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Groundbreaking robots can help growers pollinate
Media ReleaseTWO AUSTRALIAN-MADE robots have uncovered the best locations to pollinate in orchards to get maximum fruit output in a new study commissioned by Horticulture Innovation Australia (Hort Innovation). Delivered by the University of Sydney
14 April 2016
Banana enterprise performance comparison (BA16009)
This investment collected data on the productivity, quality, profitability and other information from Australian banana businesses as part of the industry's benchmarking program.
7 November 2018
Generation of residue data for pesticide minor use permit applications in horticulture crops 2015/16 (ST15027)
This investment was responsible for generating pesticide residue and crop safety data to support minor use permit applications and renewals.
26 November 2018
Tropical fruit export strategy (MT17002) (MT17002a)
This investment was tasked with developing individual export strategies for a range of tropical commodities, feeding into an overarching export strategy for Australian tropical fruit.
16 May 2018
Autonomous perception systems for horticulture tree crops (AH11009)
This robotics and mechanisation investment contributed to the development of sensing technologies/algorithms, trialed in autonomous perception ground vehicles (the Shimp and Mantis robots).
11 March 2016
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
Soil management, organic matter, biological activity and disease suppression
This fact sheet outlines how management of soil in banana crops can impact the suppression of Panama disease.
14 December 2018
Proximal sensing tools for early, quantifiable stress and disease detection
This fact sheet provides growers with a number of methods to detect disease and stress in their banana crop before visual symptoms appear.
14 December 2018
Testing the efficacy of urea as a treatment for the destruction of Foc in infected soil
This fact sheet provides banana growers with a summary of an experiment to determine the effectiveness of the use of urea as a treatment for the destruction of Foc in infected soil.
14 December 2018
Quaternary ammonium (QA) products: How can you monitor them? How long are they effective for and are they corrosive?
This fact sheet provides a summary of research into how growers can effectively manage and monitor the concentration of QA products in biosecurity infrastructure.
13 December 2018