The Queensland Crop Development Facility (QCDF) is a state-of-the-art glasshouse complex. The QCDF provides secure, world-class infrastructure for growing the new plant bio-industries, such as molecular farming and DNA-based plant breeding. QCDF is an ecologically sustainable development, and uses the latest water and energy saving technology. Email: qcdf@dpi.qld.gov.au Phone: +61 7 3286 1488

The Australian Centre for Lifestyle Horticulture (ACLH) operates from, the Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries (DPI&F) offices at the Redlands Research Station, in Cleveland, Queensland.  

ACLH was incorporated in 2004, and is investigating and developing strategies to promote and foster the industry. The industry sectors include turf suppliers and producers, flower growers, nurseries, parks, irrigators and landscapers. More information can be found at www.lifestylehort.org

When an opportunity arose to show Queenslanders how to create beautiful gardens using less water, ACLH created the Smart Gardening Campaign. To find out more go to www.lifestylehort.org/Page/smart-gardening-test

The Flower Association of Queensland Inc (FAQI) is committed to developing the Queensland and Australian cut flower and foliage industry and recognises that that to achieve this, sound research and development (R&D) work needs to be undertaken to address the issues constraining industry growth and putting pressure on enterprise profitability.

FAQI has a number of initiatives underway many of which are managed under the FAQI Research and Development Joint Subcommittee.  The committee operates under a formal agreement with the Queensland Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries (DPI&F).  Within this agreement FAQI agree to participate and where negotiated assist in funding R&D work within the industry.  DPI&F provide resources (including staff time) to assist in facilitating the development and implementation of research projects.

The R&D Joint Subcommittee is currently made up of:
Mr Brian Shannon (FAQI President and commercial flower grower)
Mr Lodi Pameijer (FAQI Treasurer, FAQI R&D Subcommittee Chair)
Ms Denyse Corner (FAQI IDO)
Mr Shane Holborn (DPI&F Lifestyle Horticulture Research Team Leader)
Dr Rachel Poulter (DPI&F Scientist)
Mr Sam Plant (FAQI Water IDO)
Mr David Hunt (DPI&F Scientist)
Mr Duncan Macgregor (FAQI Water IDO)

The following is the list of R&D areas of interest to the group (not in order of priority).

Currently FAQI and DPI&F are involved in projects examining water use efficiency and plant-water requirements.  Future project under development include recycled water disinfestation, energy efficiency, preparing for the incandescent light bulb phase-out and integrated pest management.

For more information please contact FAQI.

GrowSearch Australia is an information service for producers of ornamental, horticultural and nursery crops. The service centres on a database of thousands of articles that are gathered from a wide range of sources, including government reports, international scientific journals and horticultural trade publications. The GrowSearch database contains information on topics such as:
- ornamentals
- Australian natives
- nursery stock
- cut flowers/foliage
- herbs
- flowering pot plants
- new crops
- pest and disease control
- hydroponics
- olives
- landscaping
- turf
- postharvest handling
- irrigation systems
- greenhouse design and equipment
- integrated pest management
- fruit and vegetables

How to use the service
Information can be requested by phone, fax, email, or the form at the bottom of this page. Articles are ordered in a three-step process:
A request for information is made and the client is sent a list of relevant articles to consider, including a short summary on each article. This part of the process is free of charge.
If the client wishes to place an order, the required articles are marked and the signed list is returned to GrowSearch.
The requested articles are photocopied and usually sent to the client within two working days.

Fees
Users are charged only for copies of articles ordered, not for the initial search for the information or the list of relevant articles.
One-year GrowSearch Australia subscription
A one-year subscription to GrowSearch costs $110 including GST ($150 for users outside Australia) and includes:
up to 50 photocopied articles
unlimited searches of the GrowSearch Australia database
searches of other databases, books and other information resources where applicable
free use of the GrowSearch DVD/video library (not available to users outside Australia).
One-off users (without a subscription) pay a minimum of $33 for up to 5 photocopied articles. Additional articles cost $11 each. All costs are listed in Australian dollars.

GrowSearch contacts
Address: PO Box 327, Cleveland Qld 4163, Australia.
Phone: +61 (07) 3821 3784 or +61 (07) 3824 9555
Fax: +61 (07) 3286 7618
Email: growsearch@dpi.qld.gov.au

http://www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/growsearch/

About Grow Help Australia
Grow Help Australia provides a problem solving diagnosis service for a very wide range of horticulture enterprises and industries involved with services to these businesses.

What we can do for you
Their strengths and speciality areas are:

• Plant disease – Detection and identification of fungal plant diseases.
• Our experience – Our staff has combined experience in the area of Lifestyle Amenity and Environmental Horticulture that is most likely unique in Australia.
• Phytophthora – Speciality experience in methods to detect, identify and provide remedial advice for the control of what is probably Australia’s single most formidable and important plant pathogen.
• Recognised authorities – We are recognised authorities in our speciality areas.
• All container grown crops including hydroponics serviced – We deal with problems in all nursery-grown plants including vegetables, trees, herbs, flower crops, fruit and oil crops as well as ornamental plants.
• Australia wide service – Although the majority of our clients are from Qld we provide our services to all Amenity and Environmental Horticulture enterprises in Australia.
• New crop problems catered for – We provide services to identify problems for growers of "new" or unusual crops where very little published information is available. 
• Insects & other pests and problems – We also provide identification and control advice for insect and mite pests, nutritional and physiological problems.
• Advice with each problem diagnosed – Our service is provided on the principal that whenever possible advice on how best to remedy the problem diagnosed will be provided with each job.
  

GrowHelp contacts
Address: Horticulture & Forestry Science
Indooroopilly Research Centre
80 Meiers Road, Indooroopilly  Qld  4068
Phone: +61 7 3896 9668
Fax: +61 7 3896 9446
Email: growhelp@dpi.qld.gov.au

http://www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/horticulture/3031.html

DPI &F Call Centre
A central point of contact for all DPI &F resources and centres throughout the state. 
Phone 13 25 23 (in Australia)