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3rd annual Maluma Day
The 3rd annual Maluma day will be held on 12 March at Wheelbarrow, Magoebaskloof, Tzaneen, South Africa. The day will be open to all! We will start off at the ZZ2 Maluma orchards in Mooketsi and then proceed to Wheelbarrow for the presentations. This year we are excited to have the largest variety of presenters […]
Making way for more Maluma
Allesbeste is in the process of replacing 7 hectares of unproductive seedling Ryan trees with Maluma clonal trees on the farm Humor near Tzaneen, South Africa. This is in line with Allesbeste’s strategy of removing substandard orchards and replacing them with more productive cultivars in order to ramp up production per hectare. The move towards […]
Fruit set on the way!! Next season here we come…
Late winter at Tzaneen, and Maluma fruit set is underway! Few setbacks as far as weather is concerned with mixed cold and hot spells, however things still looking good with flower far from finished!
University of California Article
Below is a link to a University of California Cooperative Extension article on increasing water prices in California taking a particular look at its effect on the profitability of avocado farming. The article provides high-density planting as an option to increase yield in order to remain profitable and mentions work done by Allesbeste on Maluma. […]
Spot the Maluma…
See if you can spot the Maluma in the following Woolworths SA advertisement. If you know the Maluma characteristics it is easy to spot. Hint: Maluma is more pear-shaped and has a higher flesh percentage than Hass. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pitxa4SF3ts
Maluma High Density
Our first trees have been planted in a “first of its kind” orchard in Tzaneen, South Africa. An orchard of Maluma on 3 clonal rootstocks: Duke7, Dusa, and Bounty. The orchard is planted on a 2,5m x 2,5m spacing providing for a whopping 1600 trees per hectare!!! Whatch this space for updates on its progress!
New "Presentations" page
We have just added a new “Presentations” page to the Maluma blog. You will be able to view and/or download presentations that have been made about Maluma from this page. To go to the new page simply follow the “Presentations” link in the menu bar which is located on top of every page. It is […]
First Maluma Arrivals 2012
The first exported Maluma fruit from South Africa arrived in Europe last week. Richard Nelson, Overseas Technical Officer from SAAGA (South African Avocado Growers Association), reported the fruit as follows:”Mopani (Westfalia Marketing): D12054, D644. Hard attractive fruits””TFP (Tabanelli): D390. Hard attractive fruits”Maluma from ZZ2 was also exported during the same period and feedback from their exporter, […]
Report from ANFIC (Australia)
We recently received a report from ANFIC (Australian Nurserymens Fruit Improvement Company Ltd) about the status of top-worked Maluma trees in the Childers, Queensland area. Here is the link to the report : Maluma Photo Report 9-2-12 When one looks at the quantity of fruit on the trees it is hard to imagine that these trees […]
Woolworths Maluma
These Maluma Fruit were sent to Novasun, a supplier of ripe & ready avocados to Woolworths in South Africa. The photos were taken as part of their quality control procedures and were passed on to us. We are very happy with the fruit and it confirms that Maluma is well-suited for ripe & ready programs.
Fruit set on high-density Maluma
A few photos of the initial fruit set from Allesbeste’s own high-density Maluma orchard.
Visit to Peru
Dr. Ernst will be visiting Peru from 13 – 19 November. The main reasons for the visit are to attend, and present a talk at, the Avocado symposium in Lima as well as to visit some farmers regarding Maluma. He will be hosted and accompanied by Dr. Odilo Duarte. His schedule at the moment is […]
