

3 August 2022

• Ongoing project
• Macadamia Fund
• Pests, diseases and biosecurity

Investigating the control of fruit drop in mango to support innovative solutions for Australian growers (MG21004)

This investment is improving understanding of the molecular pathways regulating fruit abscission in mango, particularly the relationship between activation of the abscission zone, hormonal changes, and carbohydrate reserves leading to early fruit drop.

3 August 2022

• Ongoing project
• Mango Fund
• On-farm and crop management

National Fruit Fly Council – Phase 4 (FF20000)

The National Fruit Fly Council (NFFC) is a strategic body bringing together federal and state governments, growers and research funders to oversee the implementation of the National Fruit Fly Strategy.

2 August 2022

• Ongoing project
• Apple and Pear Fund
• Cherry Fund
• Citrus Fund
• Mango Fund
• Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
• Strawberry Fund
• Summerfruit Fund
• Table Grape Fund
• Vegetable Fund
• Fruit Fly Fund
• Pests, diseases and biosecurity

Opportunities to improve labour use efficiency through automation and improved management practices (RB21003)

This investment identified opportunities to improve labour use efficiency in the rubus industry through automation and improved management practices.

7 April 2023

• Final research report
• Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
• Completed project
• Technology

Phenomenom resources (MT21018)

This investment developed Phenomenom resources for the avocado, citrus, melon and rubus industries, including a dedicated Nomcast for each commodity and supporting PDF resources.

10 April 2024

• Final research report
• Avocado Fund
• Citrus Fund
• Melon Fund
• Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
• Completed project
• Training and education

Consumer usage and attitude tracking 2022/23 (MT21202)

This investment provided a category tracking service to allow various horticultural categories to better understand consumer usage and attitudes and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.

9 January 2024

• Papaya Fund
• Almond Fund
• Apple and Pear Fund
• Avocado Fund
• Banana Fund
• Cherry Fund
• Chestnut Fund
• Citrus Fund
• Custard Apple Fund
• Dried Grape Fund
• Dried Tree Fruit Fund
• Lychee Fund
• Macadamia Fund
• Mango Fund
• Melon Fund
• Mushroom Fund
• Olive Fund
• Onion Fund
• Passionfruit Fund
• Persimmon Fund
• Pineapple Fund
• Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
• Strawberry Fund
• Summerfruit Fund
• Sweetpotato Fund
• Table Grape Fund
• Vegetable Fund
• Completed project
• Consumer and market research

Nursery industry conferences (NY21001)

This project sponsored the 2022 International Plant Propagators’ Society (IPPS) conference.

1 August 2022

• Nursery Fund
• Completed project
• Industry development and communication

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