Horticulture Innovation Lab Projects

Knowledge of postharvest handling practices necessary to satisfy market requirements limits the success of small-scale producers of horticultural crops to participate in the value chain at various

Women carry out most production of horticultural crops in Tanzania and other developing countries. Harvest periods are short but less than 1% of the crop is processed for off-season consumption.

This project brings together the technology and biological capital of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the World Vegetable Center, based Taiwan, with the managerial and technical skills of t

This project brings together the technology and biological capital of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the World Vegetable Center, based Taiwan, with the managerial and technical skills of t

This project brings together the technology and biological capital of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the World Vegetable Center, based Taiwan, with the managerial and technical skills of t

This project brings together two parallel research programs for collaboration — one in Sri Lanka using natural coating and herbal extracts and another in Hawaii to use natural epiphytic microo

This project facilitates the organization and strengthening of small holder farmer groups in the Nkokonjeru region of Uganda by providing technical training in fruit and vegetable management and im

Plant disease is a limiting factor in agricultural production in Latin America.

Plant disease is a limiting factor in agricultural production in Latin America.

Plant disease is a limiting factor in agricultural production in Latin America.

Plant disease is a limiting factor in agricultural production in Latin America.

Plant disease is a limiting factor in agricultural production in Latin America.

Plant disease is a limiting factor in agricultural production in Latin America.

Plant disease is a limiting factor in agricultural production in Latin America.

Temperature management is the key tool for reducing postharvest losses in the developing world.

Temperature management is the key tool for reducing postharvest losses in the developing world.

Temperature management is the key tool for reducing postharvest losses in the developing world.

Bell pepper production in Central America and the Caribbean has become one of the main agricultural commodities for export to the United States and the European Union.

Bell pepper production in Central America and the Caribbean has become one of the main agricultural commodities for export to the United States and the European Union.

Bell pepper production in Central America and the Caribbean has become one of the main agricultural commodities for export to the United States and the European Union.

Bell pepper production in Central America and the Caribbean has become one of the main agricultural commodities for export to the United States and the European Union.

Bell pepper production in Central America and the Caribbean has become one of the main agricultural commodities for export to the United States and the European Union.

This project enhances the potential for production, utilization and marketing of African leafy vegetables in Eastern Africa.

Contamination of vegetables with foodborne pathogens and spoilage organisms results in foodborne illness and economic losses.

Contamination of vegetables with foodborne pathogens and spoilage organisms results in foodborne illness and economic losses.

Contamination of vegetables with foodborne pathogens and spoilage organisms results in foodborne illness and economic losses.

Innovative horticultural technologies hold potential to aid in reducing poverty, improving nutrition and health, and improving sustainability and profitability of horticulture activities.

Innovative horticultural technologies hold potential to aid in reducing poverty, improving nutrition and health, and improving sustainability and profitability of horticulture activities.

Horticulture crop production, a woman's domain in parts of Southeast Asia, is plagued by yield losses because of drought and unequal opportunities for women.

Among the most promising disruptive technologies for application to horticulture are those that address the uses of energy in the production, marketing, and processing of horticultural crops.

Among the most promising disruptive technologies for application to horticulture are those that address the uses of energy in the production, marketing, and processing of horticultural crops.

This project provides information and strategies to improve tomato and pepper production through the use of grafting and low/high tunnel technologies among smallholder growers in Kirinyaga District

The horticulture sector in Bangladesh produces 3.2 million metric tons per year, but small-scale farmers suffer economic losses due to lack of high-yielding varieties, postharvest technologies, foo

Advances in telecommunication technologies and rapid uptake of cell phones by millions of growers provide excellent opportunities for delivering real-time information to growers in rural areas.

Advances in telecommunication technologies and rapid uptake of cell phones by millions of growers provide excellent opportunities for delivering real-time information to growers in rural areas.

Advances in telecommunication technologies and rapid uptake of cell phones by millions of growers provide excellent opportunities for delivering real-time information to growers in rural areas.

Led by Darcy Boellstorff of Bridgewater State University, this project's international team is focused on acquiring needed geographic information for use in a geographic information system (GI

Political unrest and economic turmoil in Zimbabwe in the first decade of the 21st Century has destroyed agricultural export industries and the country's emerging smallholder horticulture secto

Political unrest and economic turmoil in Zimbabwe in the first decade of the 21st Century has destroyed agricultural export industries and the country's emerging smallholder horticulture secto

Informal seed systems provide access to locally adapted indigenous crops and constitute an essential component of sustainable production for resource-poor farmers.

Postharvest losses of fruits and vegetables in Vietnam and Cambodia are very high.

Postharvest losses of fruits and vegetables in Vietnam and Cambodia are very high.

Leadership development is key to sustained improvements in agricultural production in developing countries particularly in the rural areas.