DIVISION 82 PLANT PRODUCTION AND PLANT PRIMARY PRODUCTS

This division covers R&D directed towards improving the characteristics, propagation and growing of crops, plantation forests and the production of associated primary plant products.

It includes:

  • forestry;
  • horticultural, grain and oilseed crops;
  • crops principally intended for industrial applications (industrial crops);
  • post-harvest processing, preparation, handling, and storage of primary plant products; and
  • environmentally sustainable plant production.

This division has eight groups.

Group 8201 Forestry

This group covers R&D directed towards improving the operation, maintenance and protection (including forest fire fighting and control) of native forests, softwood and hardwood plantations. It includes harvesting and transportation of wood and other forest products from forests and plantations and the integration of farm and forestry.

This group has six objectives:

  • 820101 Hardwood Plantations
  • 820102 Harvesting and Transport of Forest Products
  • 820103 Integration of Farm and Forestry
  • 820104 Native Forests
  • 820105 Softwood Plantations
  • 820199 Forestry not elsewhere classified

Group 8202 Horticultural Crops

This group covers R&D directed towards improving the characteristics, propagation and growing of horticultural crops.

It includes:

  • fruit, vegetables and nuts;
  • mushrooms;
  • ornamental plants, nursery plants and Australian and New Zealand native plants.

This group has sixteen objectives:

  • 820201 Almonds
  • 820202 Berry Fruit (excl. Kiwifruit)
  • 820203 Citrus Fruit
  • 820204 Hops
  • 820205 Kiwifruit
  • 820206 Macadamias
  • 820207 Mushrooms and Truffles
  • 820208 Olives
  • 820209 Ornamentals, Natives, Flowers and Nursery Plants
  • 820210 Pome Fruit, Pip Fruit
  • 820211 Stone Fruit
  • 820212 Table Grapes
  • 820213 Tree Nuts (excl. Almonds and Macadamias)
  • 820214 Tropical Fruit
  • 820215 Vegetables
  • 820299 Horticultural Crops not elsewhere classified

Group 8203 Industrial Crops

This group covers R&D directed towards improving the characteristics and growing of crops principally intended for industrial applications such as sugar cane, cotton, wine grapes, tobacco, and plants from which essential oils are extracted.

This group has seven objectives:

  • 820301 Cotton
  • 820302 Essential Oil Crops (e.g. Tea Tree, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Peppermint, Boronia, Sandalwood)
  • 820303 Plant Extract Crops (e.g. Pyrethrum, Jojoba)
  • 820304 Sugar
  • 820305 Tobacco
  • 820306 Wine Grapes
  • 820399 Industrial Crops not elsewhere classified

Group 8204 Summer Grains and Oilseeds

This group covers R&D directed towards improving the characteristics and growing of summer grains and oilseeds, including cereals grown either partially or entirely for use as fodder or feed grain.

This group has six objectives:

  • 820401 Maize
  • 820402 Rice
  • 820403 Safflower Seed
  • 820404 Sorghum
  • 820405 Soybeans
  • 820499 Summer Grains and Oilseeds not elsewhere classified

Group 8205 Winter Grains and Oilseeds

This group covers R&D directed towards improving the characteristics and growing of winter grains and oilseeds, including cereals grown either partially or entirely for use as fodder or feed grain.

This group has eight objectives:

  • 820501 Barley
  • 820502 Canola
  • 820503 Grain Legumes
  • 820504 Linseed
  • 820505 Lupins
  • 820506 Oats
  • 820507 Wheat
  • 820599 Winter Grains and Oilseeds not elsewhere classified

Group 8206 Harvesting and Packing of Plant Products

This group covers R&D directed towards improving technologies, processes and methods used for harvesting, handling and packing of plant products, other than forest products.

This group has eight objectives:

  • 820601 Cotton Lint and Cotton Seed
  • 820602 Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (Post Harvest)
  • 820603 Sugar Cane (Cut for Crushing)
  • 820604 Tobacco Leaf
  • 820605 Unprocessed Grains
  • 820606 Unprocessed Industrial Crops (excl. Sugar, Tobacco and Cotton)
  • 820607 Unprocessed Oilseeds
  • 820699 Harvesting and Packing of Plant Products not elsewhere classified

Group 8298 Environmentally Sustainable Plant Production

This group covers R&D directed towards environmentally sustainable production of plants and plant primary products by minimising the generation of emissions and waste and by reducing or optimising the consumption of water and other natural resources.

This group has six objectives:

  • 829801 Management of Gaseous Waste from Plant Production (excl. Greenhouse Gases)
  • 829802 Management of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Plant Production
  • 829803 Management of Liquid Waste from Plant Production (excl. Water)
  • 829804 Management of Solid Waste from Plant Production
  • 829805 Management of Water Consumption by Plant Production
  • 829899 Environmentally Sustainable Plant Production not elsewhere classified

Group 8299 Other Plant Production and Plant Primary Products

This group covers R&D directed towards plant production and plant primary products not elsewhere classified. It includes the

  • traceability and quality assurance of plant products.

This group has three objectives:

  • 829901 Forest Product Traceability and Quality Assurance
  • 829902 Plant Product Traceability and Quality Assurance (excl. Forest Products)
  • 829999 Plant Production and Plant Primary Products not elsewhere classified