Avocado: What is happening in spring

By August Kruger Horticulturalist Agri TechnovationPhysiology Research Center With higher mean temperatures and the in- creased length of daylight that accompany our seasonal transition from winter to spring, the stage is set for the next important step in annual avocado tree phenology, fruit set, cell division and cell enlargement. Integral physiological pro- cesses – the […]

Why do irrigated fruit crops perform better on some soils?

By Jaques Landman Technical Manager AT New Zealand / AT Australia East Coast Over the past five years, global blueberry con- sumption has doubled to reach 650 000 tons per annum. Indications are that it is set to double again during the next five years, reach- ing a global consumption rate of 1,5 million tons […]

Blueberry flowers

By Jaques LandmanTechnical ManagerAT New Zealand / AT Australia East Coast Over the past five years, global blueberry con- sumption has doubled to reach 650 000 tons per annum. Indications are that it is set to double again during the next five years, reach- ing a global consumption rate of 1,5 million tons per annum. […]