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Genetics of Fruit Sensory Preferences

This investment is exploring current consumer preferences, purchasing and consumption patterns for fruit and how sensory qualities (such as taste, smell, look and feel) contribute to these behaviours. The underlying biological contributors to these sensory qualities will be profiled and the genetics of each explored, with this information funnelled into levy-funded breeding programs such as mango, papaya, pineapple and strawberry. This will enhance the efficiency and delivery of breeding programs, ensuring that they are working to improve varieties for both the producer and the consumer. These insights will allow the co-development of consumer and producer-related traits, and have the potential to add substantial value through identifying new opportunities for premium or niche varieties of produce.

Project date

2 Nov 2021-15 May 2026
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Principal investigator

Vino Rajandran

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Multiple industries
Alternative protein Cross industry Fruits Nuts Other rural industries Pasture, fodder & feed Vegetables

Hort Innovation

Hort Innovation is the grower-owned, not-for-profit research and development corporation for Australia's horticulture industry. As one of the nation's 15 Rural …
  • Location

    Australia

  • Organisation type

    Research funding body

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Horticulture impact assessment program 2020/21 to 2022/23

Hort Innovation has engaged independent consultants to evaluate the impact of our R&D investments, providing insights into the type and magnitude of impacts that are being generated across the company’s strategic levy programs.
  • Funded by

    Hort Innovation

  • Project date

    11 Apr 2022 - 30 Nov 2024

  • Research organisation

    Ag Econ Plus

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