Nuts
Nuts are grown in various areas of NSW, such as the northern, central and southern tablelands, the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Areas, inland river valleys and in coastal areas.
NSW DPI services
- NSW Centre for Tropical Horticulture, Alstonville
- Soil analysis and leaf analysis (DAS)
- Pest and disease identification (DAS)
Research
Growing guides
Diseases, pests and disorders
- Pest and disease analysis in hazelnuts
- Pests, diseases and disorders in horticultural crops
- Insect pests (general)
- Farm chemicals (general)
Soil, nutrition and orchard floor management
- How to reduce stemflow in a macadamia orchard
- How to compost on farm
- Establishing and managing smothergrass on macadamia orchard floors 2008
- Reducing erosion and other soil degradation in macadamia orchards
- Using compost in macadamia orchards
- Horticultural fertigation — techniques, equipment and management
- Soil management in orchards
- Crop nutrient replacement: calculator for fertiliser requirements
- Covercrops for subtropical orchards
- Amarillo peanut: a perennial groundcover for subtropical orchards
- Maku lotus - a legume groundcover for subtropical orchards
- Sweet smothergrass - a perennial groundcover for subtropical orchards
General information
- Precautions when buying rural land
- Sustainable horticulture
- Buying quality macadamia trees
- Living and working with macadamias — answers to common questions
Industry, economics and trade
From the bookshop
- Nut growers guide (book)
- Macadamia problem solver and bug identifier — a field guide (book)
- Diseases and disorders of macadamias (book)
- Plant nutrient disorders 2 - tropical fruit and nut crops (book)
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