HortPlus' products and services are "knowledge based". Here is a sampler of some of the literature relating to HortPlus products and to decision support scene in general. You can see why New Zealand is considered a pioneer and leader.
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Hodson A Tustin S Braeburn : cultural management of disorders Technical bulletin / New Zealand Apple and Pear Marketing Board (December) 31-36 1992
Manktelow DWL Beresford RM Hodson AJ Walker JTS Batchelor TA Stiefel HE Horner I Integrated fruit production (IFP) for New Zealand pipfruit: evaluation of disease management in a pilot programme Proceedings / New Zealand plant protection conference 50 252-257 1997
Walker JTS Hodson AJ Wearing CH Bradley SJ Shaw PW Tomkins AR Burnip GM Stiefel HE Batchelor TA Integrated fruit production for New Zealand pipfruit: evaluation of pest management in a pilot programme Proceedings / New Zealand plant protection conference 50 258-263 1997
Tate KG Wood PN Hodson AJ Morton J Transfer of disease management technology to the canning peach industry in Hawke's Bay Proceedings / New Zealand plant protection conference 50 264-268 1997
Walker JTS Hodson AJ Batchelor TA Manktelow DW Tomkins AR A pesticide rating system for monitoring agrichemical inputs in New Zealand horticulture Proceedings / New Zealand plant protection conference 50 529-534 1997
Walker JTS Wearing CH Bradley SJ Shaw PW Burnip GM Tomkins AR Richardson CA Hodson AJ Integrated fruit production (IFP) for New Zealand pipfruit : evaluation of pest management recommendations Proceedings / New Zealand plant protection conference 51 166-172 1998
Bradley SJ Walker JTS Wearing CH Shaw PW Hodson AJ The use of pheromone traps for leafroller action thresholds in pipfruit Proceedings / New Zealand plant protection conference 51 173-178 1998
Manktelow DWL Walker JTS Beresford RM Hodson AJ Laurenson MR Ten years in the evolution of horticultural decision support systems in New Zealand Proceedings / Brighton crop protection conference : pests and diseases 3 1271-1278 2000
Manktelow D Beresford R Improved management of apple black spot. Orchardist of New Zealand 66 8 59-62 1993
Beresford RM Manktelow DWL Economics of reducing fungicide use by weather-based disease forecasts for control of Venturia inaequalis in apples New Zealand journal of crop and horticultural science 22 113-120 1994
Manktelow DWL Beresford RM Evaluation of an ascospore monitoring method for Venturia inaequalis to improve apple black spot fungicide management Proceedings / New Zealand plant protection conference 48 78-82 1995
Beresford RM Manktelow DWL Methods for disease assessment in apples, including
growth stages, leaf emergence, black spot and powdery mildew Proceedings / New Zealand
plant protection conference 48 89-94 1995
Tate KG Wood PN Manktelow DW Development of an improved spray timing system for process
peach in Hawke's Bay Proceedings / New Zealand plant protection conference 48 101-106 1995
Beresford R Manktelow D Assessing apple black spot infection risk from monitored weather data Orchardist of New Zealand 69 11 17-20 1996
Tate KG Beresford RM Wood PN Manktelow DWL Infection period forecasting for improved apple black spot management in Hawkes Bay Proceedings / New Zealand plant protection conference 49 90-95 1996
Tate KG Wood PN Manktelow DW Infection period-responsive spraying for disease management in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand Scientific programme and abstracts / Australasian Plant Pathology Society conference 10 66 1995
Batchelor TA Walker JTS Manktelow DWL Park NM Johnson SR New Zealand integrated fruit production for pipfruit - charting a new course Proceedings / New Zealand plant protection conference 50 14-19 1997
Manktelow DWL Beresford RM Hodson AJ Walker JTS Batchelor TA Stiefel HE Horner I Integrated fruit production (IFP) for New Zealand pipfruit: evaluation of disease management in a pilot programme Proceedings / New Zealand plant protection conference 50 252-257 1997
Walker JTS Hodson AJ Batchelor TA Manktelow DW Tomkins AR A pesticide rating system for monitoring agrichemical inputs in New Zealand horticulture Proceedings / New Zealand plant protection conference 50 529-534 1997
Manktelow DWL Beresford RM Batchelor TA Walker JTS Use patterns and economics of fungicides for disease control in New Zealand apples Acta horticulturae 422 187-192 1996
Tate KG Manktelow DW Stiefel H Walker JT Disease management in Hawke's Bay apple orchards converting to organic production Proceedings / New Zealand Institute of Agricultural Science and the New Zealand Society for Horticultural Science annual convention 1999 39-40 1999
Atkins, T.A. 1999. Putting information technology to work in your business. The Orchardist. pp 64-65. Vol 72 No 6. July 1999.
Atkins, T.A. 1998. Strategies for modelling fruit growth and orchard processes. Acta Horticulturae.
Atkins, T.A. 1996. Virtual reality in horticultural education: Pruning simulated trees in a virtual environment. Acta Horticulturae 416.
Atkins, T.A. 1996. Orchard 2000: HortResearch science packaged as software for orchard managers. Horticulture Today Vol 6 No 1.
Atkins, T.A., R.O. O’Hagan, W.J. Rogers, M.W. Pearson, E.A. Cameron. 1995. Virtual Reality In Horticultural Education: Pruning simulated fruit trees in a virtual environment. Acta Horticulturae 416.
Atkins, T.A. 1994. A brief summary of selected sources of information for ag/hort consultants. NZIAS/NZSHS Conference. August, 1994.
Atkins, T.A. 1993. Crop forecasting - where art and science meet. NZ Kiwifruit. Feb: 14-15.
Atkins, T.A, R.A. Crawford, J. Bowden, and P. Burt. 1993. Developing a crop forecasting system for the kiwifruit industry. Agri-Tech ‘93. NZIAS/NZSHS Conference. 23-26 August, 1993.
Atkins, T.A, P. McLeod, R.A. Crawford, H.N. DeSilva, and J. Bowden. 1993. Kiwifruit size monitoring as the basis for the prediction of fruit size at harvest. Agri-Tech ‘93. NZIAS/NZSHS Conference. 23-26 August, 1993.
Atkins, T.A. 1992. Decision Support: A new partner in the orchard. Poster presented to the NZ Kiwifruit Marketing Board Biennial Research Conference, Rotorua, July 6-7.
Atkins, T.A., M.R. Laurenson, T.M. Mills, and D.K. Ogilivie. 1992. Orchard 2000: Towards a Decision Support System for NZ's Orchard Industries. Acta Horticulturae 313.
Atkins, T.A. and T.M Mills, P. Mulligan, I. Stevens, and P. McLeod. 1992. Bay of Plenty crop loading trials 1990-91. New Zealand Agricultural Science. Vol 26.
Austin, P.T. and T.A. Atkins. 1992. Modelling apricot flowering for cross-pollination. Acta Horticulturae 313.
Buwalda, J.G. and T.A. Atkins. 1992. Editors. Acta Horticulturae 313.
Heins, R.D., P. Fisher, W. Carlson, J. Sticklen, T.A. Atkins, and D.K. Ogilvie. 1992. Development of an expert system for height control of poinsettia. Departmental report, Dept of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.
Hodson, A.J., T.A. Atkins, D.K. Ogilvie, and J. Beech. 1992. Orchard 2000 FAXLink: A decision support system for orchardists. Acta Horticulturae 313.
Mills, T.M. and T.A. Atkins. 1992. Development, validation, and industry uptake of a computer based kiwifruit crop loading model - KIWIMOD. Acta Horticulturae 313.
Atkins, T.A. 1990. Lead on MacDuff. EDUVAC: Computers in the classroom feature. August: 11.
Atkins, T.A. 1990. The Computer Revolution: An endless circle? Principles Today. November issue.
Atkins, T.A. 1990. Using crop loading models to predict orchard profitability. Acta Horticulturae 247.
Atkins, T.A. and E.R. Morgan. 1990. Modelling the effects of possible climate change scenarios on the phenology of New Zealand fruit crops. Acta Horticulturae 247.
Atkins, T.A., E.A. Cameron and E.R. Morgan. 1990. Effects of fruit thinning on the yield, fruit size distribution and return crop of European pears. NZIAS Conference. 27-30 August, Trentham, NZ.
Atkins, T.A., S. Frengley, N.D. Barlow, and H. Dick. A decision support tool for Granny Smith crop loading: Biological and economic consequences of fruit thinning. 1990. NZIAS Conference. 27-30 August, Trentham, NZ.
Atkins, T.A. and E.R. Morgan. 1990. Modelling the effects of possible climate change scenarios on the phenology of fruit crops. NZIAS Conference. 27-30 August, Trentham, NZ.
Atkins, T.A. and E.R. Morgan. 1990. Effect of time of thinning of kiwifruit on growth rates and final yield and fruit size distribution. NZIAS Conference. 27-30 August, Trentham, NZ.
Hodson, A.J., J.B. Reid, and T.A. Atkins. 1990. Fruit size prediction in apples: fundamental concepts, practical problems. NZIAS Conference. 27-30 August, Trentham, NZ.
Atkins, T.A. 1989. The art and science of fruit thinning. The Orchardist of New Zealand, March: 22-24.
Atkins, T.A. 1989. How many fruit should we leave? A look at the crop load question. NZ Kiwifruit, August: 4-5.
Barlow, N.D. and T.A. Atkins. 1989. Adaptive management and modelling of climate impacts. In: RWM Johnson (ed) Integrated Systems Analysis and Climate Impacts: A report on the proceedings of a workshop on systems analysis. MAF Technology Rural Policy Unit.
Atkins, T.A. 1988. Predicting full bloom date of apple trees in New Zealand. NZIAS Conference. 21-26 August, 1988. Havelock North, NZ.
Atkins, T.A. 1988. Crop loading for profitability. NZIAS Conference. 21-26 August, 1988. Havelock North, NZ.
Cooper, K.M., R. Marshall, and T.A. Atkins. 1988. Controlling fruit size for profit. NZKA Research Conference. NZ Kiwifruit Authority special publication.
Given, N.K., T.A. Atkins, and A. Hodson. 1988. Chance or determinism: Apple fruit growth and ripening. NZIAS Conference. 21-26 August, 1988. Havelock North, NZ.
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