Orchard and Vineyard
Progressive growers today can pick and choose the best ideas to fit their management practice.
Starting from new planting and running right through to commercial crop protection, biologicals can have a key role in the orchard or vineyard.
New Plantings
The cost of the plants might only be a fraction of the cost of the groundwork for setting up a new orchard, but the successful establishment of the new plants is critically important.
Whether the planting is on a new site, or if it is to replant areas of previous disease pressure.
Minimising plant losses and maximising first year establishment and growth is where Endophytic Trichoderma should be utilised.
Agrimm have three great options to assist with establishment of new vines and trees.
Insoluble Trichoderma granule for putting in the planting hole. Increase trunk diameter and shoot growth in vines and trees.
Root dip for all new bare rooted vines and trees. 1kg mixes to create 250L of root dip which is the perfect base for PlantMate Drench.
WP formulation shown to help with establishment. Partner with PlantMate Granular and increase root and foliar shoot growth in new plantings of vines and trees.
Canopy Management
Competitive exclusion or systemic resistance?
Although Trichoderma is usually taken up through plant roots, it’s very possible to get a positive response by using Agrimm products in the canopy.
Trichoderma colonises flowers and bunches to act as a preventative agent to fruit rots. Trichoderma also colonises wound sites and helps the vascular system of the plant cope with biotic stresses.
Eutypa lata can be treated by Vinevax – the Bio-Implant or in conjunction with the injection.
Wound dressing for annual cuts in vine and tree crops. Help slow down the expression of Eutypa lata in your valuable grapevines, Vinevax protects from airborne pathogen spores.
PlantMate Foliar is a nil withholding foliar spray that works by colonising and protecting the ripening bunches. Use from flowering or simply through veraison to protect ripening fruit.
Trichoderma inoculated dowel that is inserted into the vascular system of vines and trees to protect against woody pathogens. Use when re-working vines to ensure the new trunk remains disease free.
Root Health
From planting and right through a tree’s life, the use of root drenches is a great way to maintain vigour in the canopy and ensure the plant can cope with the environmental and pathogen stresses that may present.
We recommend applying our products right through the season, targeting periods of root flushes for best colonisation of young roots by our endophytic Trichoderma.
A full programme commences in early Spring and may finish after harvest.
Regular application through the season helps maintain a healthy effective root system as the crop ripens in the canopy.
Apply PlantMate Drench through the growing season during periods of active root growth. Great for avocados, start in early Spring and apply monthly or during periods of stress.
Kiwivax is a WP root drench designed for kiwifruit growers. Use a water rate of at least 1000L per hectare or irrigate in to ensure the strains colonise the roots and effectively prime the plant.
