ITC Hardwoods Nutrition R&D

Hardwoods nutrition R&D to improve tree growth, wood quality and resistance to disease attack. Improved diagnotic tools. North Queensland and Burnett region soils.

Tropical Hardwood Improvement - Base

Completed tree improvement project focussing on delivering improved mahogany varieties for the plantation industry in northern Queensland.

High-value wood products from sub-tropical plantations

To refine the emerging silvicultural systems for sub-tropical eucalypt plantations to produce logs of acceptable dimensions and quality for processing into high-value solid and engineered wood products, while maintaining financial attractiveness for growers. The available resources are focussed primarily on sub-tropical Corymbia plantings.

Salt-tolerant amenity grasses to reduce salt effect

Assess establishment and management of salt tolerant turf grasses on salt affected parklands.

ACIAR Domestication of Meliaceae species with reference to Hypsipyla

Domestication of Meliaceae, particularly Chukrasia and Toona ciliata with reference to Hypsipyla shoot borers. Clonal and silvicultural aspects.

Evaluation of APFIP (apple) varieties

Evaluation of APFIP (apple) varieties.

Management guidelines for warm-season greens grasses

Golf green, turf.

Improving avocado fruit quality and market potential by pre and post harvest factors

Improving avocado fruit quality and market potential by pre and post harvest factors.

FWPRDC PN06.3016 Resource Characterisation

Linking non-destructive field assessment of wood property and quality traits in slash pine to yield of structural grades of timber. Produce a review of wood quality studies in sub-tropical pines planted in Queensland and northern New South Wales.

VG07023 Driving better vegetable irrigation through profitable practice change

Despite recent flooding in eastern Australia, the availability/quality of irrigation water is a long-term issue for Australian vegetable growers. To survive, producers are told to implement new technologies. However, there is often little practical information investigating which improvements could make a real difference, and keep production profitable. In an Horticulture Australia Ltd three year project, scientists from the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (QLD), CSIRO, Department of Industry and Investment (NSW), and the National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture, evaluated practical irrigation improvements. We conducted experiments and case studies on farms in southern Queensland and Riverina vegetable districts, with over 100 extension events, including irrigation workshops, conferences, and field days.

Production of Macadamia Rootstock

Production of Macadamia Rootstock.

Improving the quality of kikuyu by reducing the lignin content

Development of improved pasture grass via chemical mutagenesis and selection of mutations in lignin genes.

Honey Gold Mango

To improve the yield of Honey Gold mango through nutrition, pruning and growth regulators.

Strategic banana tissue culture industry development and biosecurity act

Application and development of activities based on in vitro technologies delivering research, industry development and biosecurity activities to sustain and improve the Australian banana industry.

Vapour heat treatment of honey gold mango

Vapour heat treatment of honey gold mango for access to the Japanese market.