RIRDC Projects and Results

Completed Projects & Research in Progress

Archived Research in Progress reports

Current projects

A field evaluation of the productivity of hazelnut varieties

Integrated management strategies for diseases and pests of Asian vegetables

Management of Fusarium oxysporum in jojoba plantations

Harvest timing, sensory analysis and shelf life for optimal olive oil quality

Commercial potential of red bayberry in Australia

Intensive seed-production systems to commercialise native grasses in nthn Aust

Management of black scale and apple weevil in olives

Daikon a promising anti-cancer vegetable

Review and development of technology for improved processing of mechanicall

An investigation into some important pests and diseases of culinary herbs

Translation and publication of Spanish olive manual "El Cultivo del Olivo"

Commercialisation of Mume in Australia

Technological and biological factors affecting sterols in Australian olive oils

Australian wild rice: A new sustainable wild food enterprise

Native legumes as a grain crop for diversification in Australia

Commercialising cocoa growing in north Queensland

Developing harvest technologies for C. australasicum

Folate content of Asian vegetables

Tropical exotic fruit industry - strategic direction setting

Understanding the cropping behaviour of Riberry (Syzygium leuhmannii)

Opportunities for native fruit and nut production with low water use

Green tea profitability and environmental assurance

New industries for future climates

Shelf life and olive oil stability

Drought tolerance of novel perennial legumes

Boosting rambutan productivity through improvements in fruit set.

Native Foods Flavour of the Month Web Profiles

Changing decision making by LOTE growers

Evaluation of new analytical methods to detect lower quality olive oils

Broad scale implementation of native grass germination enhancement technologies

Specific physiological activity of Australian native fruits

Quinoa as a new crop in Australia

Defining the unique flavours of Australian native foods

Olive Industry Five Year Research and Development Plan 2009-2014

Evaluation of key chemicals for pest management in the olive industry

Technical transfer for the Australian olive industry

Further development of the stevia natural sweetener industry

Investigation of factors to improve black truffle yield

Continuation of the Access to Asian Foods Newsletter Project PRJ-003093

Evaluation of processing aids for olive oil extraction and quality improvement

Native foods curriculum project

Improving seed sprout food safety: a farm to retail assessment

The effect of coffee cherry maturity on taste

Taking stock of the Australian Asian vegetable industry

Identify the agent causing rot in tuber melanosporum and management controls

Date palm trial/demonstration establishment, maintenance and measurement

Completed projects

Investigation into legumes with pharmaceutical and aquaculture potential

Improved economic sustainability of Vietnamese vegetable growers in the Syd

Anti-cancer properties of Asian crucifers

Edamame soybean development in Australia

Developing better nutritional strategies for mechanical tea production

Cross-pollination in olive cultivars

Improving the market access of Asian vegetables

Australian paprika: breeding & industry development

Taro industry development: the first step

Developing best management practices and resolving minor permit issues for

Improving harvest quality of native food crops

Recycling solid waste from olive oil extraction process

Production of high quality export green tea through integrated management

Development of new root vegetable crops from Southern Western Australia's d

A survey of Australian olive cultivars to determine compliance to internati

Grass roots-native perennial grasses for sustainable pasture systems

Northern Australia cocoa development (Stage 3)

Evaluation of the potential for hydroponic cranberry production

End product markets for emerging tropical fruit industries-tropical fruit w

Development of olive pest and disease field guide

Increasing the production of Australian wasabi

Review of Asian Food projects to identify key messages and gaps in research

Mechanical olive harvesting: Evaluation of fruit loosening agents

Preparing the native food industry for national and global challenges

Access to asian foods newsletter

A business plan for the development of a Kakadu plum (Terminalia ferdinandi

Determining the feasibility of phytomining in rural Australia

Improving latex extraction technology by debarking guayule

Emerging animal and plant industries: Their value to Australia

Asian Foods Researchers' Workshop May 2007

Paprika oleoresin - investment background

Seaweed: Potential as a marine vegetable and other opportunities

Improving Communication among LOTE Asian Vegetable Growers

Characterisation of phenolic compounds in oils produced from frosted olives

Current Issues in Intellectual Property for the Australian Rural Sector

RIRDC Australian New Crops Website

Access to Asian Foods Newsletter

To determine residue levels of specified chemicals in specified crops

Establishing R&D priorities for the Australian Green Tea industry

Integrated Polyculture Industry Stage 1

Fig industry development – Stage 1

Truffle industry stocktake

Continuation of the Access to Asian Foods Newsletter

Update and Review of Processed Asian Foods in Australia

Collation of minor use information for the Australian Olive Industry

Australian Herb and Spice Industry Stocktake

Health benefits of Australian native foods

AEV Benchmarking Tracking Study for Olives: Preliminary Survey

A literature review of carbon sequestration in olives and other tree crops

Date Industry Development Stage 2

Opportunities for Achacha a new plant product