Hardwood plantation nutrition

Spotted gum nutrition in the Burnett Region of Queensland.

Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation (FWPRDC) Cypress exatractives

Study to investigate the use of cypress pine extractives as a novel timber preservative.

Wood Properties of Improved Hardwood lines

Support Horticulture and Forestry Science tree improvement activities with sampling and evaluation of wood properties to rank for wood quality for specified product types (pulp and paper, solid wood, veneer etc).

Management of postharvest diseases in subtropical and tropical fruit

Development of disease management strategies for subtropical and tropical fruit based on natural resistance mechanisms.

Hardwood Plantation P&D Semiochemistry

Insects can cause considerable damage in hardwood plantations and because pesticide use is controversial, future pest management may rely on manipulating insect behaviour. Insects use infochemical cues to identify and locate mates and host plants and this can be used to manipulate their behaviour and reduce pest impacts in plantations. Infochemicals include chemical signals produced by insects, such as pheromones and kairomones, or those produced by host plants as odours or volatiles that are attractive to insects. This research is learning how insects perceive and interact with chemical cues or infochemicals in their environment and how these interactions can be manipulated for monitoring and control. Pest species being investigated include the giant wood moth (Endoxyla cinerea), Culama wood moths, the eucalypt leaf beetle (Paropsis atomaria), red cedar tip moth (Hypsipyla robusta) and several longicorn wood borers. The project will contribute to new strategies for minimising damage and controlling pest densities in Queensland's hardwood plantations.

Mango Fruit Genomics

Genomics approaches for marker assisted selection of improved mango fruit.

Hardwoods Nutrient/Disease Interactions

Interactions of nutrients and disease expression in hardwood plantations.

Preliminary Vacuum Kiln Trials HWDS

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

BCC Benefits Composted Organics Farm Systems

BCC Benefits Composted Organics Farm Systems.

ACIAR Reduce pest disease related yield decrease in sweet potato Papua New Guinea

Develops and extends DEEDI and partner technologies, improves yields and quality by removing virus diseases and some pests. Objectives: 1.Develop and test sweet potato pest and disease control strategies 2.Increase dissemination and adoption of pathogen tested and Integrated Pest Management strategy for pest and disease control.

Refining Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of eggfruit caterpillar

Investigations into pheromone monitoring and efficacy of insecticides to improve Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of eggfruit caterpillar.

Trialing new cut flower varieties

Field trial of new cut flower, floriculture, foliage varieties.

Management of Papaya diseases in North Queensland

Management of Papaya diseases in North Queensland.

Breeding Low Chill high quality stonefruit

Breeding Low Chill high quality stonefruit.

Preliminary Vacuum Kiln Trials SWDS

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