Tree Fruit March 2020

There are three types of damage to cherries caused by vibration, impact and compression.

Types...

Parking trees and post-harvest irrigation cut-off were evaluated in terms of potential water savings and the impacts on current and future production and are discussed here.

Post-harvest cut-off...

There have been some close calls recently in regard to the entry of exotic pests that could have adversely affected the cherry industry in Australia.

They are the spotted winged drosophila and the brown marmorated stink bug.
The latter was recently...

European red mite (ERM) is a serious foliage pest of apples and pears.

Severe infestations can result in defoliation, particularly in pears.
The pest also occurs in stone fruit trees, but this...

Maintaining soil moisture at optimum levels can increase crop yields and profits.

Maintaining...

Unfortunately the answers to many questions about why and how fruit trees grow and produce fruit are found in scientific journals. These are not written for orchardists.

Grower magazines, seminars,...