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 Neena Mitter

    Centre Director of Centre for Horticultural Science
    Centre for Horticultural Science
    Honorary Professor
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Centre Director of ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection
    ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection

Emerging technologies

Capability leader:
Professor Neena Mitter

Researchers

  • Dr Alice Hayward

    Senior Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

Horticultural crop breeding and agronomy

Capability leader

  • Professor Bruce Topp

    Professorial Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

Researchers

  • Dr Inigo Auzmendi

    Affiliate of ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    Research Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

  • Dr Steven Underhill

    Principal Research Fellow
    Centre for Horticultural Science

  • Dr Yuchan Zhou

    Research Fellow
    Centre for Plant Science (QAAFI)

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

Other

Affiliate, Honorary and Adjunct appointments