Biological fungicides: A viable complement to chemical fungicides
September 27, 2022Dr Gordon Brown discovers more about Bacillus subtilis and reviews research on its potential to control crown rot….
Research insights shared with growers at R&D Day
September 7, 2022At the APAL R&D Day on 1 September, researchers provided updates on ongoing apple and pear levy-funded work…
How healthy is your soil?
August 30, 2022The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture is leading PIPS3 Program research to learn more about how orchard floor management…
Agtech holds key to hort crop advances, says R&E Provider of the Year Dr Ian Goodwin
This year Dr Ian Goodwin celebrates 40 years as an agricultural scientist – thirty of them in apple…
Place nets high above the orchard for better fruit set, says Adelaide Uni
August 10, 2022Did you know that the type of orchard netting you use can have significant impact on pollination services?…
Light, colour and the role of temperature in blush pears
July 18, 2022This article was written by Alison Barber and was first published in AFG Autumn 2022. Blush pears colour…
Agrivoltaics: power and protection in the orchard
This article was written by Rajandeep Singh, Research Scientist, Agriculture Victoria, and was first published in AFG Autumn…
Future Orchards® walks – What we learnt in the Goulburn Valley and Western Australia
June 22, 2022Our first week of the Future Orchards® winter series walks wrapped up in the Goulburn Valley focussing on…
Rootstocks, canopy architecture and fruit quality of ANABP 01 apples
June 21, 2022This article was first published in Australian Fruit Grower Magazine – Autumn 2022 Scientists at Agriculture Victoria’s…
Cultivating Healthy Soil – PIPS3 Update
May 17, 2022In this video, Dr Stephen Quarrell, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, provides an update on the soil biology and…
