Future Orchards® slideshow covering the fundamentals of apple and pear nutrition, testing, seasonal nutrient demand and the importance…
AgFirst Orchard Walk notes summarising practical principles for testing, timing and balancing nutrient inputs in apple and pear…
Future Orchards® notes on pipfruit pollination, covering cross-compatible varieties, flowering overlap, bee activity, orchard layout and practical factors…
Craig Hornblow’s June 2009 Future Orchards® pruning slideshow on creating calm, well-lit canopies through simple pruning rules, vigour…
Future Orchards® analysis by John Wilton of AgFirst using Monitor Block data to identify performance constraints involving canopy…
Marcel Veens explains how genetics, light, temperature, leaf area, nitrogen and orchard management affect apple skin colour and…
Stephen Tancred explains how starch, firmness, sugars, colour, storage objectives and variety-specific risks can be combined to choose…
Craig Hornblow explains how harvest timing, block variation, selective picking and maturity management influence apple consistency, storage performance…
Angie Grills explains why Australian intensive pear systems need more rootstock options than vigorous D6, highlighting precocity, vigour…
Practical irrigation guidelines for Australian apple and pear orchards covering crop water demand, root systems, irrigation systems, scheduling,…
2 June 2008 Batlow orchard walk on water constraints, planting density, crop load, packout, tree-row volume, pruning and…
Future Orchards® presentation on the production, quality and competitiveness changes Australian apple and pear growers needed to pursue…
Future Orchards® presentation examining international competitiveness in apple and pear production, with a focus on productivity, premium fruit,…
AgFirst Future Orchards® presentation outlining the roadmap to a more internationally competitive Australian apple and pear industry through…
Future Orchards® 2012 roadmap outlining the program’s goals for intensive orchard systems, lower unit costs, more premium fruit,…
