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