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Accurate yield forecasting and better tree crop management focus of $5M project
Media ReleaseA GRANT worth more than $5 million dollars has been awarded to Hort Innovation to continue work in optimising the management of Australian tree crop industries through innovative mapping and monitoring tools. Awarded under Round 4 of
29 July 2019
Economic evaluation of the macadamia breeding program
Economic performance predictions for new macadamia varieties over twenty years
29 November 2018
Gympie identified as birthplace of global macadamia industry
Media ReleaseCaption: Dr Craig Hardner, pictured with the world’s first cultivated macadamia tree, planted in the Brisbane Botanical Gardens in 1858. THE GLOBAL macadamia industry may have originated from a single tree taken from Gympie to Hawaii
3 July 2019
Next Gen genetic testing to give growers competitive edge
Media ReleaseFast Facts Rapid and safe access to new plant genetic stocks is crucial for plant primary industries to remain profitable, sustainable and internationally competitive. Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) offers a fast, reliable and
21 June 2019
Integrating genomics in to an applied mango breeding program (MG12015)
Technical research and development support was provided to the Queensland-based Australian Mango Breeding Program through this project, to speed new variety breeding.
14 February 2019
Development of high health status mother planting for new Australian almond varieties (AL16004)
Under this investment, mother plantings of new, Australian-bred varietal almond trees were planted at two sites in the Riverland to provide additional high-health-status budwood material to nurseries for grafting.
3 April 2019
National papaya breeding and evaluation program (PP18000)
This project is responsible for breeding and evaluating new red and yellow papaya varieties
1 March 2019
Australian Pome Fruit Improvement Program Limited 2011 - 2016 (AF11002)
This project funded the Australian Pome Fruit Improvement Program (APFIP) from 2011 to 2016 for the apple and pear industry
5 February 2019
Urban farming future’s so bright, our produce is wearing shades
Energy-saving glass will adjust in colour during different times of the day to create the optimal climate for plants.
16 August 2016
New high-tech facility to help meet food demand
Media ReleaseTO DEVELOP the next crop of horticulture growers and meet rising food demand, Hort Innovation and Western Sydney University have combined forces to launch the nation’s first state-of-the-art vegetable glasshouse-production research
1 November 2017