Tree Crop News

Citrus - Marketing & export

New citrus brand focusing on the premium end of the Australian market

One of Australia's top stone fruit producers has made the successful transition to the citrus category, following the launch of a new brand.

Nuts

Victorian pistachio grower looks to male nuts for new hybrid species

Long lead times to develop new pistachio varieties.

Flowering, thinning & PGRs

Help needed for national stingless bee survey

Third decadal national stingless bee survey.

Avocado - Post harvest

New post-harvest technology for avocado

New technology increases shelf life for avocados.

Disease & weed control - Establishment & maintenance

Longer lasting control of orchard weeds

Broad spectrum weed control using Chateau herbicide.

Cherries

Rain cracking in sweet cherries

Research shows that rain cracking in cherries was caused by surface wetness, not by water uptake.

Flowering, thinning & PGRs

Enhancing pollination with Bee-Scent

Pheromone-based formulation attracts foraging honeybees.

Avocado

Coronavirus restrictions a concern for SA avocado growers

Avocado farmers in South Australia fear they might have to delay their harvest due to coronavirus restrictions and trade disruptions, as interstate produce continues to fill supermarket shelves across the country.

Disease & weed control - Insect & mite control

Bright future for plant health research

Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative helps to protect Australian agriculture.

Citrus - Marketing & export

Koreans turn to Australian navel oranges during summer

Tariffs on Australian navel oranges to Korea drop to zero this year.

Disease & weed control

First effective treatment for citrus greening disease

New treatment effectively kills the bacterium with a naturally occurring molecule found in wild citrus relatives.

Fruit Fly

User friendly fruit fly control

Formulation scientists improve widely used insecticide .

Specialty tree crops

Good potential for Australian date industry

Date growers association gives farmers new confidence in emerging industry.

Nuts

Walnut demand grows

Australian walnut growers are expecting a bumper harvest in 2021 after drought saw production fall sharply in recent years.

Flowering, thinning & PGRs

Bee hive 'breathalyser'

New technology sniffs out the devastating American foulbrood disease,