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Bee on a white plum flower with twig in the background.

Shaping deciduous fruit trees for non-commercial growers

5 February 2014

This web page discusses two common training systems for deciduous fruit trees — central leader and vase pruning.

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.

Organic mangoes

Organic mangoes in Western Australia

18 February 2014

Mangoes have been identified as a promising crop for organic production. They are suitable because of a low nitrogen requirement and relatively low incidence of pests and diseases.

Harvesting bananas in the ORIA

Occupational Health and Safety for banana labourers

21 February 2014

Harvesting bananas involves a lot of lifting, which increases the risk of injury to workers.

Types of citrus with the blue sticker and WA birthmark symbol

Citrus pests

18 December 2013

Find out more about the most common insect pests of citrus trees occurring in home gardens in Western Australia and their control using natural or low toxic chemical controls.

Cottony cushion scale on young citrus tree

Citrus pests, diseases and disorders

8 November 2013

Western Australia has a low prevalence of citrus pests and diseases compared to most other countries.

Mature Kensington Pride mango trees tend to have less biennial bearing.

Converting to organic mango production

18 February 2014

Transition to a system of organic mango production will vary according to your situation and current management system.

Buffer zone between organic and conventional mango plantings.

Principles of organic mango production

18 February 2014

The underlying principle of organic crop production is "healthy plants grow from healthy soil". It is a whole system approach and, as far as practical, a closed system.

Organically managed mango plantation in the ORIA.

Organic mango production: strategies and methods

18 February 2014

Many practices are transferable from a conventional system to an organic system of growing mangoes.

codling moth affected apples and moth

Codling moth: declared pest

11 April 2014

Codling moth (Cydia pomonella) is a serious pest of apples and other pome fruit and has the potential to cause severe crop losses.

Jujube fruit with brown spot

Brown spot of jujube

21 November 2017

Brown spot is a fungal disease caused by Nothophoma quercina. It affects jujubes in Western Australia and has been reported in olives, pistachios and Chinese quince in other countries.

Bananas bagged after flowering

Banana management in the Ord River Irrigation Area

21 February 2014

The Ord River Irrigation Area (ORIA) is suitable for growing bananas.

Growing out banana plants from tissue culture.

Propagation of bananas

25 February 2014

Tissue culture is the best method for propagating bananas. It ensures they are true to type and free from pests and diseases.

Microsprinklers in new plantation

Banana irrigation and soil water management in the ORIA

25 February 2014

Bananas need a lot of water to grow well. To irrigate the crop efficiently you need to measure soil water content.

Banana plantation blown over in a storm.

Planting bananas and risk management in the ORIA

25 February 2014

Higher banana plant densities are used in the Ord River Irrigation Area than other growing areas to modify canopy microclimates.

Yellow sigatoka

Banana diseases in the Ord River Irrigation Area

26 February 2014

The ORIA is free of major banana diseases found in the Northern Territory and Queensland, such as Panama disease and black sigatoka.

Bananas packed and ready for market.

Harvesting, packing and storing bananas in the ORIA

26 February 2014

For bananas on the Ord River Irrigation Area, length of time to emergence and harvesting depend on air temperature, planting time and sucker management.

The Department of Agriculture and Food is asking the community to look out for and report signs of citrus gall wasp.

Citrus gall wasp in Western Australia

2 July 2014

Citrus gall wasp (Bruchophagus fellis) is a pest of citrus trees. Discovered in the suburb of Eden Hill in 2013 it is now an established pest in Perth.

Dorsal view of a red over-wintering form of two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) on a gerbera leaf

Spider mite pests of Western Australian plants

9 October 2013

Mites of the Tetranychidae family (commonly known as spider mites) include some important pests of economic concern to agriculture and forestry.

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