Pest and disease management in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand apple orchards: Results of an “advice‐givers” survey
作者:
T. M. Stewart,
J. Mumford,
期刊:
New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science
(Taylor Available online 1995)
卷期:
Volume 23,
issue 3
页码: 257-265
ISSN:0114-0671
年代: 1995
DOI:10.1080/01140671.1995.9513897
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: apples;Malus domestica;survey;servicing sector;consultants;pest and disease advice;reduced pesticide use;technology transfer
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Twenty‐seven Hawke's Bay, New Zealand apple(Malus domesticaBorkh.) pest and disease control “advisers” including horticultural merchant and New Zealand Apple and Pear Marketing Board (NZAPMB) field representatives, private consultants, and apple plant protection scientists (The Horticulture and Food Research Institute of New Zealand Ltd (HortResearch)) were interviewed over the 1993/94 growing season to determine their role in growers’ pest and disease spray decision‐making. Horticultural merchant representatives considered themselves to be the main spray decision‐maker for 40% of growers. In the opinion of the latter, 50% of growers expected the horticultural merchant representative to know more about the problems in the orchard than they did themselves. Plant protection scientists and (increasingly) NZAPMB representatives play an important role in strategic pest and disease advice to the industry. Growers are very well serviced in the Hawke’ s Bay region which has led to an expectation of “free” advice regarding pest and disease management. Spray recommendations from merchant representatives and consultants are generally risk‐free and prescriptive, with a large safety margin applied for unskilled growers. Introducing more complex spray‐saving techniques, or taking full advantage of those that already exist, will require many growers either to upskill themselves, or employ consultants to manage their orchards. NZAPMB/HortResearch seminars and bulletins along with an on‐line advisory service (e.g., Orchard 2000) could play a useful role in educating growers and providing more complex advice. Basic pest and disease identification and biology, together with a knowledge of pesticides are regarded as being essential to manage pests and diseases successfully. Nutritional problems and resistance development are two areas where more knowledge is required.
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