Introduction of new technology into hydroponic tomato growing at the farm level - a case study in collaborative research McIntyre, Andrew and McRae, Thomas 2004, Introduction of new technology into hydroponic tomato growing at the farm level - a case study in collaborative research, in Proceedings of the IVth International Symposium on Horticultural Education, Extension and Training, International Society for Horticultural Science, Leuven, Belgium, pp. 241-247. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Introduction of new technology into hydroponic tomato growing at the farm level - a case study in collaborative research Author(s) McIntyre, Andrew McRae, Thomas Conference name International Symposium on Horticultural Education, Extension and Training (4th: 2004: Perth, W.A.) Conference location Perth, W.A. Conference dates 18-21 August 2004 Title of proceedings Proceedings of the IVth International Symposium on Horticultural Education, Extension and Training Editor(s) Singh, Z. Batt, P. J. Murray, R. Publication date 2004 Start page 241 End page 247 Publisher International Society for Horticultural Science Place of publication Leuven, Belgium Keyword(s) autopot system constraints conflicts benefits educational outcomes Summary In 2000 Deakin University and Elmac Hydroponics, with funding from the Australian Research Council began a collaborative PhD project researching the management and economics for commercial tomato production using the innovative Autopot® hydroponics system. The collaboration between Deakin University, the Elmac farmers and the wider hydroponics industry was central to this research project. A significant outcome was the education of both the researchers and the farmers. Deakin University researchers benefited from the chance to learn about conducting research within the commercial constraints of the industry. Elmac and the wider industry had the opportunity to learn about the methodology, application and limitations of scientific research. However, there are conflicts between the desired educational outcomes for the stakeholders in a collaborative project of this type. In most cases, the award of the PhD degree to the candidate depends entirely on the thesis. A thesis however, would be of little value to most hydroponics farmers. The desired educational outcome for industry is in the application of the results to their situation for improved management of production and increased profit. This paper highlights the benefits and constraints of collaborative research into the introduction of innovative technology to the hydroponics industry. ISBN 9066055987 9789066055988 Language eng Field of Research 070699 Horticultural Production not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category E1 Full written paper - refereed HERDC collection year 2005 Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30005845 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Ecology and Environment Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 09 Mar 2009, 14:55:40 EST Thu, 02 Sep 2010, 16:36:14 EST Tue, 07 Sep 2010, 16:06:07 EST Fri, 17 Oct 2014, 19:39:53 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1021 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 07 Jul 2008, 09:54:59 EST