# HortResearch > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/HortResearch > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/HortResearch.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HortResearch > Source revision: 1350923379 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) New Zealand research institute This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources. Find sources: "HortResearch" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) HortResearch Agency overview Formed 1 April 1992; 34 years ago (1992-04-01) Preceding agency DSIR Dissolved 1 December 2008; 17 years ago (2008-12-01) Superseding agency Plant & Food Research Website www.hortresearch.co.nz (inactive) **HortResearch** (Horticulture and Food Research Institute of New Zealand Limited; [Māori](/source/M%C4%81ori_language): *Rangahau Ahumāra*) was a [Crown Research Institute](/source/Crown_Research_Institute) of [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand). The focus of research in this company was mainly in the development of new fruit varieties and other food products. It was probably most recognised for its plant breeding of various [kiwifruit](/source/Kiwifruit) varieties, including new cultivars of *Actinidia* (genus) *chinensis*[1] and *arguta* [2] (species). It also developed the [Envy apple](/source/Envy_(apple)).[3] ## History HortResearch was originally part of the [Department of Scientific and Industrial Research](/source/Department_of_Scientific_and_Industrial_Research_(New_Zealand)) (DSIR), but was established as an independent organisation when the [Crown Research Institutes](/source/Crown_Research_Institutes) were created on 1 April 1992. As part of that process, it was semi-commercialised, and operated as a government-owned company rather than as a government department. On 1 December 2008, HortResearch was merged with [Crop and Food Research](/source/New_Zealand_Institute_for_Crop_and_Food_Research) to form a new Crown Research Institute, the [New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research](/source/New_Zealand_Institute_for_Plant_and_Food_Research) trading as Plant & Food Research.[4] ## See also - [Smart breeding](/source/Smart_breeding) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Actinidia chinensis"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=3625&lvl=3&p=mapview&p=has_linkout&p=blast_url&p=genome_blast&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock). *Taxonomy Browser*. NCBI. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Actinidia deliciosa"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=3627&lvl=3&p=mapview&p=has_linkout&p=blast_url&p=genome_blast&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock). *Taxonomy Browser*. NCBI. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Brown, S.K.; Maloney, K.E. ["Making Sense of New Apple Varieties, Trademarks and Clubs: Current Status"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025838/http://www.nyshs.org/pdf/fq/09fall/NYFQ-FALL-09-pp-9-12.pdf) (PDF). *New York Fruit Quarterly*. **17** (3). Archived from [the original](http://www.nyshs.org/pdf/fq/09fall/NYFQ-FALL-09-pp-9-12.pdf) (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2026 – via www.nyshs.org. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Mapp, Wayne (1 December 2008). ["Minister welcomes new Crown Research Institute"](https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/minister-welcomes-new-crown-research-institute) (Press release). ## External links - [Official website](http://www.hortresearch.co.nz) (inactive) v t e Crown entity companies of New Zealand Part of the public sector organisations in New Zealand Antarctica New Zealand Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media (proposed) Callaghan Innovation New Zealand Fast Forward Fund New Zealand Venture Investment Fund Radio New Zealand Television New Zealand Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) AgResearch ESR GNS Science HortResearch (former) Industrial Research Limited (former) Crop & Food Research (former) Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research NIWA Plant & Food Research Scion v t e Science and research in New Zealand Organisations Government departments Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Ministry for Primary Industries Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (former) Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (former) Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (former) Ministry of Science and Innovation (former) Crown entities Public Research Organisations Earth Sciences New Zealand New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science New Zealand Institute for Public Health and Forensic Science New Zealand Institute for Advanced Technology Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) AgResearch ESR (former) GNS HortResearch (former) Industrial Research Limited (former) Crop & Food Research (former) Landcare Research NIWA Plant & Food Research Scion Institute for Social Research and Development (former) Research universities AUT Lincoln Massey Auckland Canterbury Otago Waikato Victoria Tertiary education institutions (TEIs) Te Pūkenga (16 subsidiary institutions) Other AsureQuality Antarctica New Zealand Callaghan Innovation Tertiary Education Commission Private and commercial B+LNZ Genetics Bragato Research Institute Cawthron Institute Fonterra Research and Development Centre Hill Labs Kiwifruit Breeding Centre Livestock Improvement Corporation Malaghan Institute of Medical Research Authority control databases International VIAF National Czech Republic This New Zealand corporation or company article is a stub. 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