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PIPS3 Resources

PIPS3 Resources

Project: AP19005
Colorimeter - Objective fruit colour assessments
Project: AP19005
Irrigation sensors - Dendrometer installation and maintenance
Project: AP19005
Ground-based mobile sensing
Project: AP19005
Trunk dendrometer data interpretation
Project: AP19005
Understanding the effect of high temperatures on red colour development in a blush pear
Project: AP19002
Both apples and pears across Australian growing regions are affected by black spot. Venturia inaequalis (apple scab) and Venturia pirina (pear scab) are separate diseases, sharing similar symptoms, development and methods of management.
Project: AP19005
Cartographer maps path to uniform, high quality pears
Project: AP19002, AP19006
PIPS3 Program’s researcher roadshow visiting your growing region
Project: AP19002
Bitter rot is often the most serious fruit rot to affect apple orchards in warmer, humid growing conditions.
Project: AP19005
Crop mapping technology can scan, estimate and forecast red-colour coverage in blush pear cultivars.
Project: AP19005
Rootstocks and systems: outcomes of pear systems trials
Project: AP19002
Managing orchard data with smartphone technology
Project: AP19003
Improving our understanding of the metabolic processes associated with biennial bearing and identifying chemicals that could be applied to ensure more consistent flowering could lead to easier management of biennial bearing.
Project: AP19003
Crop load management: Signalling compounds that induce flowering
Project: AP19002
Advances in the biological control of codling moth in Australia
Project: AP19002
Greg Lefoe, Senior Research Scientist at Agriculture Victoria, provides an update on the Mastrus ridens research project.
Project: AP19005
Irrigation support: The role of trunk dendrometers
Project: AP19005
Chemical and hand thinning experiments at Calimna Orchard, Ardmona
Project: AP19002
IPDM in focus: Helicoverpa and loopers.
Project: AP19005
Chemical thinning experiments in the laboratory at Tatura SmartFarm
Project: AP19003
Sensing technologies to improve predictions and management of crop load
Project: AP19002, AP19003, AP19005, AP19006
At the APAL R&D Day on 1 September, researchers provided updates on ongoing apple and pear levy-funded work to improve orchard productivity and sustainability, reduce dependence on inputs and tackle issues ranging from biennial bearing to codling moth.
Project: AP19006
What is a healthy soil, how is one soil healthier than another and how do you measure this?
Project: AP19002
The woolly apple aphid is a serious pest of apple production in all Australian fruit growing regions.
Project: AP19003
New scanning and mapping technology has insights for managing crop load variability and fruit quality in apple orchards.
Project: AP19005
Understanding the role played by temperature in colour development in blush pears is the next step in helping growers more consistently deliver the highly desirable red blush so attractive to consumers.
Project: AP19006
In part III of this video series, Dr Nigel Swarts, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, chats with Andrew Smith, Managing Director of R&R Smith, and Orchard Manager, Scott Price, on how sustainable orchard floor management have become central to their business strategy.
Project: AP19006
In part II of this video series, Dr Nigel Swarts, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, chats with Andrew Smith, Managing Director of R&R Smith, and Orchard Manager, Scott Price, on how sustainable orchard floor management have become central to their business strategy.
Project: AP19006
In part I of this video series, Dr Nigel Swarts, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, chats with Andrew Smith, Managing Director of R&R Smith, and Orchard Manager, Scott Price, on how sustainable orchard practices have become central to their business strategy.
Project: AP19006
Sustainability as a business strategy at R&R Smith, Tasmania
Project: AP19006
Real opportunity for sustainable and profitable orchards
Project: AP19002
The Australian IPDM program includes monitoring and cultural and chemical control practices integrated to manage Alternaria leaf blotch and fruit spot.
Project: AP19006
The PIPS3 Healthy Soils project (AP19006) aims to demonstrate the benefits of healthy soils for improving the resilience of orchards to variable climatic conditions. Here, Nigel Swarts, Project Lead at the PIPS3 conservation biocontrol site in the Huon Valley, shares an update on progress to cultivate a sustainable orchard, rich in biodiversity above and below ground.
Project: AP19006
An update on AP19006 from Dr Stephen Quarrell at Rookwood, Huon Valley - Improved Australian apple and pear soil health and plant nutrition.
Project: AP19006
A harvest-time update at Rookwood from the PIPS3 team for AP19006 - Improved Australian apple and pear orchard soil health and plant nutrition.
Project: AP19006
Managing crop load in European pear (Pyrus communis L.)—A Review. Bound, S.A. (Agriculture 11(7): 637 – 663, 2021).
Project: AP19005
Effects of rootstock, planting density and training system blush pear cultivar ANP-0131: early growth, yield and fruit quality. McClymont, L., Goodwin, I., Whitfield, D.M., O'Connell, M. and Turpin, S. (HortScience 56 (11): 1408–1415, 2021).
Project: AP19003
Reliability of a commercial platform for estimating flower cluster and fruit number, yield, tree geometry and light interception in apple trees under different rootstocks and row orientations. Scalisi, A., McClymont, L., Underwood, J., Morton, P., Scheding, S. and Goodwin, I. (Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 2021).
Project: AP19003
PIPS3 update - Irrigation scheduling in the Sundial Orchard
Project: AP19006
Digging into Healthy Soils – PIPS3 Program update
Project: AP19006, AP19002
IPDM Update from the PIPS3 trial site at Rookwood, Tas
Project: AP19003
PIPS3 update: Advancing sustainable and technology driven apple orchard production systems (AP19003)
Project: AP19006
Cultivating healthy soil: a PIPS3 project update
Project: AP19003, AP19005
Netting and orchard adaptation for future climates
Project: AP19005
What is the ideal ‘smart orchard’ of the future?
Project: AP19002
Could native plant species improve your orchard?
Project: AP19003
Non-invasive maturity testing a step closer
Project: AP19003
Advancing sustainable and tech driven apple orchard systems
Project: AP19002
Strengthening cultural & biological management of pests & diseases
Project: AP19002
PIPS3: Strengthening Cultural and Biological Management of Pests and Diseases in Apple and Pear Orchards
Project: AP19006
PIPS3: Improved Australian apple and pear orchards soil health and plant nutrition
Project: AP19005, AP19003
PIPS 3: Green Atlas Cartographer
Project: AP19003
PIPS 3: Advancing sustainable and technology driven apple orchard production systems
Project: AP19005
PIPS 3: Developing smarter and sustainable pear orchards
Project: AP19005
Heating and cooling tests at Tatura
Project: AP19003
Tech-driven fruit diameter and colour measurement
Project: AP19002
IPDM Monitoring of Conservation Bio-control Plots – Tatura SmartFarm Experimental Pear Orchard
Project: AP19003
December 2021 update: Irrigation scheduling at Tatura SmartFarm
Project: AP19006
AP19006 site update, Orange NSW (November 2021)
Project: AP19006
IPDM Update with Dr Stephen Quarrell
Project: AP19003
Using tech and data for apple orchard management and optimal crop load
Project: AP19005
This workbook enables producers to calculate monthly irrigation requirements for pears and typical irrigation intervals based on historical weather data and orchard specific tree and irrigation system information.
Project: AP19005
Dr Ian Goodwin (Agriculture Victoria) provides an update on the PIPS3 project AP19005 (October 2021)
Project: AP19002
Greg Lefoe (Agriculture Victoria) provides a project update on AP19002 (September 2021)
Project: AP19006
Dr Sally Bound (UTas) gives a project update for AP19006 (Sept 2021)
Project: AP19002
Conservation bio-control: Attracting beneficial insects to orchards
Project: AP19002, AP19003, AP19005, AP19006
'PIPS3 kicks off' - Spring AFG 2020
Project: AP19005
'Smarter pear orchards' - Lexie McClymont & Ian Goodwin (Spring AFG 2020)
Project: AP19002
'IPDM withstands pests, diseases and natural disasters' - David Williams & Emily Crawford (Spring AFG 2020)
Project: AP19002, AP19003, AP19005, AP19006
'PIPS3 integrated R&D will build whole-of-system understanding on the benefits of sustainable production practices' - Marguerite White (Summer AFG 2020)
Project: AP19003
'Advancing apple orchard production systems' - Marguerite White (Autumn AFG 2021)
Project: AP19006
'Long term productivity from the orchard floor up' - Dr Nigel Swarts, Dr Sally Bound & Michele Buntain (Autumn AFG 2021)
Project: AP19005
'Optimising climate-smart pear relationships' - Dr Ian Goodwin & Dr Lexie McClymont (Autumn AFG 2021)
Project: AP19002
'IPDM Community of Practice provides platform for cooperative learning and upskilling' - Emily Crawford, Winter AFG 2021
Project: AP19002, AP19005, AP19006
'Conservation biocontrol of pests in pome fruit orchards' - Dr Raelene Kwong (Winter AFG 2021)
Project: AP19005
AP19005 Information Sheet
Project: AP19006
AP19006 Rookwood Site Update Sept 2021
Project: AP19006
Introduction to AP19006: Improved Australian apple and pear orchard soil health and plant nutrition
Project: AP19006
AP19006 Information Sheet
Project: AP19003
AP19003 Information Sheet
Project: AP19005
Laboratory pear maturity testing
Project: AP19003
AP19003: Commercial orchard Crop Load experiment
Project: AP19003 & AP19005
Video on research use of the Green Atlas Cartographer™ in apple and pears
Project: AP19003
Introduction to AP19003: Advancing sustainable and technology driven apple orchard production systems
Project: AP19005
AP19005:  Developing smarter and sustainable pear orchards to maximise fruit quality, yield and labour efficiency
Project: AP19002
Agriculture Victoria's Emily Crawford talks us through the newly revised Integrated Pest Disease and Weed Management (IPDM) manual for Australian Apple and Pears.
Project: AP19002
AgVic Senior Research Scientist - Invertebrate & Weed Sciences, Dr Raelene Kwong discusses native species in the orchard.
Project: AP19002
An introduction to AP19002: Strengthening Cultural & Biological Management of Pests & Diseases
Project: AP19002
Info Sheet for AP19002: Strengthening cultural and biological management of pests and diseases in apple and pear orchards​
Project: AP19006
Soil biology is key to productive healthy soils, and ranges from microscopic bacteria to earthworms. Soil microbes convert organic matter (such as cotton underwear) into nutrients that are made available to the trees.
Project: AS19002
AP19002: Strengthening Cultural and Biological Management of Pests and Diseases in Apple and Pear Orchards is being led by Agriculture Victoria’s Senior Research Scientist - Invertebrate and Weed Sciences, Greg Lefoe.

Further information contact details:
Marguerite White
PIPS3 Program Coordinator

E: [email protected]

M: 0447 500 415

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Victoria 3002

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