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Improving productivity through protected cropping
The Australian Government has convened a roundtable bringing together key horticulture stakeholders and industry members to discuss increasing productivity and job creation through protected cropping and horticulture.
QLD banana farmers saved from banana freckle
Queensland banana growers have avoided a serious biosecurity risk with the Northern Territory officially declared banana freckle free.
QUT ‘golden banana’ humanitarian honoured
QUT scientist and humanitarian, Distinguished Professor James Dale, who has developed potentially lifesaving bananas for some of the poorest people on earth is the 2019 Queensland Senior Australian of the Year.
Northern Tasmania declared fruit fly free
Northern Tasmania was officially reinstated as a Pest Free Area, opening the door to domestic trade.
Mapping the use of nitrogen in photosynthesis
Ask a farmer to name the most essential components for crop production and without doubt, nitrogen will be first on the list. Now Australian researchers have created a map of how nitrogen is used during photosynthesis in wheat, rice and maize, the three main cereal…
Horticulture growth retains momentum
Horticulture growth retained momentum with a seven percent growth in export earnings since 2016, according to an updated report, with tariffs on exported produce down by 12 percent since 2012.
Vertical farming has limits
Vertical farming – where food is grown indoors in high stacks – will not replace traditional fruit and vegetable growing in New Zealand, but it may supplement it in future if technology makes it economically viable, research released finds.
Apple industry already growing jobs for new Horticultural Degree graduates
New Zealand’s booming apple and pear industry is already promising great career opportunities for the first graduates of a new stand-alone Bachelor’s Degree in Horticulture.
Genome mapping for trees critical to Australian horticulture
A new $13.3 million joint research project will look at tree genetics to better understand how genes control traits that are valuable to Australian horticultural growers.
The naked avocado
Avocado aficionados will benefit from a Queensland research project that aims to strip bare the avocado to reveal detailed information about the popular fruit’s biology.
Jack Mooney – A Growing Passion
The adage “from little things, big things grow” certainly applies to University of New England (UNE) PhD student Jack Mooney, who has swapped the backyard greenhouse of his undergraduate days for one of the largest glasshouses in the Southern Hemisphere.