Horticulture

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development works closely with all sections of the industry supply chain from paddock to plate.

Western Australia grows a diverse range of top-quality horticultural crops from the Ord River Irrigation Area in the north, to the Gascoyne River at Carnarvon, the coastal sands near Perth and throughout the cooler south-west region.

Crops include tropical and temperate fruits, delicious vegetables and outstanding table wines. WA also leads the country in flower exports, mostly from our unique native flora.

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    Australian National Mango Breeding Program

    22 October 2013

    The Australian National Mango Breeding Program was initiated in 1994 between four state, territory and federal agricultural organisations.

  • Fruit and seed of NMBP-4069

    New mango hybrid NMBP-4069

    23 October 2013

    Three new mango varieties have been developed by the National Mango Breeding Program (NMBP). NMBP-4069 is a hybrid cross from parents Van Dyke and Kensington Pride (KP).

  • Fruit and seed of NMBP-1243

    New mango hybrid NMBP-1243

    23 October 2013

    Three new mango varieties have been developed by the National Mango Breeding Program (NMBP). NMBP-1243 is a hybrid cross between Irwin and Kensington Pride (KP).

  • NMBP-1201 fruit and seed

    New mango hybrid NMBP-1201

    23 October 2013

    Three new mango varieties have been developed by the National Mango Breeding Program (NMBP).

    NMBP-1201 is a hybrid cross between Irwin and Kensington Pride (KP).

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    Ord River development and irrigated agriculture, Western Australia

    27 November 2013

    Tropical agriculture on the Ord River in Western Australia's Kimberley region began in 1941.

  • Healthy green carrot crop growing in a paddock

    Climate change and horticulture in Western Australia

    1 April 2016

    Climate change will affect horticultural production in Western Australia (WA) in a number of ways, and the effects will depend on location, soil type, crop type and management.

  • Horticultural worker manual weeding in a lettuce field

    Building Horticulture Business Capacity Program

    24 June 2021

    The Building Horticulture Business Capacity Program is now open. The program will provide high quality, tailored business training to individual vegetable and apple enterprises.

  • Hands shaking in front of growing wheat.

    Farm Debt Mediation (WA) Scheme

    19 February 2015

    The Farm Debt Mediation Scheme in Western Australia is available to assist farm and pastoral businesses and financial institutions resolve disputes about business financial arrangements.

  • Top and underside view of pink ground pearls on sandy background.

    Ground pearls - insect pests of lawns and turf

    11 December 2013

    Ground pearls are closely related to scale insects and can be serious pests of sugarcane and recreational turf.

  • young truffle orchard in winter showing host trees with leaves mostly all fallen

    The truffle industry in Western Australia

    25 June 2019

    The truffle industry in Western Australia, to date, has been developed around the black truffle produced by Tuber melanosporum, also known internationally as French black truffle or Perigo

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