New & Emerging Industries Established Industries
Sustainable Systems Capacity Building & Biosecurity
Corporate

1.1 New Plant Products Research Reports

Frozen  Culinary Herbs Australian and International  Market Analyses (00/126 AMR-5A)
- Full report (230 kbs) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader  ||    Summary Report  (10 kb)

Regional Australian Olive Oil Processing Plants - Feasibility study for network partners representing enterprises involved in olive production (GGO-1A  00/1870) - Full report (345 kbs) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader  ||    Summary Report  (14 kb)

4th International Symposium on Olive Growing, Italy, 25-30 September 2000 and Usa 2000 Olive Tour, California, 10 October 2000 - 13 kbs PDF file - needs Acrobat Reader

Potential of Sugar Beet on the Atherton Tableland (00/167  DAQ-211A)
- Full report: Part 1 ( 218kb )   Part 2 (385kb) are PDF files & need Acrobat Reader   ||    Summary Report  (19 kb)

Condiment Paprika: Breeding, Harvesting & Commercialisation (00/155 ASA-1A)
- Full report (228 kbs) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader   ||    Summary Report  (32 kb)

Market Alternatives for Japanese Green Tea  (00/169 DAT-38A) DAN-179A)
- Full report (146 kbs) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader   ||    Summary Report  (11 kb)

Determining whether pesticide application rates for Culinary Herbs meet MRL requirements (00/161 DAN-179A)- Full report (146 kbs) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader   ||    Summary Report (11 kb)

A cholesterol-lowering  extract from garlic (00/63 DAV-124A)
- Full report (114 kbs) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader   ||    Summary Report (11 kb)

Japanese Green Tea Japanese Green Tea - Continued Investigation into Commercial Production & Development in Tasmania (00/59  DAT-31A) -Full report (865 kbs) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader  ||  Summary Report (16 kb)

Wild Olive Selection for quality oil production (00/116  UA-41A)

Evaluation of the Prospective New Industry Program: An overview of all projects — Stage 1(00/114)
- Full report (5.5 megs) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader   ||    Summary Report (15 kb)

Evaluation of the Prospective New Industry Program Project evaluations — Stage 2 (00/115)
- Full report  is a self-extracting PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader   ||    Summary Report (37 kb)

Maximum residue level testing for Endosulfan used on Longans and Lychee (No 00/101  No LAA-3A)

Coffee Business Plan for the NSW Coffee Growing Industry (00/60  PMP-3A)- PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

Garlic High yielding and virus–free for greater profits (00/58 BIO-1A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

Marketing the Australian Native Food Industry (00/61 BUS-1A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

Food safety of three species of Native Mint (00/38 NMT-1A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

Lychee, Longan and Rambutan Optimising Canopy Management (No 00/29  DAQ-177A)- PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

The effect of nitrogen on Cashew in North Queensland (00/24 DAQ 145A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

ASPARAGUS Productivity Response to Droughting in a Tropical Environment (00/22 DNT-17A)
- PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

The Australian Cashew Industry an Information System (00/15 CSL-1A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

Characterisation of anti-viral compounds in Australian Bush Medicines (00/6) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

Lathyrus A New Grain Legume (99/150 UWA-21A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

Commercial Production of Medicinal Herbs in Tasmania (99/149 DAT-26A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

Hemp and Other Natural Fibres - Today and Tomorrow (TA989-04 99/119) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

Improving Access to Bushfood Production & Marketing Information ( 99/158 AQU-1A)- PDF file

First National New Rural Industries Conference ‘New Industry Development: An Imperative for Australian Agriculture’ (99/121 DAW-90A)

Storage of Culinary Herbs (DAV 103A 99/142)

Australian Jojoba Products Discovering Their Market Potential (HAS-4A)

Developing a Herb and Spice Industry in Callide Valley, Queensland (DAQ-194A)

Full Report: Financial Analysis of New Rural Industries – Volume II 00/133 HAS-6 (3.4 Megs)
Builds on Volume I (below) by widening coverage to other ‘new industries’. Eleven enterprise options are analysed and benchmarked against two other options – wine grapes and Treasury Bonds. In additon to the report which you can download as a self-extracting zip file (3.4 megs) or view a html verison of the Executive Summary and Introduction.  You can also download software in the form of Excel files to help make site-specific analyses for an actual investment (you will need Excel 97 or later, along with a working knowledge of the application - instructions are included in each spreadsheet) .

Excel files of the crops and animals used as examples in the study (for other crops and animals use the generic templates:
  • Alpacca 
  • Durian
  • Sesame
  • South African Proteaceae
  • Emu
  • Medicinal herbs
  • Winegrapes
  • Culinary Herbs
  • Govt. Bonds
  • Persimmon
  • Dairy Goats
  • Jojoba
  • Red 
  • Generic Templates: Crop Template Livestock Template

    The New Rural Industries Financial Indicators (99/38)  (Vol 1)
    Please note that this report was prepared in 1998. Caution should be exercised when using this information due to changes in market prices. For example, tea tree has halved at this point in time.  (18 May 2000)

    Australian Ginseng Crop Establishment Research (POP-1A)

    Review of the Prospects for the Australian Black Tea Industry (AGT-5A)

    Australian Longan Industry Strategic Plan (LGA-1A)

    Duckweed - a potential high protein feed source for domestic animals and fish (BWM-1A)

    New Salad & Vegetable Crops from Australia’s Sub-Antarctic Islands (ANC-2A)

    A Field Evaluation of the Productivity of Hazelnuts (USO-1A)

    Second Hemp Workshop Proceedings (WS967-24)

    Production and Export of  Buckwheat Grain and Value Added Products (DAV-86A)

    New Crops,  New Products: New Opportunities for  Australian Agriculture (UQ-33A)


    Weed Control in Sesame (Project DNT-15A)

    Feasibility of a sustainable Bush food industry in Western Queensland (DAQ-189A)

    Evaluation of the Potential of Growing tuber melanosporum on mainland Australia (DPS-1A)

    Tissue culture development of a tropical asparagus super-clone (DAQ-138A)

    Boosting Durian Productivity (DNT-13A)

    Market Opportunities And Research Priorities For Commercially Under-Exploited
    Tropical Fruits, Vegetables And Nuts (DAQ-W5967-19 97/080)

    Postharvest Handling and Packaging of Fresh Herbs (DAV-89A)

    A Commercial Herb Industry for Northern NSW - An Infant Enterprise (UNE-30A)

    First Australian New Crops Conference (UQ-44A)

    Disease Control in Coriander and Other Spice Seeds (DAS-40A)

    Commercialisation of Microlaena stipoides for turf, amenity and forage purposes (UNE-35A)

    The Olive Industry - A Marketing Study (DAQ-210A)

    Potential for Establishing an Olive Industry in Australia (DAQ-210, 98/5)

    Emerging Opportunities in Agriculture Conference (AST-1A)

    Prospects for the Australian Native Bushfood Industry (RPT-1A)

    Evalutation of Volatile Quality Factors in Black Tea (UQ-61A)

    World Hemp and Other Bast Fibre Manufacturing Developments (TA978-09)

    Cropping of the French black morel (Morchella angusticeps): A preliminary investigation ( 98-44 UT-12A)
     - Full report (262k) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader   ||    Summary Report (8k)

    Genetic Improvement of Sesame for Northern Australia (DNT-14A)

    Prefeasibility Studies of Hemp Products (PMP-1A)

    Germplasm conservation of minor tropical field crops (DAQ 140A)

    Effect of Native Vegetation on Cashew Arthropod Fauna (UNT-3A)

    Evaluating Cashew Hybrids in Northern Australia (csh-43a)

    Cashew Tree Culture in the Northeast of Brazil


    1.2 New Animal Products Research Reports

    Increasing Buffalo Production using reproduction technology (00/165  DAV-132A)
    - Full report (156 kb) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader   ||    Summary Report (15 kb)

    Meat-Type Ducks Self-selection of diets(00/156  UQ-76A) - PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader

    Genetic Evaluation for Australian Ostriches (00/153 UNE-57A)
    - Full report (500 kb) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader   ||    Summary Report (20 kb)

    Alpaca Enterprise  Budgeting Software (00/152 RID-2A)-  PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader

    Potential for expansion of the Freshwater Crayfish Industry in Australia (00/142 CSU-2A)
    - Full report (270 kb) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader   ||    Summary Report (15 kb)

    New Animal Products -Research in Progress (00/79)

    Benchmarks for New Animal Products - Emu & Ostrich Production  (00/136 WHP-2A)
    - Full report (270 kb) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader   ||    Summary Report (15 kb)

    Assessing the potential for a Commercial Camel Industry in Western Australia (00/123  DAW-92A)
    - Full report (300 kb) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader   ||    Summary Report (15 kb)

    Ostriches - Their Nutritional Needs under Farming Conditions (00/120 DAQ-219A)
    - Full report (440kbs) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader   ||    Summary Report (15 kb)

    Evaluation of the Prospective New Industry Program: An overview of all projects — Stage 1(00/114)
    - Full report (5.5 megs) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader   ||    Summary Report (15 kb)

    Evaluation of the Prospective New Industry Program Project evaluations — Stage 2 (00/115)
    - Full report  is a self-extracting PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader   ||    Summary Report (37 kb)

    Electrical Restraining, Stunning and Stimulation of Crocodiles:
    Part 1. Electrical Stunning to Restrain Crocodiles¹
    Part 2. Electrical Stimulation of Crocodile Meat to Induce Tenderness²  (00/105 DAQ229A)
    - Full report (551 kb) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader   ||    Summary Report (10 kb)

    Farming European Brown Hare (00/75  LSC–1A) - Full report (4 megs) is PDF file needs Acrobat Reader
    Summary Report (9kb)

    Skin diseases of Farmed Crocodiles (00/74 UJC-5A) - Full report (204 kb) is PDF file needs Acrobat Reader
    Summary Report (11kb)

    Industry Summary and Future Directions - the full rext of a speech by Peter McInnes, RIRDC New Animals Products Research Manager (Word6/95 - 28k)

    Silk Production in Australia (00/56 UQ-77A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Year round supply of Goat Milk (No 00/31  UMO-18A)

    Emu Farming Reproductive Technology (00/37  UWA-39A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Cartilage Co-products Commercial development from alternative production species (00/35 CST-5A)
    - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Improving the quality of Australian crocodile skins (00/21 WM1-1A - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Marketing Analysis and Plan for the Camel Industry (00/9  DAQ-218A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Development of a Sustainable Camel Industry (99/118 DAW-81A and DNT-19A)
    - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Growing Juvenile Ostrich In a Grazing Environment (99/134 UT-14A)  - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Declawing of Farmed Emus Harmful or Helpful? (99/177 UF-2A)  - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Emu Products Increasing Production and Profitability (99/143 DAW-57A)  - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Development of Ostrich Enterprise Budgeting Software (99/117 RID-1A)

    Australian Camel Racing Assessing International Competitiveness ( 99/120 AWC-1A)

    Emu Oil its Anti-Microbial and Anti-Viral Potential (No 99/132 UWA-37A)

    Emu Oil Its Anti-Inflammatory Properties (99/133 DAW-82A)

    Australian Farmed Rabbit Prospects for Industry Development (ABA-7A, 99/89)

    The Australian Buffalo Industry Market Research and Feasibility Study  (BUF-1A)

    Development of  Speciality Sheep Milk Dairy Products Increasing the Market Scope (UWA-23A)

    A Market Strategy for Sheep Milk Products (MS989-16)

    Overcoming the Constraints of Emu Egg Laying Season Coordinated Emu Research Program (UWA-25A)

    The Kangaroo Island Tammar Wallaby Assessing ecologically sustainable commercial harvesting (UA-40A)

    Commercial Emu Raising - Using Cool Climate Forage Based Production Systems (DAT-32A)

    Specialty Goat Cheese Improving Productivity in Australia (PTP-8A)

    Innovative Semen Collection Techniques- a new approach for vertebrate animals (UMO-13A)

    Information Systems For New Animal Industries (PTP-1A)

    Crocodile Farming Research, Development and On-farm Monitoring (DAQ-188A)

    Emu Processing and Product Development (daw-34a)

    Determining the efficacy of emu oil in wound healing and cellular regeneration (DAW-83A)

    Growth Rate and Cost Factors Affecting Commercial Emu Rearing (NAP-15)

    Designing a Research Facility for Grower Size Crocodiles (DAQ-220A)

    Reproducing Ostrich Fading Syndrome (DAW-71A)

    Use of the Polymerase Chain Reaction to Study Aspergillosis in Ostriches (UNE 37-A)

    Investigations into the Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Aspergillosis in Ostriches (UNE 38A)

    A Study Tour To Europe

    Review of the Impact of Government Policies on Kangaroo Industry Commercial Practices

    Sustainable Economic Use of Native Australian Birds and Reptiles - can controlled trade improve conservation of species? (ACI-2A)- Full report (436 kbs) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader


    Asian Foods Research Reports

    Production and Marketing of Japanese Ginger (Zingiber mioga) in Australia (00/117 UT-17A)
    - Full report (378 kbs) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader   ||    Summary Report (16 kb)

    Pickled and Dried Asian Vegetables (00/45 DAN-124A) - 1.3 megs - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader  (630 kb)    Summary Report   (15 kb)

    National Asian Foods Newsletter Report on project (00/129 DAV-133A) - 770 kbs - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader  (630 kb)    Summary Report   (9 kb)

    Asian Foods Completed Projects in 1999-2000 & Research in Progress as at June 2000

    Chilli Spice Production in Australia 00/33 UA-38A  - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Leafy Asian Vegetables Extending Their Shelf Life (99/159 DAQ-213A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Indian Condiments and Pickles Opportunities for Commercial Production in Australia (99/138 AFM-3A)

    Bamboo Development for the Asian Stir Fry Export Markets (99/136  DAQ 176A)
    - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Chinese Cabbage Cultivar Evaluation – Victoria 1997 (99/137 DAV-114A)

    Assessing the Prospects for Selected  Australian Asian Vegetables (CON-4A 99/135)
    - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Potential opportunities for Increased Production of Processed Asian Foods in Australia (CON-6A)

    Improved postharvest handling and storage of specialty mushrooms (DAV-123A)

    Baseline Review of Research and Development of an Australian Seaweed Industry (CON-5a)

    Developing A Sustainable Asian Vegetable Industry In East Gippsland (DAV-70a)

    Production and Marketing of Japanese Ginger, Zingiber mioga, in Tasmania (UT-9A)

    The Chinese Waterchestnut Industry - A Situation Analysis and Industry Strategy (UCQ-6A)

    Proceedings of the Asian Vegetables Industry Conference (con-3a)

    Survey of the Australian Asian Vegetables Industry (CON-1A)

    Production of Vegetable Green Soybean: For the Domestic Market and Trial
    Shipments to Japan (DAN-113A)

    Bamboo for Shoots and Timber (UCQ-9A)

    Culinary Bamboo Shoots in Australia: Preliminary Research Results (UCQ-4A)

    Production and Postharvest Handling of Chinese Cabbage (Brassica rapa var. pekinensis) - 97/1
     


    Agroforestry & Farm Trees Research Reports

    Extension and advisory strategies for agroforestry (00/184 ECU-2A)
    - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader  (620 kb)    Summary Report   (12 kb)

    Sustainable Hardwood Production in Shallow Watertable Areas (00/163 CSI- 3A)
    - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader  (1.2 megs)    Summary Report   (12 kb)

    Blue Gum Timberbelt Design for Alley Farming (00/154 DAW-70A)
    - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader  (430 kb)    Summary Report   (10 kb)

    The effect of Salt on wood and fibre formation in eucalypts (00/162 UM- 18A)
    - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader  (345 kb)    Summary Report   (10 kb)

    Trees, Water and Salt: An Australian guide to using trees for healthy catchments and productive farms- Research Update (00-170) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader  (600 kb)    Summary Report   (10 kb)

    Emerging products and services from trees in lower rainfall areas (00/171)
     - PDF file needsAcrobat Reader  (1.8 megs)    Summary Report   (10 kb)

    Adapting Computer Software to Evaluate the Visual Impact of Farm Forestry Layouts (CAL-2A)
    - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader  (1.3 meg)    Summary Report   (10 kb)

    Demonstration of the potential effects of nursery nutrients – Tropical Cabinet Timber Trees (00/119 CSL-6A)  - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader  (1meg)    Summary Report   (10 kb)

    Phase Farming with Trees (00/48 CAL-3A)
    - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader  (630 kb)    Summary Report   (20 kb)

    Forecasting Growth of Key Agroforestry Species in south–eastern Australia (DAV-129A)
    - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader  (798kb)    Summary Report   (8kb)

    Native Regrowth: A farmer’s guide to maintaining biodiversity when thinning regrowth forest (00/12 GAN-1A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Harvesting Trees on Farms (00/46 CSF-51A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Tannin and Fuel Wood from Plantation Grown Bipinnate Acacias (No 00/47  DCL- 3A)
     - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    The Impact of Trees and Fodder Shrubs on Soil Acidification (CSP-4A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Design Principles for Farm Forestry - A guide to assist farmers to decide to place trees and farm plantations on farms - 1. 67 megs -PDF file (courtesy University of Melbourne where files are also available as individual chapters)  -  needs Acrobat Reader

    Determining the Effectiveness of Vegetation Management Programs  Measures and Methodologies - Literature Review  (99/130 MS967-43)  - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Integrating Farm Forestry and Biodiversity  (99/166 AAC-4A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Effects of Trees on Native Pasture Production on the Southern Tablelands (99/165 UCA-3A)
    2.4 Meg PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Practical Farm Forestry Whole Farm Case Studies (99/99 No ECU-3A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Agroforestry from Existing Timber Resources on the Northern Tablelands (99/151 CAR-1A)

    Commercial Prospects for Low Rainfall Agroforestry (AGT- 4A 99/152)

    National Low Rainfall Tree Improvement - Workshop Proceedings (SAR-17 A 99/66)

    Agroforestry calculator (from Agricluture Western Australia site)
    Agroforestry Calculator Users' Manual - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    How Trees Use Water (CSM-4A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Classification of Catchments for land and river salinity control (AGS-1A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Agroforestry Over Shallow Water Tables (WS967-7) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Native Forests on farms (AAC-2A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Agroforestry with High Value Trees (UQ-18A)

    Creating a viable farm forestry industry in Australia What will it take? (AHM-1A)

    Agriculture as a Mimic of Natural Ecosystems (UWA-38A)

    Farm Forestry in Australia: A Research Update - Volume 1 (MS978-43)

    Plantation Production of Australian Hardwood Timber for Use in scrimber and assessment of the Quality of this for Scrimber production (CSF-38a)

    Alley Farming in Australia: Current research and future directions (CSM-2a)

    Direct seeding technologies for Eucalyptus (UWS-3A)

    Assessment Of The Potential For An Agroforestry System For The Wet-Dry Tropics Based On Trees That Support Both Wood And Animal Production (CSZ-1A)

     The Water Use Of Trees And Shrubs In Mediterranean Climates In Southern (DAW-35A)

    A market and economic assessment of carob agroforestry in the low rainfall Murray Valley region(UCS-14A)

    Black Wattle and its Utilisation - Abridged English Edition CSF-52A

    How Trees Affect Soils (CSL-3A)

    Links between Farm Forestry & the Wood Processing Industry(ucs-10a )

    Processing Trees on Farms - A Literature Review

    Integrating Trees with Livestock Grazing: to Reduce Use of Conventional Fencing (DAV-80A)

    Agroforestry and Hydrology: What do we Need to Know? (CSM-3A)

    The Effects on Trees of Native Pastures of the Southern Highlands (UCA-3A)


    Deer Research Reports

    Development of Niche European venison markets (00/172  No DIA-2A)
    - Full report (180 kb) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader     Summary Report (13 kb)

    Niche Markets for Venison (00/118 DIP-3A (Part A)  - Full report (100 kb) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader     Summary Report  (13 kb)  Related documents and charts available online:

    Venison Language and Specifications (DIP-2A)  (1.4 megs) - PDF files, need Acrobat Reader

    Salt Intake and Red and Fallow Deer:  A literature review (00/108 DEE00-05)

    Eccymosis (blood splash) in deer carcasses Influence of pre–slaughter conditions (No 00/69 BRN-1A)
    (48kb)  - PDF files, need Acrobat Reader

    Eating Qualities of Venison from Red and Fallow Deer ( 00/49  FSA-1A)- PDF files, need Acrobat Reader

    Deer in Queensland - A Decision Support System (00/19 DAQ-246A) - PDF files, need Acrobat Reader

    Deer Industry Promotional Brochures and Booklets - PDF files - need Acrobat Reader


    Development of the Deer Industry as a Major Australian Livestock Industry (DIP-1A)

    Exporting Venison to Israel - A Market Development Test Case (FPL-1A)

    Ecchymosis What Causes It? (UWS-12A)

    Second World Deer Farming Congress (MS978-35)

    Maintaining year-round production of quality venison: The use of Immunocastration vaccines to control "rutting behaviour" (DAV100A)

    Venison Market Development Program (VMD-1A)

    Venison Market Development Towards 2000 (VMD-2A)

    Australian Deer Industry Manual - Number 1-Investment and Economics, 2nd Ed.
    (Attachments available only in the hard copy)

    Australian Deer Industry Manual - Number 2 - Fencing and Handling Yards

    Australian Deer Industry Manual - Number 3- Classification and Species Selection

    Australian Deer Industry Manual - Number 4- Deer Health

    Australian Deer Industry Manual - Number 5- Deer (Velevet Antler)

    Australian Deer Industry Manual - Number 6 - Pasture Assessment and Grazing Management

    Australian Deer Industry Manual - Number 7 - Management Guide

    Improving the Marketability of Deer Velvet and Co-products (ORD-2A)


    Buffalo

    Increasing Buffalo Production using reproduction technology (00/165  DAV-132A)
    - Full report (156 kb) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader   ||    Summary Report (15 kb)

    The Australian Buffalo Industry Market Research and Feasibility Study  (BUF-1A)


    Essential Oils & Plant Extracts Research Reports

    Communicating Best Practices in Peppermint Production (00/148 UT-29A)
    - Full report (390 kb) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader     Summary Report (11kb)

    Essential Oils & Plant Extracts - Research in Progress (00/83)

    Production of Peppermint Oil - A model of best practice for Tasmania and Victoria (00/20  No. UT-16A)
    - Full report (648 kb) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader    Summary Report (11kb)

    Natural Plant Extracts Export Market Opportunities in the USA (00/51 BRA-3A)
    - Full report (416 kb) is a PDF file & needs Acrobat Reader     Summary Report (11kb)

    Developing Essential Oils of Honeydew Melon, Carrot and Spinach for Export (00/50 DAS-39A)
     - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Adding Value to Essential Oils & Other Natural Ingredients (00/40 DAV-97A)
     - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Nitrogen and Water Relations in BORONIA (00/34 UT-5A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Boronia Extracts Increasing Yield and Quality (99/178  UT-10A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Native and Scotch Spearmint Oil Production in Tasmania and Victoria (99/147  DAV-101A)
    - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Reducing Plant Stress Using Australian Melaleuca (99/148  CSC-55A)

    Blue Mallee Establishing a Permanent Eucalyptus Oil Resource  99/163 ANU 24A
    - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Tasmannia Lanceolata Developing a New Commercial Flavour Product (99/124 UT-11A)
    - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Determining Pesticide Minimum Residue Limits in Essential Oils (UT-13A 99/123)
    - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Control of  Mint Rust on Peppermint Epidemiology and Chemical Control (99/122 UM-16A)

    Authenticating Essential Oil Flavours and Fragrances Using Enantiomeric Composition Analysis (99/125  UT-15A)


    Organic Produce Research Reports

    Organic Production Systems Guidelines (00/189 DAW-85A)
    - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader (934 kbs)   Summary Report  (9 kbs)

    Presentation of Ecological Sustainable Land Management Systems to Farmers (EGO-1A)
    - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader (72 kbs)   Summary Report  (9 kbs)

    Seminars to create awareness about organic opportunities (DAW 96A)
    - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader (304 kbs)   Summary Report  (9 kbs)

    Export market potential for Clean & Organic Agricultural Products Products ( 00/76 DAW-85A)
    - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader (500kbs)   Summary Report  (16kb)

    Organic Farming Australia (00/97  KDI-20A)- PDF file needs Acrobat Reader (12 megs)   Summary Report  (16kb)

    Sustainable and Intensive Cropping Systems: A feasibility study (00/65  TAR-2A)
    - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader (460kb)   Summary Report  (13kb)

    Development of Production Systems for Organic Grains in South East Australia Dav-61a

    Organic Agriculture in Australia (ANU-23A)

    R&D opportunities for medicinal herbs and pharmaceutical plant extracts -july 1997 workshop

    From Farmer to Consumer -The Future For Organic Agriculture in Australia (ANU-1A)


    Rare Natural Fibres Research Reports


    Developing Faure Island Goats for Long Stapled Cashmere Developing Them for Fibre Quality, Productivity and Genetics (97/37) - Full report (160kbs) is a PDF file and needs Acrobat Reader      Summary Report (8 kb)

    A Business Plan for the Australian Mohair Industry (01/093 MMS-2A)
    - Full report (144kbs) is a PDF file and needs Acrobat Reader      Summary Report (8 kb)

    Mohair Blend Worsted Manufacture (01/091ARI-1A and ARI-2A)
    - Full report (144kbs) is a PDF file and needs Acrobat Reader      Summary Report (8 kb)

    Improved Marketing of Mohair Fibre (99/179  MMS-1A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Australian Mohair Processing Performance and Fabric Properties (99/139 UNS-8A)

    Australian Alpaca Fibre Improving Productivity and Marketing (99/140 DAS-41A)

    The Impact of Research Reports on Economics of Commercial Goat Fibre Enterprises (WHP-1A)

    Increasing Production of Mohair and Cashmere Sought by Processors (UWA-27A)

    Australian Goat Fibre Improvement Research (CAP-1A)

    Innovative Approach to the Dehairing of Rare Natural Fibres with Minimal Fibre Breakage (JFD-2A)

    Properties and Performance of Goat Fibre: A review and interpretation of existing
    research results (ULA-8A)

    The Economics of a Commercial Angora Goat Enterprise

    The Economics of a Commercial Cashmere Goat Enterprise


    Tea Tree Oil Research Reports

    Australian Tea Tree Oil Plant Nutritional Survey (00/107 DAQ-252A) - Full report (1.1megs) is a PDF file and needs Acrobat Reader      Summary Report (15 kb)

    Antimicrobial Activity of Tea Tree Oil (UWA-24A)

    Breeding & Selection of Aust. Tea Tree for Improved Oil Yield and Quality-1993 to 1996 (DAN-87A)

    Development of the North Queensland Tea Tree Industry (DAQ-184A)

    Significance of Cineole for Bioactivity and Irritancy in Tea Tree Oil (DAN 104A)


    2.8 Wildflowers & Native Plants Research Reports


    Leptospermum as an export cut flower crop (00/056 DAV-141A)
    - Full report (646k) is a PDF file and needs Acrobat Reader     Summary Report (16 kb)

    Varietal development and disease management of Ixodia achillaeoides for cutflower production (00/186 DAS-45A) - Full report (772kb) is a PDF file and needs Acrobat Reader     Summary Report (16 kb)

    Wildflower Marketing Workshop (00/125 AFP-2A) - PDF file (88 kbs) needs Acrobat Reader

    Flannel Flower - Development of a production system (00/106 RBG-2A)  - Full report ( 580 kb) is a PDF file and needs Acrobat Reader      Summary Report (16 kb)

    Yellow Bells a new cut flower for Australia (00/67  UWA-29A)  - Full report ( 580 kb) is a PDF file and needs Acrobat Reader     Summary Report (16 kb)

    Wildflowers and Native Plants - Research in Progress (00-87)

    DOOR in Australian Wildflowers & Native Plants (00/103 DAQ-236A) - Full report (6.2meg) is a PDF file and needs Acrobat Reader      Summary Report (14kb)

    Proteaceae Managing Elsinoe scab (00/64 DAV-116A) - Full report (840 kb) is a PDF file and needs Acrobat Reader      Summary Report (10kb)

    Uptake preservation of Cut Flowers & Foliage  (00/66 UQ-53A) - Full report (3.2meg) is a PDF file and needs Acrobat Reader      Summary Report (11kb)

    5th Australian Wildflower Conference (DAV 151A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Acacia Cut Flower & Foliage Production Manual (00/57 DAV-91A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader
    full report - 365kb Summary Report - 3k

    Domestic Market Analysis for Wildflowers (00/42 AFP-1A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Improved Fumigation for Export Wildfowers (00/41 DAV-149A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Micro-propagation of the Gymea Lily (No 00/36 SMA-1A) - PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Broombrush Baeckea Prospects for Cutflower Commercialisation (99/161  DAV-102A)

    Native Cut FlowersExtending Postharvest Life Using 1-MCP Treatment (99/155 UQ-63A)- PDF file needs Acrobat Reader

    Enhancing the Commercial Potential of Rice Flower and its Close Relatives (DAQ-171A)

    A Study of the Taiwan Flower Market (FEC-2A)

    A Study of the Canadian  Flower Market (FEC-2A)

    Waxflowers for Floriculture Collection and Selection (UWA-20A)

    Cultivating Australian Native Plants - Achieving results with small research grants (AFF-1A)

    Smoke Germination of Australian Plants(KPW-1A)

    Nutrition of Proteaceae Used in Cutflower Production (UWS-1A)

    Desert ephemeral plants as teaching tools UWS-6AFR

    Flannel Flower (Actinotus helianthi) as a Cut Flower Crop (RBG-1A)

    Fumigating Australian Wildflowers for Export (DAV-90A)

    Managing postharvest temperature in cutflowers: A review of overseas practices

    The Australian Wildflower Industry: A Review - Second Edition (KAR-1A)

     

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