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China recognises first mainland Australia region as fruit fly free
Media ReleaseHort Innovation has welcomed a new export protocol, which will allow the trade of nectarines between Australia and China, saying it marks a number of wins. Hort Innovation Chief Executive John Lloyd said the new protocol, which allows
25 May 2016
Global-first agreement with retailers to benefit horticulture growers
Media ReleaseMAJOR Australian grocery retailers and the horticultural industry have agreed to streamline fresh produce safety requirements lowering the cost of doing business and improving food safety across the fresh produce supply chain in
18 May 2016
New product development information for the vegetable industry (VG14031)
This investment developed a number of best practice resources around the development of new and value-added products for Australian vegetable businesses, including the development of the Vegetable Innovation online portal which hosts all the project’s resources.
21 December 2018
Australian lychee industry grading guide
The Australian lychee industry grading guide outlines the industry's handling requirements for pre- and post-harvest fruit, grading specifications and images on various defects and pests that affect lychee quality.
28 June 2018
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
Identifying factors that contribute to mango resin canal discolouration (MG12018)
What causes resin canal discolouration in mangoes was investigated in this project, which looked at Kensington Pride mangoes.
25 June 2014
Improving fruit quality and profitability of Honey Gold mango (MG10009)
Improving Honey Gold mango fruit quality was the focus of this work, including investigating factors that contribute to fruit downgrading.
12 June 2014
Reducing skin damage and improving postharvest efficiency of Calypso mango (MG10008)
This project investigated ways to reduce skin damage/ageing in Calypso mango and approaches for gaining postharvest efficiencies, such as the feasibility of in-transit ripening.
31 May 2015
Novel, sustainable and profitable horticultural management systems: soil amendments and carbon sequestration (HG10025)
Approaches to converting horticultural and other organic waste into biochar as an alternative to traditionally composting were explored in this research.
14 December 2018