RIRDC
RIRDC, shaping the future

RIRDC Projects and Results

Completed Projects & Research in Progress

Archived Research in Progress reports




Current projects

Production of Newsletter of the Essential Oil Producer's Association of Aus
Using frontier technologies for the quality assurance of medicinal herbs
Fabrication of Electronic Materials from the Australian Essential Oils
Aroma and Flavour Products from Plant Waste
Develop Australian Standards For Oil Of Australian Lavandin Cultivars
Flood irrigated tropical timber trials in the North of Western Australia
Production of High Quality Plant Extracts of Australian Medicinal Herbs
Application of molecular genetics to improvement of yield in oil mallees
Revision of Backhousia citriodora Essential Oil Standard
Agronomic and Extraction Parameters for Centipeda cunninghamii Production

Completed projects

Analysis of Dodonea viscosa as a potential remedy for anti-inflammatory and
Development of an internationally competitive saffron industry
Improved oil quality and yield from Tasmanian-grown French lavender
Quality assurance protocols to minimise pesticide residues in essential oil
A literature review and assessment of Morinda citrifolia (Noni)
Increased yields from peppermint crops through improved micronutrient nutri
Commercial production of milkweed a plant with anticancer properties
Development and economic assessment of Artemisia for production of anti-Malarial
Clinical trial of kunzea oil for onychomycoses treatment-commercial potential
Growing the essential oils industry
Essential Oils and Plant Extracts: Program Review and Development of Five Y
Growing Xi Shu and extracting an anti-cancer drug (Camptothecin)
Spatial analysis of plant-host relationships in tropical sandalwood
Production of TALGA lavender industry newsletter
Management of postharvest diseases using Australian essential oils
Heartwood rot identification and impact in Sandalwood (Santalum album).