R&D projects
Discover mango levy investments into Mango Fund R&D initiatives
The mango levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Mango Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.
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SPLAT cue-lure based management of Queensland fruit fly (MT12001)
A pheromone-based lure approach for managing Queensland fruit fly was assessed by this project, dubbed SPLAT: Specialised Pheromone Lure Application Technology.
5 February 2019
Farm-wide fruit fly management systems for the east coast of Australia (MT12050)
This project evaluated a farm-wide management system to control Queensland fruit fly on mango orchards, which included the use of protein baiting, male fruit fly annihilation and packhouse grading.
21 January 2016
Monitoring mango fruit quality through the supply chain to the US - 2 (MG16003)
The development of mango exports to the United States of America was supported by this project through the 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons, with qualoty and compliance monitored through the supply chain.
26 June 2017
Improving mango quality through accurate harvest maturity (MG13015)
This research piloted the use of dry matter assessment to determine mango maturity and provided in-market assessments of fruit quality through its run.
15 April 2014
Identifying factors that contribute to mango resin canal discolouration (MG12018)
What causes resin canal discolouration in mangoes was investigated in this project, which looked at Kensington Pride mangoes.
25 June 2014
Improving fruit quality and profitability of Honey Gold mango (MG10009)
Improving Honey Gold mango fruit quality was the focus of this work, including investigating factors that contribute to fruit downgrading.
12 June 2014
Reducing skin damage and improving postharvest efficiency of Calypso mango (MG10008)
This project investigated ways to reduce skin damage/ageing in Calypso mango and approaches for gaining postharvest efficiencies, such as the feasibility of in-transit ripening.
31 May 2015
Mango breeding support (MG09003)
This investment provided technical support and R&D services to the Australian Mango Breeding Program between 2010 and 2013.
13 January 2014
Transformational innovation performance analysis (AI13011)
This project examined the level of innovation in the Australian horticulture industry, and its relationship to productivity.
4 September 2015
Understanding and mitigating the aggregative response to the magpie goose to mango orchards in the Northern Territory (MG15005)
This investment studied magpie geese around Darwin to find out why the birds cause damage to mango orchards and then to provide management options for growers
25 June 2019