Preliminary Vacuum Kiln Trials SWDS

Preliminary trials to test the viability of vacuum drying Australian commercially important softwood species.

Extension of Chemical Phytotoxicity Testing Facility for Warm-Season Turfgrasses

The turf industry needs to access a range of more selective, effective and environmentally acceptable pesticides, which will help to address environmental concerns while maintaining the industry's internationally competitive status. This includes both new pesticides being developed globally for turf use and older generic chemicals previously registered for other agricultural purposes and now requiring extension of that registration for use in turf.

Macadamia Modelling Scoping Study

Investigate the feasibility and utility of a macadamia physiological model.

Resistance to tomato yellow leafcurl virus in tomato

Resistance to tomato yellow leafcurl virus in tomato.

Better Macadamia crop forecasting

Better Macadamia crop forecasting.

DAQ339A Pest and disease identification and management in herbs

The major objective is to produce an educational tool for growers and research/extension personnel to allow accurate identification of a range of pests and diseases encountered in herbs. To a lessor extent develop both a mechanism to manage beneficial insects in field crops pre-harvest and to identify some common seed borne diseases in herbs.

Late Autumn Winter Spring strawberries for profit and consumer appeal

Improved cultivar.

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.

Increasing Adoption of Irrigation and Water Recycling Technologies in Australia

Retrofitting nurseries to increase water use efficiency and evaluate 4 soil moisture sensors for irrigation scheduling.

Salt-tolerant amenity grasses to reduce salt effect

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

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.