Avocado
Avocado production steps up across Asia-Pacific
Global Avocado Congress looks at how regional production can help meet growing demand for avocados in Asia.
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Avocado
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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
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Harvesting
Orchard-Rite: shaker and mover in craftsmanship
Orchard-Rite uses precision technology to manufacture tree shakers for nut harvesting.
Mangoes
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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
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Insect & mite control
Boosting beneficials and biodiversity key to controlling pests
Research into protecting macadamia orchards from pests is beginning to bear fruit.
Avocado
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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
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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
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Establishment & maintenance
Ellepot trial shows benefits at Ardmona
Ellepot container-grown trees offer new planting possibilities
Disease & weed control
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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
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Post harvest
Machine vision system for safe almond grading
A hyperspectral camera for detecting contamination such as aflatoxin B1 - a world first.
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