HortResearch

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HortResearch (Horticulture and Food Research Institute of New Zealand Limited) is a Crown Research Institute of New Zealand. The focus of research in this company is mainly in the development of new fruit varieties and other food products. It is probably most recognised for its plant breeding of various Kiwifruit varieties, including new cultivars of Actinidia (genus) chinensis[1] and arguta [2](species).

[edit] History

HortResearch was originally part of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), but was established as an independent organisation when the Crown Research Institutes were created in 1992. As part of that process, it was semi-commercialised, and now operated as a government-owned company rather than as a government department.