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Almond phenology model spreadsheet
Spreadsheet of almond phenology model that growers can use to estimate time of flowering, fruit maturity and harvest in almonds
19 June 2019
Defending Australia against the Number 1 crop killer
Media ReleaseImage: Glass winged sharpshooter WHAT HAS been dubbed the number one plant biosecurity threat to Australia is now under the spotlight through a new Hort Innovation funded project aimed at building Australia’s capability to quickly and
31 July 2019
Trees support mental health in older adults
Media ReleaseADULTS WHO live in neighbourhoods with 30 per cent or more covered in tree canopy have 31 per cent lower odds of developing psychological distress according to new research findings. Funded by Hort Innovation under the Hort Frontiers
26 July 2019
World Potato Congress and European potato conference study tours (PT18002)
This investment provided the opportunity for five Australian potato growers and agronomists to visit innovative growing operations, research facilities and agribusinesses in Belgium and Northern France and also to attend the 2019 PotatoEurope conference.
19 April 2021
Natural predators are key to beat crop pests
Media ReleaseAUSTRALIAN vegetable growers have teamed up with researchers under a Hort Innovation funded project to find more natural and sustainable ways to manage damaging pests in their fields. Their aim is to grow cleaner and greener crops;
24 July 2019
National Innovation Coaching / Hort360 (VG16063) (VG16063b)
This investment facilitated a pilot program of ‘Innovation Coaching’ for vegetable producers in Queensland
28 September 2018
Technologies and practices to reduce avocado bruising
Presentation slides on factors causing fruit bruising in avocado and tools to test firmness
26 October 2018
$10M funding injection to support the eradication of Qfly
Media ReleaseAUSTRALIAN RESEARCH into sterile insect technology has been strengthened through a $10 million collaborative project managed by Hort Innovation, with significant cash contributions by Western Sydney University (WSU) and the Government
18 July 2019
Our sustainable future starts today
Media ReleaseDECISION MAKERS are being encouraged and empowered to make conscientious choices around urban greening in Australian cities. Trees provide well recognised benefits to human health and wellbeing, and by regulating temperature and
16 July 2019
Understanding and managing the role of honey bees in CGMMV epidemiology (VM18008)
This project determined the mechanisms by which honey bees introduce CGMMV into healthy cucurbit plants and developed recommendations to manage the transmission of CGMMV by honey bees.
15 December 2021