Dream team panel session orchard management case studies - green field orchard - alan yamaguchi
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Good drainage and nutrient/moisture retention
Tolerant to compaction
Sandy loam, clay loam
Is organic matter content important? ◦ Very important for root development and
nutrient/moisture retention
Distribution critical ◦ Pollination: < 0.2 PET
◦ Nut Size: 0.2 – 0.4 PET
◦ Oil Accumulation: 0.5 – 0.6 PET
Would you utilise irrigation? ◦ Need depends on rainfall pattern
◦ Irrigation critical for Nut Size and Oil Accumulation period when rainfall inadequate
Sufficient to provide economies of scale for cost efficient operations
Would it be staged plantings or all in one planting? ◦ Plant schedule dependent on finance and
availability of preferred grafted cultivars for the site
HAES: 294-Purvis, 344-Ka’u, 508-Kakea, 800-Makai
Would you use pollinators? ◦ Cultivars to serve as pollinators for each other.
Minimum: 7.6 x 7.6 meters or greater
What row configuration would you plant? (east/west or north/south or on the contour?)
◦ North-South
What is the maximum length per row? ◦ 500-600 meters
Would you mound the rows? ◦ Not Necessary
◦ Grade land to allow mechanized operations
(planting shade tolerant grasses?) ◦ Establish grassed water-way on a contour at 150
to 300 meter interval within the field to trap eroded soil and minimize run-off into streams.
Year 5 production target = 0.03 (tonnes of
SK/ha)
Year 10 production target = 0.68 (tonnes of
SK/ha)
Year 20 production target = 1.41 (tonnes of
SK/ha)
◦ None
What method would you use? ◦ None
IPM ◦ Pesticide
◦ Natural enemies
◦ Establish habitat for natural enemies
Please incorporate any additional ideas/points/issues you feel are important. ◦ Compile as much environmental data for orchard
site: Climate, Soil, Irrigation
◦ Select Cultivars with compatible bloom periods, nutrient requirement, drought tolerance, pest resistance, kernel quality retention during delayed harvest.
◦ Cultivar growth rate at selected site to determine tree space and plant configuration