Citrus Production

Citrus Production: Agrochemicals

In the process of producing and packing citrus fruit, many agrochemicals are used. It must be stored and used with safety in mind. Farmers will learn to protect themselves, others and the environment when using agrochemicals.

Citrus Production: Integrated Pest Management

Citrus pest management is one of the most dynamic aspects of pre-harvest production of various citrus fruits. There are a number of pests that can occur on citrus that requires control measures. Farmers need to understand pest management and control in order to produce a sustainable citrus harvest.

Citrus Production: Planting Management

Farmers need to carefully plan the planting of new and maintenance of existing citrus orchards. The farmer must meticulously maintain records of individual orchards over their life span to assist in managing them in the best possible way.

Citrus Production: Post Harvest Practices

Citrus are exported from South Africa to all over the world, which makes post harvest practices a very important part of farming. The industry has a long history of growth, innovation and forward thinking and are able to supply good quality citrus fruit both to the local and international markets.

Citrus Production: Plant Structures

The main goal of citrus growers in Southern Africa is to produce export citrus fruit. To do this all growers needs a supply of good quality, true-to-type citrus trees. Citrus nurseries are therefore the foundation of a successful citrus industry.
Southern African citrus growers make a profit from producing quality fruit for the export market. It all begins with planting quality, true-to-type citrus trees, produced by certified citrus nurseries.
Employing the correct pruning practices will increase the number of flowering shoots particularly inside the tree canopy, decrease the complexity of the branching leading to flowering shoots, improve blossom quality, decrease the amount of deadwood in the tree canopy, improve the balance of vegetative growth and fruit, prevent fruit from developing on low-hanging branches, and improve the colour of fruit inside the tree canopy. All of these outcomes lead to increasing the volume, quality and pack-out percentage of the fruit yield, which directly leads to improving return for the farm.