This manual describes the evolution and adoption of the Tatura orchard system, and lists a range of crops grown on Tatura-type (V) trellises in cool climates to the tropics.
It also quotes commercial experience from fruit growers all over the world, and gives hints and instructions for you to avoid the mistakes others have made.
160 pages of information, photos and illustrations
Fifty years ago the groundwork for the Tatura Trellis was laid at the Tatura Research Institute, Victoria, Australia.
At the time, fruit growers were not only growing more wood than fruit at a considerable cost, but the way they managed the soil and irrigated their trees often led to inefficient use of water and massive tree deaths during wet years.
A complete change of thinking was necessary to come up with long term solutions to make fruit growing, especially in the Goulburn Valley of Victoria, viable, sustainable and profitable.
Two years later (1973), a multi-disciplinary team of researchers began to work on solutions and developed a blueprint for the orchardists to follow.
This manual not only describes the evolution and adoption of this blueprint, it lists a wide range of crops grown on Tatura-type trellises in cool climates to the tropics.
What you will find in this manual
Introducing innovation
- How it all began
- Blueprint 1 and 2
- Convincing orchardists & the industry
- Apply research findings to commercial orchards
- Must fit-in with the old, to adopt the new
- Grow any fruit anywhere
- Grower innovation and machines to suit the Tatura orchard
Improvements
- How the Tatura Trellis became more productive: the Instant orchard
- How the Tatura Trellis became more efficient and labour friendly
- Making improvements with modifications
- From Tatura Trellis to Open Tatura
- Why Open Tatura is labour-friendly
Trellis and orchard
- Consider costs—but don’t be afraid
- Do it right the first time
- Build your trellis securely
- Benefits of a permanent tree support
- Aim for orchard-system uniformity
- Constructing the trellis
- Your orchard starts in the nursery
- Trellis first, then tree planting
Tree training system
- More than a tree training system
- Global legacy of the Tatura Trellis
Grower testomonials
- What growers say about the Tatura orchard or V trellis
- Many names, many countries—same aim
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