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Cost-effective technologies for improving protected cropping structures with Ross Pirrone
If you're interested in protected cropping but have not yet taken the plunge, or want to take your practices a step further, listen to this podcast with Ross Pirrone. Find out about cost-effective and more advanced growing structures and systems, especially for tropical and sub-tropical growing regions.
5 July 2019
Innovative science is key in the fight against fruit fly
Media ReleaseRESEARCHERS ARE investigating how to implement sex selection in fruit flies in a bid to trump up control and eradication measures for the Australian horticulture industry’s most costly pest. In what has been referred to as “genetic
23 May 2019
Turf boosts property value by over $100K during market slump
Media ReleaseAS THE property market continues to dip, finding cost-effective ways to add value to your home before selling might help to get the return you seek. Hort Innovation recently conducted a national survey on behalf of Turf Australia with
9 April 2019
Australia and Vietnam strengthen trade ties through table grapes
Media ReleaseAS THE Australian table grape export season commences, Australian growers head to Vietnam to boost trade relations. Three key growers from the Sunraysia region, which is responsible for around 99 per cent of table grape exports,
27 February 2019
Which Plant Where? Living Labs
‘Living Lab' in Sydney's Inner West Helps Researchers Understand Plant Selection For Urban Spaces in a Changing WorldArticleHort Innovation creates cutting-edge research and development projects that grow the productivity of the Australian
29 January 2019
Major initiative to drive Aussie smart farms
Media ReleaseIN AN ENVIRONMENT where Australia needs to be increasingly competitive in international trade, and consumers are more discerning than ever, Hort Innovation has launched a multi-million-dollar Advanced Production Systems Fund. Set to
3 August 2017
Supporting women in horticulture through new scholarships
Media ReleaseTHE WOMEN of contemporary Australian horticulture have spoken. They want affordable access to women’s-only development programs, to expand their professional networks and to boost their theoretical education. In response to their calls
17 January 2017
Managing flies for crop pollination (PH16002)
This investment is looking into the potential of using flies as alternative crop pollinators, including looking at the effectiveness of specific species in pollinating avocado, berry (blueberry, raspberry and strawberry), hybrid carrot seed and brassica seed crops
21 January 2019
Increasing yield and quality in tropical horticulture with better pollination, fruit retention and nutrient distribution (PH16001)
This investment investigated how to increase yield and crop quality by better understanding cross-pollination effects on fruit and nut quality.
18 September 2023
Strengthening and enabling effective pollination for Australia (PH15000)
This investment identified key pollinators across different Australian crops and produced recommendations for pollination management to optimise yields and minimise the risk of pollination failure.
20 February 2024