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The Smart and Sustainable research programme delivers a wealth of insight into future of pest and disease management, market access opportunities and sustainable production. 

Below you can find the latest reports published through the programme. Members of NZAPI have access to these research reports through the Members' Portal Catalogue

Report name

Author

Corp author

New methods for monitoring apple leaf curling midge larvae

Gresham S

AgFirst

Optimising winter hygiene in apple orchards

Williams N, Applegate E, Carroll E

PFR

Identification of attractive and repellent plant volatiles for future ALCM control approaches

Twidle A, Taylor T, Park KC, Shaw B

PFR

SFF Futures smart and sustainable postharvest progress report 2025

Park N, Jamieson L, Niemann N, Page N, Brown S, Wurms K, Wood P

PFR

Scab control – the required dry period for precision ascospore release to prevent primary infection

Scheper RWA, Arnet M, Fisher BM, Durney T, Richards K

PFR

Buprofezin Trial - Mealybug phenology and control

Svetlana Drinnan, Jack Hughes

Fruition

Detecting cocoons of apple leaf curling midges (ALCM) with light induced fluorescence (LIF) spectroscopy, Year 3 - Milestone 1

Abdolabbas Jafari, Armin Werner

Lincoln Agritech

Bronze Beetle – sustainable control of pipfruit crops progress report, milestone 2

Shaw B, Taylor T, Clare G, Mas F, Twidle A, Horner R, Park K, Kokeny A, Elliyadde K, Park N

PFR

Bronze Beetle – sustainable control of pipfruit crops progress report, milestone 1

Shaw B, Taylor T, Clare G, Mas F, Twidle A, Horner R, Park K, Kokeny A, Elliyadde K, Park N

PFR

Canopy based spray management case study

Mike Nelson, Anna Weeks, David Manktelow, David Perry

Fruition Horticulture, Applied Research and Technologies, AgFirst Nelson