R&D projects
Discover sweetpotato levy investments into Sweetpotato Fund R&D initiatives
The sweetpotato levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Sweetpotato Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.
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Horticulture Impact Assessment Program 2023/24 to 2025/26 (MT24005)
Hort Innovation engages independent consultants to evaluate the impact of our R&D investments, providing insights into the type and magnitude of impacts that are being generated across the company’s strategic levy programs.
10 October 2024
Access to new sweetpotato varieties (PW23000)
The Australian sweetpotato industry is seeking new varieties that have suitable market attributes and disease resistance for Australian growing conditions.
31 May 2024
Consumer usage and attitude tracking 2023/24 (MT23201)
This investment provides a category tracking service to allow various horticultural categories to better understand consumer usage and attitudes and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
21 February 2024
Industry preparedness for exotic root knot nematode (Meloidogyne enterolobii) (MT22012)
This research will use the latest advancements in molecular screening to provide a better understanding of root-knot nematodes occurring in Australia and develop an identification tool for these nematodes that will be more cost effective than methods presently available.
10 January 2024
Pest management for the Australian sweetpotato industry (PW22000)
This project is investigating nematode population diversity in Australian sweetpotato-growing soils in order to develop effective control strategies and provide improved virus diagnostic methods for the industry.
13 December 2023
Horticulture trade data (MT22005)
This investment provides Hort Innovation with a subscription to the Global Trade Atlas Database.
3 April 2023
Generation of data for pesticide permit applications in horticulture 2022 (ST22001, ST22003 and ST22004)
These multi-industry projects are generating the data needed to support a range of existing minor use permits across various horticulture crops to ensure growers have continued access to safe and effective chemicals for managing pests, weeds, and diseases.
29 November 2022
Feasibility/scoping study: Surveillance and diagnostic framework for detecting soil-borne pathogens in vegetable industries (MT21016)
This multi-industry investment is examining the potential to develop a national surveillance and diagnostic framework for soilborne pathogens of melon, onion, potato, sweetpotato and vegetable crops.
24 October 2022
Foodservice foundational market insights (MT21011)
This investment has equipped the avocado, melon, mushroom, onion, papaya, sweetpotato and vegetable industries with market insights into the foodservice sector.
5 August 2022
Causes and management strategies for skin loss in sweetpotatoes (PW21002)
This investment is developing a comprehensive manual for sweetpotato growers on pre-and post-harvest best practices for reducing skin loss in Australian commercial production systems
11 May 2022