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A gene technology platform for disease resistance in horticultural tree crops (huanglongbing and Xylella) (AS21005)
This investment is introducing a new gene technology platform for disease resistance to Australia. The technology is best described as the equivalent of a vaccination for fruit and nut trees that could provide lifetime protection against diseases in horticultural tree crops such as Huanglongbing and Xylella.
30 January 2023
Tree immunisations could become a reality
Tree immunisations could become a realityHort Innovation has announced an $8.7M investment to trial tree immunisations that protect Australia’s horticulture industries against the deadly Xylella and Huanglongbing (HLB) diseases. Hort Innovation
30 January 2023
Aussie cherry industry sets 40 per cent of production export target
Aussie cherry industry sets 40 per cent of production export targetAustralia’s cherry growers are redoubling their trade efforts through a new $1.2M export program that will boost support for existing and aspiring exporters amid plans to send 40
11 January 2023
Sustainably growing horticulture value in cool climate Australia (AS20004)
This investment is tackling the barriers to sustainable expansion in cool climate horticulture by addressing critical issues and risks associated with climatic variability and extremes in temperature and rainfall.
6 December 2022
AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship (LP19000)
This investment supports two Hort Innovation-sponsored AgriFutures Horizon Scholarships in 2022 and 2023.
30 November 2022
Deploying microscopic organisms to increase horticulture yields
Deploying microscopic organisms to increase horticulture yieldsScientists are investigating whether root systems packed with certain combinations of tiny living things – or microbiomes – result in a more productive plant with the aim of developing
28 November 2022
Hort Innovation welcomes two new directors
Hort Innovation welcomes two new directorsHort Innovation has welcomed two new board directors as the grower-owned Rural Research and Development Corporation sharpens its focus on grower priorities. At the organisation’s Annual General Meeting,
24 November 2022
Taste the Wonders of Australia
Taste the Wonders of Australia Thailand’s fabulous flavours and Australia’s finest produce – it’s a combination that’s hard to beat and one that was on full display in Bangkok this week at the Taste the Wonders of Australia event. Celebrity chef
3 November 2022
Aussie produce, Grown in Good Nature, en route to Bangkok
Aussie produce, Grown in Good Nature, en route to BangkokAustralian horticulture’s new export campaign, Grown in Good Nature, is set to launch at Asia Fruit Logistica in Bangkok next week to more than 40,000 potential buyers and business contacts
26 October 2022
New macadamia varieties to lower production costs
New macadamia varieties to lower production costsMacadamia growers could significantly reduce their labour costs in the future through new tree varieties that are shorter and enter production earlier. The Hort Innovation-funded national
23 October 2022