Tree Crop News

Avocado - Insect & mite control

Six spotted mite research in avocados

Six spotted mites cause avocado trees to shed leaves and expose the fruit to sunburn.

Almonds - Harvesting

Orchard-Rite: shaker and mover in craftsmanship

Orchard-Rite uses precision technology to manufacture tree shakers for nut harvesting.

Mangoes - Flowering, thinning & PGRs

New research identifies best mango pollinators

Researchers found a dependency on the presence of native vegetation and flowering plants in the landscape.

Macadamias - Insect & mite control

Boosting beneficials and biodiversity key to controlling pests

Research into protecting macadamia orchards from pests is beginning to bear fruit.

Avocado - Marketing & export

‘Avo-cargo’ set for Asian markets in win for first-time exporters

Exporters in WA and Queensland are trialling shipping refrigerated containers of avocados.

Citrus - Harvesting

Trellis systems could pave way for robotic harvesting

Trial is comparing different trellising systems to maximise the capture of sunshine.

Mangoes

Future of mango varieties now with Qld Department of Ag

Queensland's Department of Agriculture is put in charge of commercialising three new varieties.

Water supply & irrigation

Growers using drones to make every drop count

Aerobotics has developed insights into irrigation so that early-stage corrections can be made to improve uniformity in yield and quality.

Flowering, thinning & PGRs

Healthy sugar origin in stingless bee honey revealed

What creates the rare, healthy sugar found in stingless bee honey has been solved by researchers.

Olives

Record-breaking olive harvest

Australian olive producers are celebrating a successful end to the 2021 olive harvest.

Pome fruit - Establishment & maintenance

Ellepot trial shows benefits at Ardmona

Ellepot container-grown trees offer new planting possibilities

Disease & weed control - Insect & mite control

The status of plant biosecurity in Australia

Report identifies the greatest exotic pest threats to plant production.

Pome fruit

Fine Agrochemicals - PGR specialists

New developments in PGR formulations.

Almonds - Post harvest

Machine vision system for safe almond grading

A hyperspectral camera for detecting contamination such as aflatoxin B1 - a world first.

Citrus

USDA expanding importation of citrus from Australia

Three additional areas given permission to export citrus to the United States.