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Brief
MU17004 - Optimise nitrogen transformations in mushroom production
Contract #
MU17004Location
EverywhereClosed On
Tue 08/05/2018 - 05:00 PM AESTTender Details
Hort Innovation is a not-for-profit, grower-owned Research and Development Corporation (RDC) for Australia’s $9 billion horticulture industry. Hort Innovation invests around $100 million in research and development (R&D) and marketing programs annually to provide benefit to industry and the wider community.
Hort Innovation is seeking a suitably qualified, experienced and capable delivery partner for the project: Optimise nitrogen transformations in mushroom production (MU17004).
The objectives of the services being sought are to help Hort Innovation:
• Optimise nitrogen inputs for mushroom crop production to maximise nitrogen use efficiency
• Develop an optimised microbial inoculum to promote nitrogen retention in reproducible mushroom composting
• Develop a detailed understanding of the microbial interactions between inoculum strains, between inoculum and compost substrate, and between inoculum and the button mushroom mycelium
• Develop optimised protocols for nitrogen supplementation during spawn run and cropping
• Develop a detailed understanding of how the activity of nitrifying bacteria in composting and cropping can be controlled
• Develop a mushroom grower nitrogen transformation optimisation Best Practice Management (BPM) guide and associated tools and resources based on project findings
• Increase the capacity of Australian mushroom growers to adopt BPM of nitrogen transformation optimisation via on-farm grower-hosted demonstration trials
• Complement on-farm demonstrations with a variety of methods to disseminate information and promote the adoption R&D. This may include print, electronic, social media and other face-to-face methods as well as field days.
Hort Innovation has prepared a Request for Proposal (RFP) document that provides background information, outlines the scope of services, the procurement process and the information required from interested parties. The RFP may be downloaded from www.tenders.net (you will need to be a member of tenders.net to access this information).
The closing date for responses is 5.00pm (AEDT), Tuesday, May 8, 2018.
Hort Innovation is seeking a suitably qualified, experienced and capable delivery partner for the project: Optimise nitrogen transformations in mushroom production (MU17004).
The objectives of the services being sought are to help Hort Innovation:
• Optimise nitrogen inputs for mushroom crop production to maximise nitrogen use efficiency
• Develop an optimised microbial inoculum to promote nitrogen retention in reproducible mushroom composting
• Develop a detailed understanding of the microbial interactions between inoculum strains, between inoculum and compost substrate, and between inoculum and the button mushroom mycelium
• Develop optimised protocols for nitrogen supplementation during spawn run and cropping
• Develop a detailed understanding of how the activity of nitrifying bacteria in composting and cropping can be controlled
• Develop a mushroom grower nitrogen transformation optimisation Best Practice Management (BPM) guide and associated tools and resources based on project findings
• Increase the capacity of Australian mushroom growers to adopt BPM of nitrogen transformation optimisation via on-farm grower-hosted demonstration trials
• Complement on-farm demonstrations with a variety of methods to disseminate information and promote the adoption R&D. This may include print, electronic, social media and other face-to-face methods as well as field days.
Hort Innovation has prepared a Request for Proposal (RFP) document that provides background information, outlines the scope of services, the procurement process and the information required from interested parties. The RFP may be downloaded from www.tenders.net (you will need to be a member of tenders.net to access this information).
The closing date for responses is 5.00pm (AEDT), Tuesday, May 8, 2018.
This information is not guaranteed to be accurate or complete. Please confirm all details with the Tendering Firm before responding.
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