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Horticulture

Research Program Manager: Mr Les Baxter email: baxter@aciar.gov.au ACIAR's horticulture research program aims to improve the productivity, profitability and sustainability of fruit, vegetable and ornamental crop production in developing countries and Australia. Emphases are to improve the utility and efficiency of supply chains, optimise the quality and suitability of produce for market requirements, and minimise pre- and post-harvest losses of fruit and vegetable crops. The ACIAR horticulture program will increasingly focus on a complete supply chain approach to crop production. This approach will aim to identify and address multiple constraints to individual horticultural industry development which often arise simultaneously throughout the supply chain and can potentially reduce the impact of single issue interventions.

All Projects

HORT/1995/003 - Control of gemini virus diseases of cotton and tomato in Pakistan and Australia

HORT/1997/094 - Management of postharvest diseases of sub-tropical and tropical fruit using their natural resistance mechanisms

HORT/1998/061 - Coconut tissue culture for clonal propagation and safe germplasm exchange

HORT/1998/140 - Postharvest handling and disease control in melons in China and Australia

HORT/1999/081 - Reducing spoilage and contamination risks of fresh vegetables in China and Australia

HORT/2000/081 - Bioremediation technology for insecticide residues in horticulture

HORT/2000/127 - Improving and maintaining productivity of bamboo for quality timber and shoots in Australia and the Philippines

HORT/2001/023 - Horticulture industry development for market-remote communities

HORT/2001/049 - Development of PRSV-P resistant papaya genotypes by introgression of genes from wild Carica species

HORT/2002/016 - Improving the implementation of integrated crop management in Brassica vegetables through a decision support toolkit based on end-user needs in China and Australia

HORT/2002/030 - Improving sub tropical citrus production in Sikkim and Australia

HORT/2002/062 - The development of integrated pest management for Brassica crops in DPRK and its improvement in Australia

HORT/2003/045 - Improvement of vegetable production and postharvest management systems in Cambodia and Australia

HORT/2003/046 - Integrated control of powdery mildew and other disease, weed and insect problems in squash in Tonga and Australia

HORT/2003/047 - Improved plant protection in the Solomon Islands

HORT/2003/071 - Integrated pest management and supply chain improvement for mangoes in the Philippines and Australia

HORT/2004/010 - Building integrated pest management capacity in Iraq initially concentrating on control of jasmine whitefly in the citrus/date system of central Iraq

HORT/2004/030 - Control of Asian honeybees in the Solomon Islands

HORT/2004/049 - Improved farming systems for managing soil-borne pathogens of ginger in Fiji and Australia

HORT/2004/063 - Integrated pest management in a sustainable production system for Brassica crops in Fiji and Samoa

HORT/2005/077 - Integrated crop management package for sustainable smallholder gardens in Solomon Islands

HORT/2005/134 - The use of pathogen tested planting materials to improve sustainable sweet potato production in Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea

HORT/2005/142 - Improving mandarin production in Bhutan and Australia through the implementation of on-farm best management practices

HORT/2005/153 - Development of integrated crop management practices to increase sustainable yield and quality of mangoes in Pakistan and Australia

HORT/2005/154 - Assessment of mango diseases, pest and production problems in Pakistan

HORT/2005/157 - Optimising mango supply chains for more profitable horticultural agri-enterprises in Pakistan and Australia

HORT/2005/160 - Increasing citrus production in Pakistan and Australia through improved orchard management techniques

HORT/2006/006 - Development of an embryo culture manual and an embryo transplantation technique for coconut germplasm movement and seedling production of elite coconut types

HORT/2006/053 - Evaluation of the impact of Dasheen mosaic virus on and other viruses on taro yield

HORT/2006/055 - Developing the ornamentals industry in the Pacific: an opportunity for income generation

HORT/2006/106 - Screening and field trials of high-carotenoid sweet potatoes in Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea to improve human vitamin A status

HORT/2006/108 - The potential for tropical fruits production in Tonga - A feasibility and constraints analysis

HORT/2006/111 - Managing trade risks arising from the use of crop protection chemicals in horticultural crops in the Philippines and Australia

HORT/2006/173 - Tongan tropical fruit production - improving genetic diversity and production capacity building

HORT/2007/032 - Detection surveys for mango seed and pulp weevils in Sarangani and Davao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines - Phase 2

HORT/2007/066 - Enhanced profitability of selected vegetable value chains in the southern Philippines and Australia

HORT/2007/067 - Improved domestic profitability and export competitiveness of selected fruit value chains in the southern Philippines and Australia

HORT/2007/072 - Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme for University of South Pacific, Fiji

HORT/2007/210 - Detection surveys for mango seed and pulp weevils in Sarangani and Davao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines

PHT/1993/877 - Low cost disinfestation systems for fruit

PHT/1994/007 - Pineapple quality improvement

PHT/1994/016 - Shelf-life extension of leafy vegetables

PHT/1994/037 - In-store drying of grain in China

PHT/1994/045 - Control of ripening in papaya and mango by genetic engineering

PHT/1995/134 - Management of Phytophthora diseases of durian

PHT/1995/136 - Cocoa fermentation, drying and genotype product quality assessment

PHT/1996/004 - Monitoring mycotoxins and pesticides in grain and food production systems for risk management in Viet Nam and Australia

PHT/1996/152 - Postharvest handling and disease control in melons

PHT/1997/065 - Development of a spouted bed dryer as part of a two-stage drying strategy for grain in Vietnam

PHT/1997/131 - Computer-assisted learning as a tool to improve grain storage pest management in key ASEAN countries

PHT/1997/161 - Market based analysis of constraints to banana industry development in Indonesia and Australia

PHT/1998/137 - Integrating effective phosphine fumigation practices into grain storage systems in China, Vietnam and Australia

PHT/1999/040 - Genetic engineering of pineapples with blackheart resistance

PHT/2000/080 - Selection for peanut varieties with low aflatoxin risk