
Research & Development
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Investment in research and development (R&D) and innovation is vital for ongoing growth and improvement in the productivity, profitability, competitiveness and sustainability of Australia’s citrus industry.
Citrus Australia supports policy that:
- Ensures efficient use of the grower levy
- Invests in the Citrus Industry Strategic Investment Plan
- Improves security of tenure for core skills
- Develops a field of applied scientists motivated by industry outcomes
- Centralises co-ordination of R&D for efficient delivery
- Encourages collaboration with international researchers for efficiency
- Is industry driven
Citrus Australia’s recent news on Research & Development
13 August 2019 – A review of chilling injury causes and control
26 February 2019 – Monitoring of temperature and ethylene conditions after harvest to improve outturn quality of Queensland lemons in export supply chains