Horticulture

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development works closely with all sections of the industry supply chain from paddock to plate.

Western Australia grows a diverse range of top-quality horticultural crops from the Ord River Irrigation Area in the north, to the Gascoyne River at Carnarvon, the coastal sands near Perth and throughout the cooler south-west region.

Crops include tropical and temperate fruits, delicious vegetables and outstanding table wines. WA also leads the country in flower exports, mostly from our unique native flora.

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  • Navelina navel orange trees in bloom

    Fruit size management of citrus

    22 November 2013

    Fruit size is an important feature for accessing desired markets and is largely determined by crop load.  Tree manipulation practices can be used by orchardists at a number of key crop stages to in

  • Measuring the effective root zone of a citrus tree

    Calculating Readily Available Water

    7 November 2013

    Scheduling irrigation requires an understanding of how much water your soil can hold and how much of that water your crop can use.

  • Citrus trees have very shallow roots, most in the top 30cm

    Citrus irrigation recommendations in Western Australia

    7 November 2013

    Irrigation is one of the most important factors in producing a good yield of quality citrus.

  • New growth flush on orange trees

    Citrus leaf sampling for nutrient analysis

    18 November 2013

    Monitoring a citrus orchard to gain some knowledge of the effectiveness of nutrition programs can be difficult, expensive and time consuming.  It is, however, the only way a valid assessment can be

  • Orange crop hanging on tree at Harvey 2004.

    Citrus nutrition

    15 November 2013

    Correct nutrition of citrus trees is essential if they are to crop and perform to their maximum potential.

  • Types of citrus with the blue sticker and WA birthmark symbol

    Markets for WA citrus

    20 November 2013

    Almost all of WA citrus fruit is sold in the local market. Fruit has been sent to export markets since 2015 and is increasing.

  • Navel orange promotional image

    Citrus contacts and links

    30 October 2013

    Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) staff can assist with citrus-related information in addition to a broader group of contacts and links to the national citrus indust

  • Oranges hanging on tree

    Improving citrus quality using gibberellic acid

    13 November 2013

    Gibberellic acid (GA) is used in citrus orchards to manipulate flowering and fruit development and reduce the incidence and/or severity of some physiological disorders that occur due to environment

  • Citrus display

    Citrus industry investment

    30 October 2013

    The long-term sustainability of the Western Australian (WA) citrus industry relies on investment in research and development that will provide solutions for tomorrow's issues.

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    Healthy citrus

    22 January 2014

    Most citrus fruit are well suited to the climatic conditions of the Perth metropolitan area and south west, Western Australia.

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