Crop load and growth management
Root pruning in a Pink Lady orchard — Orange, NSW
Orange trial examining root pruning in Pink Lady trees as a vigour-control tool, including effects on shoot growth,…
Orange trial examining root pruning in Pink Lady trees as a vigour-control tool, including effects on shoot growth,…
Commercial Mt Lofty trial evaluating root pruning as a physical vigour-management technique, with emphasis on canopy balance, light…
Presentation from Oakleigh Orchard showing how root ripping was applied in a commercial Lenswood block as part of…
Batlow demonstration comparing root-pruning treatments as a way to suppress excessive shoot growth and improve canopy management in…
Batlow demonstration linking simple pruning rules with post-frost root pruning to manage excessive vigour, canopy light and the…
December 2013/January 2014 Focus Orchard article by Ross Wilson, AgFirst, reviewing what worked, what did not and how…
Future Orchards® Orchard Walk notes by John Wilton, Ross Wilson and Steve Spark of AgFirst covering the causes…
Steve Spark of AgFirst discusses irrigation as a driver of tree growth and the need to match water…
Future Orchards® apple-orchard water-budget spreadsheet for Manjimup, Western Australia, supporting practical comparison of rainfall, evapotranspiration and irrigation inputs.
Dr Ian Goodwin’s November 2013 Future Orchards® notes on irrigation for Western Australia, linking crop water demand, system…
Dr Ian Goodwin’s November 2013 Future Orchards® notes on irrigation for Shepparton, Victoria, linking crop water demand, system…
Dr Ian Goodwin’s November 2013 Future Orchards® notes on irrigation for Drouin, Victoria, linking crop water demand, system…
Future Orchards® apple-orchard water-budget spreadsheet for Drouin, Victoria, supporting practical comparison of rainfall, evapotranspiration and irrigation inputs.
Dr Ian Goodwin’s November 2013 Future Orchards® notes on irrigation for Lenswood, South Australia, linking crop water demand,…
Future Orchards® apple-orchard water-budget spreadsheet for Lenswood, South Australia, supporting practical comparison of rainfall, evapotranspiration and irrigation inputs.