This manual is designed to give new and existing growers, the best practice guideline to growing avocados as a commercial crop. It is a supporting document to be used in conjunction with advice from your consultant and packhouse.
Hard copies of this can be purchased through the Avoshop here.
Grower manual:
Part 1 - Starting out
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Grower manual – Part 1 – Chapter 1 -Site selection 357 downloads |
March 2022
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Grower manual, Part 1, Starting out | 13/09/2024 |
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Grower manual – Part 1 – Chapter 2 – Orchard Establishment 686 downloads |
March 2022
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Grower manual, Part 1, Starting out | 13/09/2024 |
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Grower manual – Part 1 – Chapter 3 – Phenology 326 downloads |
March 2022
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Grower manual, Part 1, Starting out | 11/09/2024 |
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Part 2 - Tree and fruit
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Grower manual – Part 2 – Chapter 1 – Canopy management 478 downloads |
March 2022
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Canopy management, Grower manual, Part 2, Tree and fruit | 11/09/2024 |
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Grower manual – Part 2 – Chapter 2 – Pollination and fruit set 417 downloads |
March 2022
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Grower manual, Part 2, Pollination and fruit set, Tree and fruit | 11/09/2024 |
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Grower manual – Part 2 – Chapter 3 – Tree Health 406 downloads |
March 2022
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Grower manual, Part 2, Tree and fruit, Tree health | 11/09/2024 |
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Grower manual – Part 2 – Chapter 4 – Soil Moisture and Irrigation 408 downloads |
March 2022
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Grower manual, Irrigation & soil management, Part 2, Tree and fruit | 11/09/2024 |
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Grower manual – Part 2 – Chapter 5 – Replant 205 downloads |
March 2022
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Grower manual, Part 2, Replant, Tree and fruit | 11/09/2024 |
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Grower manual – Part 2 – Chapter 6 – Nutrition 628 downloads |
March 2022
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Grower manual, Nutrition, Part 2, Tree and fruit | 11/09/2024 |
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Grower manual – Part 2 – Chapter 7 – Weed Control 406 downloads |
March 2022
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Grower manual, Part 2, Tree and fruit, Weed control | 11/09/2024 |
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Part 3 - Land and environment
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Grower manual – Part 3 – Chapter 1 -Shelter 262 downloads |
March 2022
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Grower manual, Land & enviroment, Part 3 | 11/09/2024 |
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Grower manual – Part 3 – Chapter 2 -Frost Protection 202 downloads |
March 2022
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Grower manual, Land & enviroment, Part 3 | 11/09/2024 |
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Part 4 - Pest and disease
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Report: 2020-02-24 Phosphonate partitioning report 236 downloads |
02-2020
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2020, Grower resources, Part 4, Research reports, Root rot management | 11/09/2024 |
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Guideline: Mature tree health decision guide 258 downloads |
Grower resources, Part 4, Root rot management, Tree health | 11/09/2024 |
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Grower manual – Part 4 – Chapter 1 – Spraying 598 downloads |
December 2020
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Grower manual, Part 4, Pest & Disease, Pests and disease | 11/09/2024 |
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Grower manual – Part 4 – Chapter 2 – Pests 766 downloads |
December 2020
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Grower manual, Part 4, Pest & Disease, Pest Resources, Pests and disease | 11/09/2024 |
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Grower manual – Part 4 – Chapter 3 – Phytophthora Root Rot Management 453 downloads |
March 2022
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Grower manual, Part 4, Pest & Disease | 11/09/2024 |
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Grower manual – Part 4 – Chapter 4 – Fruit rot management 198 downloads |
December 2018
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Fruit rot management, Grower manual, Part 4, Pest & Disease | 11/09/2024 |
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Part 5 - Harvest
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Grower manual – Part 5 – Chapter 1 – Requirements for export 181 downloads |
July 2020
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Grower manual, Harvest, Part 5, Requirements for export | 11/09/2024 |
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Grower manual – Part 5 – Chapter 2 – Crop estimation 274 downloads |
Janurary 2021
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Grower manual, Harvest, Part 5 | 11/09/2024 |
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Grower manual – Part 5 – Chapter 3 – Maturity 207 downloads |
February 2021
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Grower manual, Harvest, Part 5 | 11/09/2024 |
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Grower manual – Part 5 – Chapter 4 – Harvest guidelines 247 downloads |
July 2020
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Grower manual, Harvest, Part 5 | 11/09/2024 |
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