New Avocado Canopy Management Project Launched

NEW PROJECT:   AV24011 – Optimising avocado yield with region-specific canopy management: insights from light interception and canopy modelling

Hort Innovation has launched project AV24011, led by the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Wilkie Horticulture, to guide future R&D in region-specific avocado canopy management. Rather than conducting trials, the team, Gerhard Rossouw, John Wilkie and Neil White, will develop strategic recommendations for future major initiatives.

Project’s aims:

Over the next 12 months, the project will:

• Review literature, grower input, and expert insights
• Assess how canopy manipulation, tree physiology, and light-optimisation technologies can be applied commercially
• Consult growers in key regions to identify challenges and opportunities, understanding how regional conditions and current management practices influence canopy performance

Findings will inform future investment and development of best-practice canopy strategies tailored to local conditions.

Contact

For details, contact Gerhard Rossouw: mailto:gerhard.rossouw@dpi.qld.gov.au

Photo courtesy of David Bin (Queensland DPI).

This article appears as part of the 21 July 2025 edition of our enewsletter, Guacamole.

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