Horticulture

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development works closely with all sections of the industry supply chain from paddock to plate.

Western Australia grows a diverse range of top-quality horticultural crops from the Ord River Irrigation Area in the north, to the Gascoyne River at Carnarvon, the coastal sands near Perth and throughout the cooler south-west region.

Crops include tropical and temperate fruits, delicious vegetables and outstanding table wines. WA also leads the country in flower exports, mostly from our unique native flora.

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Articles

  • Both the calibration of orchard sprayers and making the right choice of product to spray are included in the orchard spray guide

    Pome and Summer Fruit Orchard Spray Guide for Western Australia 2020-21

    24 March 2014

    The Pome and Summer Fruit Orchard Spray Guide 2020-21 provides information on chemical products, both registered and those as minor use permits, to control insect, mite and mollusc pests, diseases

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Newhall navel trees on Swingle citrumelo showing sick tree caused by rootstock incompatibility

    Citrus rootstocks for Western Australia

    31 October 2013

    Selecting the right rootstock for your orchard is one of the most important decisions you will have to make.

  • Research into the health benefits of apples is expected to increase the value of the WA apple industry and contribute to improved human dietary health.

    Breeding healthier apples

    30 March 2015

    The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) and The University of Western Australia (UWA) are leading research into breeding flavonoid-rich apples – healthier apples for c

  • Cara Cara is a mid-season navel orange with deeply coloured flesh similar to Star Ruby grapefruit

    Orange varieties for Western Australia

    3 October 2013

    Many new navel and Valencia orange varieties have become available in recent years and are currently being evaluated under West Australian conditions.

  • WA mandarins

    Mandarins and tangors for Western Australia

    4 October 2013

    Many new varieties of mandarins and tangors have become available in Western Australia with desirable traits for consumers such as few or no seeds and loose skin (easy peel).

  • Hedging machine in action

    Citrus pruning

    18 November 2013

    Pruning is a cultural practice involving the removal of tree branches and limbs.

  • Growing the Pilbara details the findings of the Pilbara Hinterland Agricultural Development Initiative (PHADI). It delivers a prefeasibility level assessment of the irrigation development opportunities in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

    Irrigation in the Pilbara

    16 January 2014

    The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is planning for the future of irrigated agriculture development in the Pilbara

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