horticulture News
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Rolling out our new technology
We are partnering with Government and Industry to begin a new national fruit fly survelliance project. Grids of RapidAIM’s GenII Smart Traps will be installed at five national locations in Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania. Hundreds of traps will be installed nation wide and monitored for the fruit growing season of 2018-19. The RapidAIM ...
By RapidAIM
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Purple limes and blood oranges could be next for Florida citrus
University of Florida horticulture scientist Manjul Dutt is hoping to turn your next margarita on its head by making it a lovely lavender instead of passé pale green. Dutt and Jude Grosser from the UF Citrus Research and Education Center are developing genetically engineered limes containing some similar genetic factors that are expressed in grape skin and blood orange pulp. These ...
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How container-grown plants capture sprinkler irrigation water
As the container nursery industry faces severe restrictions on water use, researchers are looking to identify ways to minimize watering needs and eliminate excess watering. The authors of a new study say that understanding container-grown plants' capacity to "capture" sprinkler irrigation water can give growers important tools that help them adjust irrigation rates, reduce water use, and produce ...
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Tasty strawberries with LEDs
Strawberries taste better when they are illuminated in the autumn. The vitamin C content and the production has increased as well. That is the result of research by Wageningen UR Greenhouse Hortriculture. Strawberries were planted on 20 August in a greenhouse of IDC Flavour at Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture in Bleiswijk. Three lighting systems and five different varieties are being ...
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Cucumber virus quarantine to be lifted for NT growers in 2016
AUSVEG has welcomed this afternoon’s announcement from the Northern Territory Department of Primary Industries that property quarantine for Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) will be lifted next year. “It is welcome news for growers that property quarantine put in place in the Northern Territory following the outbreak of CGMMV will be lifted,” said AUSVEG National ...
By AUSVEG
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Highly convincing in handling, cleaning and feed dosing
(DLG). After having successfully passed a test in practice, the DLG Test Center Technology and Farm Inputs (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft – German Agricultural Society) recently awarded the PAL-VITAL feeding bowl for broilers of the German manufacturer PAL Bullermann with the test label “DLG FokusTest”. Already during design and development of the feeding bowl, the ...
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€ 35 million EU support for the promotion of agricultural products in the European Union and in third countries
The European Commission has approved 22 programmes to promote agricultural products in the European Union and in third countries. The total budget of the programmes, the grand majority of which will run for a period of three years, is € 70 million, of which the EU contributes € 35 million. The selected programmes cover quality products registered and protected as PDOs (Protected ...
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How NIAB EMR research institute use Delta-T Devices soil sensors to improve crop yield and quality
Our second video featuring Dr Mark Else (NIAB EMR’s Head of Crop Science) looks in detail at how the NIAB EMR research teams use the Delta-T Devices WET-2 and SM150T Sensors to monitor soil moisture, temperature and pore EC (electrical conductivity) within their WET Centre strawberry ...
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Delta-T Devices sensors at the NIAB EMR WET Centre - 2020 data shows record crop yields due to smart irrigation breakthroughs
The WET Centre is an extensive research and demonstration facility that features a portfolio of innovative growing techniques and smart irrigation systems for the soft fruit sector. It showcases the latest solutions to improve water use efficiency and local water security, reduce costs and achieve industry leading yields and financial returns. Delta-T Devices has been an industry partner of the ...
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