5.70 APPLES & PEAS – MAXIMIMIZING YOUR RETURN


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LESSON 5.70 APPLES & PEAS – MAXIMIMIZING YOUR RETURN

 

Apples & Pears:

Maximizing Your Return

Apples and pears are unique crops enjoying both high price and high yield.

The difference in farm gate value between apples for cider and apples used for high value local and export markets is substantial. To produce high quality fruit that is accepted by high value markets, you need the best farm and irrigation practices.

We are committed to understanding your unique needs and designing an irrigation system to maximize your potential of growing the highest quality fruit (class 1) for local and export markets.

Apples & Pears for High Value Markets

       ·         Uniform size

·         Big fruit size and correct shape

·         Consistent and rich fruit colour

·         Minimal skin blemishes

·         Long fruit storage life, i.e. correct mineral complex, calcium

 

The Right Irrigation System For High Quality Fruit

Both apples and pears are part of the Pomoideae family. The irrigation principles in this brochure apply to both apples and peas with the goal for both to be high yield and high quality fruit.

Grow Larger Fruit for Increased Yields

Increase your overall yield by focusing on increasing fruit size.

Your fruit size will be determined by the available water potential.  Also, markets generally pay higher for bigger apples! Fruit size is very sensitive to soil and water.

Use DRIP IRRIGATION  to grow fewer, but larger fruit per tree to achieve a higher tonnage per hectare:

 

200 apples / tree with 60 mm x 85 g apples = 23,3 t/ha

150 apples /tree with 70 mm x 132 g  apples = 33,0 t/ha

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APPLE FRUIT SIZE

Tree Stem water potential. The more negative, the higher the degree of water stress.




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