Melon Fund

Completed project

Phenomenom resources (MT21018)

Ongoing project

Melon industry study tours (VM23000)

Ongoing project

Melon quality improvement program (VM23002)

Completed project

Management strategy for serpentine leafminer, Liriomyza huidobrensis (MT20005)

Ongoing project

Consumer usage and attitude tracking 2023/24 (MT23201)

Ongoing project

Strengthening the sustainability of melon production (VM23001)

Completed project

Consumer usage and attitude tracking 2022/23 (MT21202)

Ongoing project

Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) 2023 updates (MT23001)

Completed project

Effective control of Listeria on rockmelons through alternative post-harvest treatment methods (VM20007)

Completed project

Economic contribution of Australian horticulture (MT21010)

Completed project

Australian horticulture international demand creation (ST21007)

Media Release

Banana army poised to defend Aussie plantations

Completed project

Generation of data for pesticide applications in horticulture crops 2018 (ST17000)

Media Release

$6M investment in Australian horticulture skills and leadership

Ongoing project

Capturing the real and potential benefits and costs of on-farm biosecurity measures (MT22008)

Ongoing project

Soil wealth and integrated crop protection – phase 3 (MT22004)

Media Release

Science-backed $9.5M approach to bolster Aussie produce reputation

Ongoing project

Melon training and leadership program (VM22003)

Ongoing project

Horticulture trade data (MT22005)

Media Release

Scientists bring flies to Varroa Mite Red Zone

Media Release

$11.5M effort to deliver bot-ready strawberries

Media Release

$1M investment to find new citrus varieties

Media Release

Research pays off in India avocado trade deal

Media Release

Australian horticulture grows by $6.15B within a decade

Media Release

Tree immunisations could become a reality

Ongoing project

Identification and management of a fungal disease complex in melons (VM22001)

Media Release

Aussie cherry industry sets 40 per cent of production export target

Completed project

Melon export strategy 2022-2027 (VM22000)

Completed project

Across horticulture support for export MRL compliance (MT19006)

Media Release

Deploying microscopic organisms to increase horticulture yields

Completed project

Consumer demand spaces for horticulture (MT21003)

Media Release

Hort Innovation welcomes two new directors

Article

Melon, onion and vegetable growers have joined forces to bolster export

Article

Taste the Wonders of Australia

Media Release

Aussie produce, Grown in Good Nature, en route to Bangkok

Ongoing project

Feasibility/scoping study: Surveillance and diagnostic framework for detecting soil-borne pathogens in vegetable industries (MT21016)

Media Release

New macadamia varieties to lower production costs

Media Release

Aussie avocados smash it in Singapore and Malaysia

Completed project

Consumer behavioural and retail data for fresh produce (MT17015)

Media Release

Eyeing new tech to increase Varroa mite armoury

Media Release

Hort Innovation Board candidates announced

Media Release

Scientists find 65 per cent of tree species at risk

Media Release

$7 million to source supreme strawberries

Completed project

Identifying potential parasitoids of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, and the risk to Australian horticulture (MT19015)

Media Release

$6.4 million boost for cool-climate horticulture growers

Media Release

Micro-drones could help solve Australia’s glasshouse pollination problem

Media Release

$15M to safeguard produce quality amid supply-chain challenges

Completed project

Foodservice foundational market insights (MT21011)

Media Release

Pink, White strawberries soon to hit Aussie market

Media Release

Varroa-targeting pesticide under development

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