Smarter pear orchards
September 16, 2020Researchers and smart tech developers are teaming up in a new project to give growers the knowledge and…
Future Orchards® Pear Masterclass to be delivered virtually in September
August 19, 2020APAL is pleased to announce the annual Pear Masterclass will be held virtually over three 45 minutes sessions…
Nitrogen management in red blush pears
September 4, 2019Research has commenced at the Horticulture Centre of Excellence on nitrogen management in red-blushed pears. To obtain optimal…
Planting systems for blush pears
Agriculture Victoria shares the results of their experiment within the Profitable Pears project to help identify the best…
Consumer insights to drive refreshed pear marketing
June 11, 2019New levy-funded research into pear consumer attitudes and perceptions will underpin refreshed Australian Pear branding and marketing reports…
Giving the consumer the pear they want
April 8, 2019APAL’s Head of Group Quality and Innovation Andrew Mandemaker argues there is much to be gained by pre-conditioning…
Chill requirements of new pear cultivars
April 20, 2018Researchers are uncovering the chill requirements of new and old pear cultivars including ANP-0131 (Deliza®), ANP-0118 (Lanya®), ANP-0534,…
Event flush with new blush pear research
September 19, 2017At a recent blush pear research event at the Agriculture Victoria Blush Pear field laboratory at Tatura, pear…
Expected returns from the new red-blushed pear Deliza®
January 30, 2017UPDATE – since this article was written in 2017 pears from the variety ANP-0131 have been rebranded from…
