Fruit Size and Growth Monitoring

2024 CitrusBeat! Success Starts Now: Early Season Strategy for a Thriving Citrus Orchard

Mar 133 min read

2024 CitrusBeat! Success Starts Now: Early Season Strategy for a Thriving Citrus Orchard

As temperatures gradually rise and precipitation becomes sporadic in the Central Valley, the only thing that remains constant in the...

How to win the cherry race with Phytech's decision support tools

Phytech Team

Mar 102 min read

Cherry

How to win the cherry race with Phytech's decision support tools

Cherry season is a short race. In some cases, it takes six weeks from flowering to harvest, so every irrigation decision is critical,...

Unlock the Power of Fruit Maps: View Your Fruit Data In Specific Plots Filtered by Variety

Phytech Team

Mar 72 min read

Citrus

Unlock the Power of Fruit Maps: View Your Fruit Data In Specific Plots Filtered by Variety

At Phytech, we continuously strive to simplify your fruit-growing experience. In line with this commitment, we have introduced fruit maps...

Reaching your sweet goal with the BRIX algorithm: Our groundbreaking method to optimize citrus quality

Phytech Team

Mar 73 min read

Citrus

Reaching your sweet goal with the BRIX algorithm: Our groundbreaking method to optimize citrus quality

Healthier, tastier fruits are what consumers look for and of course a major goal for our growers, always putting their hearts, minds and...

Myles Shoemaker / Limoneira: "Phytech is critical for a successful citrus growing operation"

Phytech Team

Mar 71 min read

Citrus

Myles Shoemaker / Limoneira: "Phytech is critical for a successful citrus growing operation"

In our latest Customer Testimonial, Vince Giacolone, Director of Southern Farming, and Myles Shoemaker, Irrigation Manager at Limoneira,...

Deficit Irrigation. Unlocked. Simplified. Optimized

Phytech Team

Aug 14, 20236 min read

Apples

Deficit Irrigation. Unlocked. Simplified. Optimized

The end of summer in the northern hemisphere is around the corner. Apples and Citrus growers are approaching a special time in the...

2023 AppleBeat Report: How Are your Apples Doing Against The Industry?

Phytech Team

Jul 25, 20233 min read

Apples

2023 AppleBeat Report: How Are your Apples Doing Against The Industry?

Joining our AlmondBeat Industry outlook, we're happy to introduce the current AppleBeat report, based on Millions of trees and fruits...

Control Fruit Growth With More Precision Than Ever

Phytech Team

Jun 21, 20233 min read

Citrus

Control Fruit Growth With More Precision Than Ever

As the cell division stage is nearing its end, we wanted to let you know that our team is getting ready to begin the installation of our...

Grower Spotlight: Andrew Sundquist, apple and cherry grower at Sundquist fruit

Phytech Team

Dec 12, 20221 min read

Apples

Grower Spotlight: Andrew Sundquist, apple and cherry grower at Sundquist fruit

Farming before Phytehch was challenging, it has been a game changer for us", tells Andrew Sundquist, apple and cherry grower at Sundquist...

Grower Spotlight / Charl Marais. "This is the Best System I've Ever Used"

Phytech Team

Sep 19, 20223 min read

Citrus

Grower Spotlight / Charl Marais. "This is the Best System I've Ever Used"

Charl Marais from Robertson in the Western Cape, South Africa, was born and raised on a farm, with a career that spans over 40 years....

BRIX 2.0 – Achieving higher Brix with Plant-Dynamic Deficit Irrigation Protocol

Phytech Team

Aug 24, 20226 min read

Citrus

BRIX 2.0 – Achieving higher Brix with Plant-Dynamic Deficit Irrigation Protocol

The end of summer is around the corner, days are getting shorter and shorter. Citrus growers in the northern hemisphere are approaching a...

Phytech Team

Jun 15, 20221 min read

Citrus

Plant app update: Fruit maps are here!

Reaching the desired fruit size in the right timing is one of the main goals of fruit growers. By giving growers real-time size and...

Phytech Team

Sep 1, 20212 min read

Citrus

The art of controlling fruit size

As fruits become bigger in the northern hemisphere, apples, citrus and stone growers start to shift their attention from the trunk - to...

Phytech Team

Apr 6, 20211 min read

Apples

Apple Trees in Washington: We hear you!

𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽!...

Phytech Team

Mar 15, 20211 min read

Cherry

The cherry "race" is on

It's official: the first cherry trees in Washington area have come out of dormancy, here at the Cherry ridge farm, as captured by our WA...

Apricots in Australia: a race for the perfect size

Phytech Team

Nov 11, 20202 min read

Apricot

Apricots in Australia: a race for the perfect size

Like cherries, that we covered in our previous post, apricots are now close to picking in Australia. Here too, explains Daniel Free,...

Hero Spotlight: Hayden McIntyre from Sierra Pacific Farms

Phytech Team

Oct 27, 20201 min read

Citrus

Hero Spotlight: Hayden McIntyre from Sierra Pacific Farms

𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙤 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩: Sierra Pacific Farms is a leader in sustainable farming and the adoption of new technologies. Established in...

Introducing BRIX reference: Our groundbreaking method to optimize fruit quality

Phytech Team

Aug 28, 20203 min read

Citrus

Introducing BRIX reference: Our groundbreaking method to optimize fruit quality

Healthier, tastier fruits are what consumers look for and of course a major goal for our growers, always putting their hearts, minds and...

Apple growers: last call to influence fruits' size

Phytech Team

Aug 18, 20202 min read

Apples

Apple growers: last call to influence fruits' size

Fruits' size and Brix are key components that will determine how successful was the season. In Washington, apple growers are about to...

Phytech Team

Jul 16, 20202 min read

Apples

A game changer for apple growers

In the Washington area, apple growers have begun adjusting their irrigation practices to achieve their fruit's desired size at the end of...