2016 | Bright J, Alt S, Commens R
This guide: • Introduces canopy, orchard floor and drainage management as the three pillars of Integrated Orchard Management. • Introduces the Stages of orchard development. • Provides a framework for assessing orchard blocks across the three pillars of canopy, orchard floor and drainage. • Encourages growers to recognise important ‘Red Flags’, signs that production decline is imminent. • Describes currently used management practices in the macadamia industry, and the appropriate circumstances for their use.