R&D projects
Discover passionfruit levy investments into Passionfruit Fund R&D initiatives
The passionfruit levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Passionfruit Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.
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11-20 of 24 results
National passionfruit breeding and evaluation program (PF19000)
This investment continued developing and evaluating new scion varieties of passionfruit to ensure the sustainability of the industry.
1 January 2024
Scanning technologies for horticulture packhouses (ST19022)
This project investigated the potential of in-line scanning technology to detect market access pest and disease organisms.
11 September 2020
Nutrition claims for The Good Mood Food educational website (ST19037)
This investment assessed 70 horticultural commodities for their nutrient composition related to psychological, neurological and energy benefits.
10 December 2020
Category and Consumer Impact Monitor (ST19031)
This investment provided weekly updates on consumer attitudes and behaviours during and beyond COVID-19.
15 June 2020
Ex-post impact assessment (MT18011)
Through this project, Hort Innovation engaged independent consultants to evaluate the impact of our R&D investments, providing insights into the type and magnitude of impacts generated across the company’s strategic levy programs.
31 December 2021
Passionfruit postharvest best practice review (PF18002)
This project has delivered an Australian Passionfruit Postharvest Best Practice Guide to support industry in adopting postharvest best practice.
14 October 2019
Tropical fruit export strategy (MT17002) (MT17002d)
This investment was tasked with developing individual export strategies for a range of tropical commodities, feeding into an overarching export strategy for Australian tropical fruit.
15 May 2018
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
Generation of data for pesticide applications in horticulture crops 2018 (ST17000) (ST17000l)
This investment was responsible for generating pesticide residue and crop safety data to support minor use permit applications and renewals.
10 May 2023
Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook 2015-2018 (AH15001)
This across-industry investment is responsible for producing Hort Innovation’s annual Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook
12 December 2018