fruit arboriculture training
Master fruit arboriculture techniques for apples, pears, and cherries in this comprehensive course. Gain expertise in developing training systems, creating pruning calendars, implementing block-specific protocols, and improving yield, fruit quality, labour efficiency, mechanisation, and worker safety in modern commercial orchards. Ideal for orchard managers seeking consistent profitability.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course offers practical guidance on designing efficient training systems for apples, pears, and cherries. Participants will learn to select rootstocks, determine spacing, and structure canopies based on climate and infrastructure. It covers planning pruning schedules, enhancing yield and fruit quality, optimising labour and mechanisation, and integrating pruning with irrigation, nutrition, pest management, and worker safety for profitable production.
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Develop skills
- Design effective training systems by matching rootstocks, planting density, and climate conditions for optimal yields.
- Plan detailed pruning calendars, including scheduling cuts, tying, and renewal pruning for each orchard block.
- Perform precise pruning to establish canopy structure, control tree vigour, and renew fruiting wood.
- Integrate pruning practices with integrated pest management, aligning canopy management with sprays, irrigation, and nutrition.
- Optimise labour efficiency and ensure worker safety through streamlined harvesting, mechanisation, and protective measures.
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