The latest plant protection guides for citrus and deciduous fruit growers in Australia’s New South Wales (NSW), developed by NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), are now available online. The citrus plant protection guide 2023–24 is available here. The orchard plant protection guide for deciduous fruits can be found here.
The plant protection guides are developed by NSW DPI experts, sharing articles on current research and challenges to the industry, as well as up-to-date technical information on crop protection.
NSW DPI Citrus Development Officer Andrew Creek said the fifth edition citrus plant protection guide provides up-to-date information on all aspects of managing pests and diseases in a citrus orchard.
“The guide covers updates on all of NSW DPI’s citrus projects, including citrus intensification, canopy management, irrigation and rootstock selection, and climate vulnerability assessment. Many of these projects are funded by Hort Innovation,” said Creek.
“We are changing citrus tree canopies with strategies including trellis production, planting densities and pruning to understand their effect on the relationships between fruit density, canopy volume and saleable fruit,” Research Horticulturist Dave Monks said.
NSW DPI is part of the Department of Regional NSW. The department delivers a broad range of initiatives across the state, including research and development to grow agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors as well as regulation and administration of biosecurity, food safety, animal welfare and hunting in NSW.
NSW DPI also has a range of responsibilities to prepare, respond to and assist in recovery from animal and plant biosecurity emergencies, natural disasters and other emergencies. In addition, it is responsible for international market access support and export enhancement across a range of products and industries.
Source: NSW DPI
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