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Developing sustainability through extension of best practice in the South Australian apple and pear industry (AP12038)
For the South Australian apple and pear industry, this investment supported the role and activities of an industry development officer from 2013 to 2016.
1 March 2017
Application of soil amendments to maintain turf quality on sandy soil (TU13000)
This project investigated the use of soil amendments in turf farming to improve the water retention of sandy soils and decrease turf water requirements.
27 February 2017
Integrating sustainable soil health practices into a commercial vegetable farming operation (VG12115)
The effect of 'softer' soil management practices on improving soil health and increasing vegetable yields were investigated in this research, which looked at reduced tillage, cover crops, mulching and controlled traffic approaches.
16 February 2017
Zero residue concept – scoping study for citrus (CT14001)
This project began investigations into lower agrichemical residue production (the zero residue concept) for citrus.
16 February 2017
Review and update of the National Standard for Certification of Australian Seed Potatoes (PT15004)
This project undertook a review and update of the National Standard for Certification of Australian Seed Potatoes.
15 February 2017
National Governance Framework for Australian Seed Potato Certification: an options paper (PT15005)
This project developed an options paper to identify a fit-for-purpose, cost-effective and independent national governance framework for Australian Seed Potato Certification.
13 February 2017
Evaluating dried grapes types for the Australian industry (DG12004)
New varieties of grapes with superior qualities for drying were evaluated under this project, which ran between 2012 and 2016.
6 February 2017
Correlating fruit fly with cherry production and climate (CY13012)
This project developed models to predict Queensland fruit fly populations post-winter throughout Australia.
6 February 2017
A focus on irrigation and fertiliser practices to improve production efficiency for language other than English strawberry growers (BS12025)
This project facilitated the adoption of efficient nutrition and irrigation practices among the Vietnamese-speaking strawberry-growing community in Western Australia.
6 February 2017
Objective colour assessment options for the dried grape industry (DG15001)
This project developed and tested a number of different methods for objectively measuring the colour of dried grapes.
6 February 2017