2031-2040 of 4516 results
Australian apple consumer and shopper research (AP19000)
This short investment delivered insights into Australian apple consumers and identified key targets and growth opportunities
30 September 2019
Pilot sterile codling moth releases for the apple industry (AP18001)
This project examined the application of Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) as a tool for control of codling moth in Australian apple orchards.
1 July 2024
Fall armyworm update and alert
Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is an exotic pest that has recently been detected for the first time in Australia. Hort Innovation is keeping a close eye on the situation and is currently working with the relevant authorities to prepare and protect the horticulture sector against any potential spread of fall armyworm.
30 October 2020
Virus diseases of cucurbits in Australia fact sheet
This fact sheet summarises the symptoms, spread and control measures for viruses affecting curcurbits
22 January 2020
Extension strategy for the Australian vegetable industry (VG18003)
This investment scoped out the extension needs for the Australian vegetable industry and delivered a strategy for addressing those needs into the future
26 November 2019
Self-fertilising almond trees secure the future of industry
Media ReleaseIN A WORLD-LEADING research project funded by Hort Innovation, Australian scientists have successfully bred self-fertile almond varieties for growers that are not entirely reliant on bees for pollination. The longitudinal project
17 February 2020
Researchers’ say: Tan your mushrooms, not your skin
Media ReleaseBATHING YOUR mushrooms in the sun before eating increases their vitamin D content by nearly eightfold, according to new Hort Innovation funded research that summarises the health effects of the popular fungi. According to the leading
5 February 2020
The road to recovery
A profile on chestnut grower Alison Saunders and her recent experience in the bushfires
5 February 2020
Looking to alternative pollinators to support apiarists and industry
Media ReleaseCaption: Stingless bee on an apple flower. Supplied by the Hawkesbury Institute for Environment at Western Sydney University. AS THE bushfire crisis across Australia continues, so too does the threat to wildlife including bees which
3 February 2020
Caffeine linked to rapid testicle growth, stronger sex drive in male fruit flies
Media ReleaseIN THEIR quest to create the ‘ultimate sterile male fruit fly’ to attract wild females and curb a pest that is costing Australian farmers up to $300 million in lost markets each year, scientists have turned to caffeine. A recent study,
29 January 2020