Post-Harvest Integrity
Outcome
Post-harvest grain biosecurity.
Goal
Maximise the value, integrity, and competitive advantage of Australia’s post-harvest supply chain.
Indicators of success
Economic:
Strategy for extending the useful life of phosphine to support market access outcomes for Australian grains.
Science:
New knowledge underpinning strategies to manage phosphine resistance is accepted by peers through publication.
Policy:
Standardised detection and measurement of resistance to phosphine is accepted by end-users.
Capacity/Collaboration:
Improved phosphine resistance management practice both on-farm and in all sectors of the post-harvest grains supply chain.
Impact/Adoption:
New tools to optimise chemical applications in grain storage are adopted by end users.
Post-Harvest Integrity Research Projects
| Title | Leader |
| CRC50059: Fumigation Technology | Mr James Darby |
This project will investigate options to overcome the cause of deficient fumigation, sustain the life of phosphine and enable the effective application of new fumigants. It will develop an more | |
| CRC50060: Cool Grain Fumigation | Dr Greg Daglish |
Increasing applications of phosphine to stored grain in silos that leak, or grain stored under the wrong conditions, has caused problems with insect pests building up resistance. Proof is needed more | |
| CRC50089: Grain Insect Ecology | Dr Greg Daglish |
This project will develop new approaches to the management of phosphine resistance, based on insights from grain insect pest ecology. The outputs of this project will provide a basis for further more | |
| CRC50091: Ensuring Effective Phosphine Application | Mr Greg Hopkins |
The aim of this project is to experimentally determine and mathematically model the movement of phosphine fumigant in large grain storages and its associated efficacy. This information will then more | |
| CRC50098: Fumigation Protocols for Flat Grain Beetles | Dr Manoj Nayak |
A strongly phosphine resistant biotype of Flat Grain Beetle Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens) has recently been detected in a limited number of central storages in Southern Queensland more | |
| CRC50116: Resistance Monitoring | Dr Manoj Nayak |
This project will:
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PROGRAM LEADER
Dr Pat Collins
Program Leader Post-Harvest Integrity
Email: p.collins@crcplantbiosecurity.com.au
Phone: 07 3896 9433
Fax: 07 3896 9446
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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
To undertake innovative research to develop cost-effective solutions and technologies for the post-harvest supply chain.
