FRA strongly encourage growers to test all varieties that they wish to plant in their own commercial orchard to ensure that the variety satisfies the grower’s specific requirements.

This is particularly the case for varieties new to a grower – especially those that have only recently been commercialised or introduced into the country. FRA endeavour to recommend / remind growers that it is their own responsibility to properly evaluate any varieties that they are considering planting commercially.

FRA recognises the differing levels of risk associated with the grower’s cultivar selection as generally indicated in the table below.

Many factors influence the performance of a variety in a grower’s orchard. These include differences in soils, climate and agronomic techniques. This makes it important for growers to fully test and evaluate any cultivars that they are considering planting commercially. In the end, only the grower can satisfy themselves that the potential cultivar will deliver the fruit they require on their property under their growing practices and conditions.

Put another way, FRA believes that the grower is ultimately responsible for their decision as to what varieties they plant and that they plant new varieties at their own risk.

While a grower may seek feedback from others, including the likes of breeders, horticultural personnel, chemical companies, fruit marketers, nurseries and others involved in the industry, any such feedback, whilst given in good faith, is not able to be guaranteed by any of these other parties – particularly as to the grower’s own growing conditions and specific requirements and, as such, such parties will understandably not accept responsibility for the grower’s own ultimate variety selection decision.

FRA encourages growers to test new varieties in their own orchard(s). Test data from interstate or elsewhere in the same growing region is better than no data at all, but does not substitute for experience in the grower’s own orchard

On reasonable request FRA members readily provide test trees of new cultivars that are openly available to all growers. This allows growers to carry out evaluations on their own property prior to planting commercially.

Important Notice: For clarity, the matters expressed in this website including but not limited to this testing section are done so in good faith by FRA and are limited to the general opinion of FRA as an Association and nothing contained in this website either express or implied represents, alters, amends, or prejudices in any way any conditions of sale and / or terms and conditions of trade for any of the members or associates of FRA relative to that party’s own business activities, policies and associated trading.

FRA strongly encourage growers to test all varieties that they wish to plant in their own commercial orchard to ensure that the variety satisfies the grower’s specific requirements.

This is particularly the case for varieties new to a grower – especially those that have only recently been commercialised or introduced into the country. FRA endeavour to recommend / remind growers that it is their own responsibility to properly evaluate any varieties that they are considering planting commercially.

FRA recognises the differing levels of risk associated with the grower’s cultivar selection as generally indicated in the table below.

Many factors influence the performance of a variety in a grower’s orchard. These include differences in soils, climate and agronomic techniques. This makes it important for growers to fully test and evaluate any cultivars that they are considering planting commercially. In the end, only the grower can satisfy themselves that the potential cultivar will deliver the fruit they require on their property under their growing practices and conditions.

Put another way, FRA believes that the grower is ultimately responsible for their decision as to what varieties they plant and that they plant new varieties at their own risk.

While a grower may seek feedback from others, including the likes of breeders, horticultural personnel, chemical companies, fruit marketers, nurseries and others involved in the industry, any such feedback, whilst given in good faith, is not able to be guaranteed by any of these other parties – particularly as to the grower’s own growing conditions and specific requirements and, as such, such parties will understandably not accept responsibility for the grower’s own ultimate variety selection decision.

FRA encourages growers to test new varieties in their own orchard(s). Test data from interstate or elsewhere in the same growing region is better than no data at all, but does not substitute for experience in the grower’s own orchard

On reasonable request FRA members readily provide test trees of new cultivars that are openly available to all growers. This allows growers to carry out evaluations on their own property prior to planting commercially.

Important Notice: For clarity, the matters expressed in this website including but not limited to this testing section are done so in good faith by FRA and are limited to the general opinion of FRA as an Association and nothing contained in this website either express or implied represents, alters, amends, or prejudices in any way any conditions of sale and / or terms and conditions of trade for any of the members or associates of FRA relative to that party’s own business activities, policies and associated trading.