Selenium – an essential trace element for apples
August 4, 2021This article originally appeared in the 2021 Winter edition of AFG. Dr Gordon Brown reviews an Iranian paper…
Ag Chem updates available online
June 30, 2021The latest update of chemical reviews and regulatory changes produced as part of the Hort Innovation funded project…
Alternative biosecurity pathways to markets
May 19, 2021As fruit industries sharpen their focus on accessing high value export markets, CSIRO-led research is improving the science-base…
AFG, now published online!
April 28, 2021All the news, trial reports and R&D updates of APAL’s AFG magazine can now be flicked through…
Stimulating the tree’s defences against black spot
April 21, 2021Dr Gordon Brown looks at innovations in biological control of black spot. Black spot (apple scab, Venturia inaequalis)…
Research Review: Alternative spray technology
March 3, 2021Dr Gordon Brown reviews the results of season-long pesticide application through a fixed system compared to an airblast…
Hort Innovation 2019/20 Handbook released
February 17, 2021Hort Innovation released its annual Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook 2019/20 last week. According to the Handbook, the horticulture…
Grower input sought to guide future traceability
February 15, 2021The advantages and possibilities of tracing apples and pears through all stages of production, processing and distribution are…
Flowering stage detection shows ‘amazing accuracy’
December 15, 2020Apple flowering stages from green tip to petal fall can now be accurately detected and mapped by machines…
Apple and pear crop estimate 2021 – call for grower data
December 9, 2020Preparation of the 2021 Apple and Pear Crop Estimate is underway with the final report due for release…
