Subtitled: A memorandum of the establishment, growth and marketing activities of the Australian Dried Fruits Association, and the development of Commonwealth marketing with particular reference [...]
To attend the SASEV/OIV international congress in Capetown and participate in technical tours conducted as part of the symposium, covering plant improvement, canopy management and economy of [...]
To extend results from laboratory studies with modified drying emulsion formulations to the field situation and demonstrate potential benefits from low oil formulations. These include low cash [...]
Quality characteristics of sultana fruit samples, which were collected from commercial packers or produced in controlled experiments, were assessed before processing, after processing and after [...]
To identify, and determine the origin of Tribulus species (caltrop) that occur in areas of dried vine fruit production as a pre-requisite for identifying suitable control measures. (DFRDC project [...]
A field trial designed to test the effectiveness of a range of rootstocks in enhancing the salt tolerance of Sultana vines was conducted over a period of 6 years. (DFRDC project no. CSH 23 DF)
Dried sultanas are coated with specially developed dressing oil after processing. The application of this oil helps to improve the free flowing characteristics of the fruit after processing and [...]
The project assessed a diverse range of drying selections from the CSIRO breeding and variety evaluation program. Plantings were also established with new selections identified in preliminary [...]
Seedless varieties which had shown considerable promise as large berried alternatives to the seeded lexialraisin varieties, Muscat Gordo Blanco and Waltham Cross were evaluated as drying [...]
Friable dried fruit products is a high industry priority. Skin fragility, particularly of light coloured sultanas, leads to excessive processing damage and subsequent problems with moisture [...]