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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Adaptive area-wide management of Queensland fruit fly using the sterile insect technique: Guidelines for efficient and effective pest suppression and stakeholder adoption (ST15014 and ST15015)
This grant-funded project investigated, trialled and finalised guidelines and resources for the area-wide management of Queensland fruit fly.
3 July 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
Consumer market research for Australian mangoes 2019-20 (MG19000)
This short investment undertook research to increase understanding of consumer behaviour and attitudes towards mangoes.
29 May 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
12th Biennial Australian Mangoes Conference partnership (MG18000)
This investment provided funding to support the 12th Biennial Australian Mangoes Conference held across May 14-17, 2019 in Darwin
31 May 2019
Manipulating mango flowering to extend harvest window (MG12012)
This project investigated the climatic conditions associated with mango flowering in the Northern Territory, and chemical treatments that can be used to promote this process.
20 February 2019
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