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Horticulture
 NICOLAI Darren 2008 To study advanced composting and mushroom farm management - Netherlands, France
 SHELTON Julie 2008 To investigate regulatory impediments to artisanal food and initiatives that nourish relationships between producers and consumers - USA, Ireland, U.K., France, Italy
 WIGHTMAN Glenn 2008 To examine programs being undertaken by leading institutions to preserve and pass on traditional plant and animal knowledge - USA, U.K.
 ZIRKLER Timothy 2008 To examine the growing, harvesting, storage and marketing techniques of overseas blueberry industries - USA, Canada, Chile, New Zealand, Japan, U.K.
 HODGSON Alan 2007 To study Sicilian-style green olive processing and waste management - Italy
 THOROGOOD Anthony 2007 To study cider making culture and traditions - Germany, France, Spain, U.K., USA
 BENJAMIN (NOW SAMMON) Sarah 2006 The Peter Mitchell Churchill Fellowship to investigate the processing, packaging, marketing and storage of premium dried petals and their value adding potential for Australian flower growers - USA, Canada, U.K., Israel, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Netherlands
 HENDERSON Ian 2006 To study vinegar manufacture from foods currently in over supply in Australia (apples, pears, citrus, sugar, wine grapes) as a means of finding alternative markets and uses for this produce - Austria, Italy, Spain, France
 BRAIN Scott 2005 To gather and share information that will contribute to the development of sustainable food production systems for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Australia
 CRAMOND Gregory 2005 To investigate the latest advances in integrated European deciduous tree fruit variety trials and evaluation systems - Italy, France, Germany
 
 DAKIS Sallyann 2005 To study the value adding and marketing of both niche and bulk cherry products for the food processing industry and explore their potential for Australia - USA, U.K., France, Singapore
 HOPKINS Graeme 2005 To study the latest information, technology and projects featuring elements that make up a "bushtop landscape", which recreates particular ecosystems on the tops of buildings and on vertical walls - Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, USA, Canada, Spain
 CHRISTENSEN Peta 2004 To explore community gardens and related projects focusing on issues of food security and community development within a diversity of cultural groups and low income communities - USA, Canada, Brazil, Denmark
 PAANANEN Paula 2004 To investigate the use of horticulture as a tool for developing vocational, social and therapeutic benefits for people with disabilities and other disadvantaged groups - USA, Canada, U.K.
 SALTER Mark 2004 To study the technology used for out-of-season raspberry production, particularly methods using various types of growing medium and nutrient requirements for greenhouse raspberry production - USA, Belgium, U.K.
 
 DOBBS Robert 2003 To study sustainable horticultural management methods, horticultural tourism events and sustaining continuous high quality horticultural standards in public open space - U.K., Germany, Netherlands, USA, Canada
 GRANGER Andrew 2003 To trace the origin of cherries using new DNA based methods and observe the diversity present in wild populations - U.K., Japan
 SHELDRICK Joanne 2003 To study growing practices, mechanical harvesting, bulk pickling processes, bulk storage and packaging of Jalapeno Chillies - USA
 BROADLEY Roger 2002 To study the latest sustainable technology for growing custard apples and the related cherimoya from the world's biggest three producers of these crops, and access germplasm for use in our Australian custard apple breeding programme - South America, Spain, Taiwan, Hong Kong
 DOBSON Stewart 2002 To study cultural practices and crop manipulation for Redflesh Grapefruit in the dry tropics of Australia - USA, South Africa, Israel
 ELLERMAN Peter 2002 To work with horticultural staff at some of the world's leading miniature villages - Taiwan, Japan, Canada, U.K., France
 NOONE Brian 2002 To study how capers are grown, harvested and processed in mediterranean countries - Italy, Spain, Morocco, Cyprus
 TOOLAN Patricia 2002 To investigate the preservation and conservation techniques and strategies of old rose and plant varieties in cemeteries - USA, Germany, South Africa
 BADGERY-PARKER Jeremy 2001 To investigate production practices, trends and management approaches in leading international greenhouse industries, in order to better assist the expanding Australian Industry - Israel, UK, Netherlands, Spain
 BIRCH Peter 2001 To study the latest European pruning and training methods for modern olive growing with special emphasis on tree physiology - Italy
 HUNTER Ian 2001 To investigate the management of urban public parks and gardens - USA, Canada, UK
 MURPHY Patrick 2001 To study all aspects of traditional farm cider house orchard practice, production, equipment, style and tourism - France, UK
 WEBB Mark 2001 To investigate the role and function of botanic gardens in the development and commercialism of plant material, especially local native plants - South Africa, Canada, UK, USA, Indonesia
 
 DELAPORTE Kate 2000 To investigate ways to improve the commercial production and development of Australian plants - France, Italy Spain, Portugal, Morocco, USA
 
 DREW Catherine 2000 To study landscape design in relation to horticultural therapy - USA, Canada, UK
 
 JAFFRAY Keith 2000 To investigate the global marketplace for Australian native floral products - Taiwan, Japan, USA, Netherlands, Germany
 MEREDITH Stephen 2000 To investigate the organisation of displays, events, educational and interpretive programmes in botanic gardens - UK, France, Germany
 
 BARLEY Richard 1999 The Percy Baxter Charitable Trust Churchill Fellowship to study landscape and horticultural maintenance and management practices in botanic and public gardens - U.K., Ireland, France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria
 
 CHIRNSIDE Louis 1998 The George Weston Foods Limited Churchill Fellowship to investigate the latest trends in tomato production, processing and consumption - Thailand, Turkey, Italy, Spain, Portugal, USA
 
 HINDHAUGH Christina 1998 To study broad-acre medicinal herb production and export marketing - USA, France, UK
 
 TURNER Larry 1998 To study the production and marketing of native products, particularly essential oils - Sputh Africa, Hungary, France, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland
 
 WELSH Caroline 1998 To investigate ways to increase the export of fresh stone fruit - Hong Kong, Singapore, Chile, South Africa, China, Taiwan
 
 BROWN Michael 1997 To investigate the production and marketing of specialty mushrooms - Canada, USA
 
 COCHRANE Anne 1997 To improve knowledge of the conservation of native flora - UK, USA
 
 DUNSTAN Roderick 1997 To study best practice in school and public education in botanic gardens - UK, Germany, USA, Canada
 
 FISHER Lachlan 1997 The Sir Ronald Brierley Churchill Fellowship to research the propagation, growing and processing of cricket bat willow - UK, India
 WEEKES Robyn 1997 To study regeneration using Australian native plants - Israel
 
 CANE James 1996 To gain experience in the management and development of Botanical Gardens - Germany, UK (Partially supported by the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens)
 LOCH Donald 1996 The Samual and Eileen Gluyas Churchill Fellowship to study the effects of plant breeders' rights on the breeding of new cultivars - Japan, Canada, USA, UK, France, Netherlands, Poland, Germany
 
 OLSEN Karen 1996 To study the interpretation of historic gardens - UK, France, Netherlands, USA
 
 BOLAND Paul 1995 To investigate procedures used internationally for the propagation and further growing of walnut trees - USA, France
 
 KNOX Guy 1995 To study ecological restoration of Indigenous flora in large urban areas involving community groups, schools, local authorities and professional organisations - Canada, USA, UK
 
 McCOLL Chris 1995 To investigate high density dwarf wood stocks and minimising the use of pesticides in apple growing - Italy, Netherlands, UK, USA, Canada
 
 PLANT Lyndal 1995 The Bank of Queensland Churchill Fellowship to investigate the best practices for planting, growing and managing trees in cities - Singapore, Hong Kong, USA, Brazil
 
 BOLAND Ann-Maree 1994 The Jerusalem and University Botanical Garden Churchill Fellowship for the study of horticulture in Israel and recent developments in USA - Israel, USA
 
 CAVILL Richard 1994 To gain further knowledge of the propagation and cultivation of low chill fruit trees, such as peaches, plums, nectarines, apples and pears - Australia
 
 HOWARD Lyall 1994 To study the adoption of quality management systems in British and Dutch horticulture - UK, Netherlands
 
 LANGFORD Garry 1994 The Gallaugher Bequest Churchill Fellowship to study pome and stone fruit rootstock production including tissue culture - USA, Canada, UK, France, Netherlands, Germany
 
 SAUNDERS Alan 1994 To study micrografting, scion and rootstock selection for grapevines and Australian natives - France, Italy, USA
 
 COOK Bruce 1993 The Samuel and Eileen Gluyas Churchill Fellowship to investigate the potential of certain high value pasture plants for the tropical and sub-tropical regions of Australia - Brazil, USA
 
 FARRELL Lynne 1993 To undertake intensive training in order to gain knowledge of the true spirit of the art of Bonsai - Japan
 
 TRAUTWEIN Michael 1993 To assess the latest breeding programmes and export marketing techniques for stone fruits - USA, Taiwan
 
 WRIGHT Cheryl 1993 To study a wide range of tropical fruit and vegetable production - Australia
 
 BAGSHAW John 1992 To study post-harvest handling of horticultural crops - USA
 
 Garratt Patrick 1992 To visit established parks and gardens to study management methods and design that may be applied to the gardens of Admiralty House, Kirribilli and Government House, Yarralumla - Canada, USA, UK, France, Netherlands
 
 MICHAEL Graham 1992 To study horticultural and irrigration techniques used in the production and extraction of geranium oil - Algeria, Mauritius, Madagascar, Morocco
 
 HART Roger 1991 To attend the annual conference of the International Plant Propagation Society in Perth, and various other follow-up visits - Australia
 
 BASS Diana 1990 To study the various methods of harvesting pollen from trees, grasses and weeds. The methods will be evaluated for adaptability to Australian flora and climate - USA, Sweden, Italy
 
 McEVOY Bryan 1990 To refine and improve the new techniques of seed coating with manganese deficiency - France, Netherlands, Germany, USA, Canada
 
 SILM Michael 1990 To research sweet persimmon culture and marketing and early apple quality assurance and testing - Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, USA, Israel, Italy
 
 MICKLEM Timothy 1989 To study the production, processing, packaging and handling of commercial varieties of dates in the Northern Hemisphere, for the establishment of a date industry in Central Australia - USA, Pakistan, Israel, Egypt
 
 WOODHEAD Duncan 1989 To study and evaluate the methods used to produce, package and market sub-tropical stone fruit and specialist citrus crops for the domestic and export markets - USA, UK, Netherlands
 
 TURNER (now Volck) Josephine 1988 The Swire Group Churchill Fellowship to examine farm management strategies used by the Israeli and USA cotton industries in order to assist Australian cotton producers to become more efficient and remain competitive in the world market - Israel, USA
 
 GEBA Not 1987 To study horticultural crops and apply the knowledge gained for local consumption to increase self-sufficiency and reduce dependency on importation - Australia
 
 YOUNG David 1987 To bring back to Australia knowledge of the latest methods of disseminating horticultural advice by radio, television, telephone, press and literature - UK, Netherlands, USA
 
 MARCHANT Neville 1985 To study early West Australian collections of plant specimens - Russia
 
 PADDICK Garry 1985 To study the market garden growing industry - UK, USA
 
 HANDREK Kevin 1982 To study the use and management of soils used for horticulture - UK, USA, Netherlands, Belgium
 
 MURISON James 1982 To study vegetable and flower production and marketing in the face of urbanisation and pollution and to attend the International Horticultural Congress - Israel, UK, USA, Germany
 
 SMITH Erica 1982 To study the use of horticulture in the rehabilitation of the disabled - UK, USA
 
 MAY Anthony 1981 To study developments in the maintenance and management of botanical gardens and similar education institutions - UK, Netherlands, USA, Canada

 

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