Turning off biennial bearing
December 12, 2022Improving our understanding of the metabolic processes associated with biennial bearing and identifying chemicals that could be applied…
Proposed regulatory decision for malathion
December 7, 2022The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has published its proposed regulatory decision in relation to the…
Future Orchards: Managing vigour and variability to achieve crop targets
November 23, 2022The Future Orchards® Spring Orchard Walks took place around all apple and pear growing regions from 14–18 November….
IPDM in focus: Helicoverpa and loopers
November 16, 2022This article was first published in the Spring 2022 edition of AFG. It was prepared by Emily Crawford, Agriculture Victoria, using…
Autonomous flower thinning technology on its way
October 3, 2022New technology that will enable apple growers to undertake variable time and rate spraying for flower thinning is…
Thermofogging fungicides into coolrooms
July 25, 2022Dr Gordon Brown reviews the new technology of thermofogging of cold storage facility systems for the control of…
Sugar for the control of codling moth
June 20, 2022This article was first published in Australian Fruit Grower Magazine – Autumn 2022. Inexpensive and environmentally friendly, Algerian…
PIPS3 harvest at Rookwood
May 4, 2022It’s harvest time, and the PIPS3 team for the project AP19006 – Improved Australian apple and pear orchard…
PIPS3 Team Forum accelerates knowledge exchange between partners
March 15, 2022Researchers from across the PIPS3 Program projects were joined by members of APAL and Hort Innovation, as well…
Effects of crop load on fruit quality in ‘Rosy Glow’ apples
February 15, 2022This article originally appeared in the Summer 2021 edition of AFG, available online here. Higher crop loads have an…
