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

    Professorial Research Fellow and Centre Director & Centre Director of Centre for Horticultural Science
    Centre for Horticultural Science
    Honorary Professor
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

Emerging technologies

Capability leader:
Professor Neena Mitter

Researchers

Horticultural crop breeding and agronomy

Capability leader

Researchers

Plant protection

Capability leader

  • Professor Andre Drenth

    Acting Centre Director, Centre for Horticultural Science
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
    Centre Director of Centre for Horticultural Science
    Centre for Horticultural Science
  • Prof Paul Gauthier

    Professor Paul Gauthier

    Professorial Research Fellow in Protected Cropping
    Centre for Horticultural Science

Researchers

Other

Affiliate, Honorary and Adjunct appointments