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FruitCheque is a Department of Primary Industries (DPI) extension project working with the fruit, berry & nut growers to achieve best practice in their business.

Fruitcheque
  • links growers to providers of information on best management practices
  • provides a link to research and development (local, national, international)
  • provides agronomic information during emergencies
  • Contact a Staff member for further information
Feed Back:
  • If you can't find what you're looking for, or would like to offer some feed back, feel free to use the FruitCheque Feed Back Form.
Current News & Alerts

  • New Findings - Post harvest deficit irrigation increased peach fruit size at reference date!

  • Fruit Tree Irrigation Schedule and 2007-2008 Water Prices
    Image 1: Apple - 0 water and Defruited
    Granny Smith, no water, no fruit removed.

  • Current Articles By Topic
    (Alphabetical)

    A - H
    Adjusting and Scheduling Irrigations

    Basic Comparison of Monitoring Equipment
    Bore Water Used to Irrigate Fruit - Spring 2007

    Calculate Readily Available Water (RAW)
    Checking Your Irrigation System
    Conserve Soil Moisture - Control Weeds
    Converting to Drip Irrigation
    Cutting Post Harvest Irrigation: Can it save you money?

    Drought Strategy Checklist
    Drought Strategies and Fertilisers in Orchards

    How much stress can an apple tree tolerate?

    I - O
    Introduction - Goulburn Valley Deficit Irrigation (DI) Trials
    Introduction - Swan Hill Regulated Deficit Irrigation [RDI] Demonstration Site
    Irrigation Savings Crucial to Finish Commercial Quality Fruit
    Irrigation System Application rates and benchmarks

    P - Z
    Post leaf-fall bud assessments
    Protecting Your Orchard From Frost
    Reducing Canopy Size During Drought
    Regulated Deficit irrigation
    Rootzone Depth

    Salinity Importance
    Salt Sensitivity Benchmarks
    Seasonal Water Allocations For Horticulture
    Soils and water
    Soil Sampling Procedures
    Swan Hill Regional Premium Pickings
    Stone Fruit Water Budgeting Tool

    Thin to Win – Stone Fruit
    Thinning For Drought
    Tiny Tips For Drought

    Useful Articles (Season 2006/2007)

    Water Needs for Stone Fruit
    Weather Data
    All Articles By Crop
    (Alphabetical)

    Blueberry
    Blueberry Industry Development

    Nuts
    Walnut Industry Development

    Pome (Apples - Pears)
    Bore Water Used to Irrigate Fruit - Spring 2007

    How much stress can an apple tree tolerate?

    Intensive Pear Production
    Irrigation Savings Crucial to Finish Commercial Quality Fruit

    Pears Popping Early
    Post leaf-fall bud assessments

    Rubus
    Australian Rubus Growers Association (external link)

    Stone Fruit:
    Bore Water Used to Irrigate Fruit - Spring 2007

    Irrigation Savings Crucial to Finish Commercial Quality Fruit

    Post leaf-fall bud assessments
    Protecting Your Orchard From Frost

    Swan Hill Regional Premium Pickings
    Stone Fruit Water Budgeting Tool

    Thin to Win
    Thinning For Drought

    Water Needs for Stone Fruit

    Various:
    Rural Financial Counselling Service (external Link)

    Whole Farm Planning
    Information Notes
    (Alphabetical)

    Latest Information Notes

    Dry Season Information: Apples
    Dry Season Information: Pears
    Dry Season Information: Stone Fruit
    Dry Season Information: Young Fruit

    Farm Gross Margins
    Frost - its nature and control

    Gypsum Blocks for Measuring the Dryness of Soil

    How to use Tensiometers
    How to Sample Soils Used for Flower, Fruit, Grape and Vegetable Production (11kb PDF)

    Irrigation Scheduling for Regulated Deficit Irrigation (RDI)
    Irrigation Scheduling for Vegetable Crops

    Trickle Irrigation: The Water Needs of Young Peach Trees

    Why water Fruit Trees?




    For further information on
    Fruitcheque please contact Cathy Mansfield at DPI - Tatura on (03) 5833 5225 or cathy.mansfield@dpi.vic.gov.au


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