Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

Centre for Horticultural Science

The Centre for Horticultural Science delivers improvements to productivity, profitability and sustainability of horticulture industries. Our world-class researchers drive innovation and industry adoption to increase the competitiveness of Australia’s horticultural industries globally.

We work in close collaboration with government, industry and growers to boost innovation, productivity and economic growth.

View Centre for Horticultural Science webpage

Level 2, Queensland Bioscience Building #80, St Lucia

Centre Director 

  • Professor Andre Drenth

    Acting Centre Director, Centre for Horticultural Science & Professorial Research Fellow and Centre Director
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

Emerging technologies

Capability leader:
 

Researchers

  • Dr Alice Hayward

    Senior Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Lindsay Shaw

    Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

Horticultural crop breeding and agronomy

Capability leader

Researchers

Plant protection

Capability leader

  • Professor Andre Drenth

    Acting Centre Director, Centre for Horticultural Science & Professorial Research Fellow and Centre Director
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
  • Prof Paul Gauthier

    Professor Paul Gauthier

    Professorial Research Fellow in Protected Cropping
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

Researchers

Affiliate, Honorary and Adjunct appointments