Apple replant disease costs nurseries thousands of dollars a year – it prevents trees being replanted on a site previously used for the same (eg apple) or closely related species (eg pears). Conventional mitigation methods involve repeatably developing new land and/or fumigation – both have resource and cost issues and the latter, health and safety issues for both nurseries and neighbors.

When: From 11am, Monday 16 November

Where: Waimea Nurseries, Golden Hills Road, RD1 Richmond Nelson

• 11am - Introductions at Waimea Nurseries.
• 11:15am - Overview at trial site – ‘Dickers block’
• 11:45am - Farm tour of new plantings with comparisons to treatments Fumigants versus trial treatment
• 12:30pm - Questions & Discussion.

Anyone with an interest in fruit tree nursery production is invited to attend.


RSVP please to Owen Stevenson of Plant & Food Research.