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More than 200 growers attended a series of tree water relations events in Gympie, Bundaberg, Northern Rivers and Clarence Valley with internationally acclaimed tree water relations expert Theunis Smit from South Africa and Bundaberg’s Dr. Dan Manson, a macadamia productivity improvement agronomist.

The course was developed specifically for Australian macadamia growers and examined the essential role of water management in macadamias in both dryland and irrigated orchards.

Theunis and Dan summarised years of research and practical experience for the event, and identified the key decisions growers need to make in order to set up their orchard operations to capture as much rainfall as possible, as well as how to identify water stress in a tree, how to increase environmental monitoring, and how & when to irrigate on minimal water supply.

AMS members and Australian macadamia levy payers: to view the presentations, videos and other resources from this event, please login to your account and then go to the Industry Resources page.