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 |