Goji Consultancy Report

8/15/2019 Goji Consultancy Report

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Consultancy Report: Goji

(Coste, 1906)

Plant Details

Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade)

Genus: Lycium L

Species: barbarum

Cultivar: Crimson star, Ningxia 1 (!"S"), #$oenix %ears, type &'1, &' , &' ,&'* (+"!")

Common Name: Go i 'erry, -ol. 'erry, 'oxt$orn Fruit

/rigin: C$ina: Nort$ Central an -estern

Gro t$ Form: -oo y #erennial, 2eci uous

Propagation

3et$o : 3ost common See , germination 451 ays" Cuttings an suc erspro uce consistent 7uality trees it$ .ruit 15 years 8e.ore seegro n"

Note: Seed germination selected for this production due to quantity required. Future production should be based on cuttings to ensureconsistent quality commercially viable trees with 2 nd growth seasonfruiting and consistent growth rates. (3aug$an 'lac , 01 , ;ang


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%emperature: 0 egC ?@5 egC

Aig$t: B$rs s$a e

Growing on and /or Flowering

3e ium: #otting compost Coir, San , 2eco 'ar 1:1:B, avoi oo c$ips, astannins cause issues it$ sprouting roots

Aig$t: ar en to .ull sun, pre.era8ly B $rs per ay, min B0D sun

%emperature: Soil min" 10 eg C

Errigation: s nee e , allo rainage 8et een atering to prevent ampingo=H

Nutrition: /smocote #lus /rganics ;eg, %omato er8 N#< 1I"1: " : , 6mt$release

Support: Sta ing@trellis to support early gro t$"

Containers: 4" cm@ 00mA 1 cm eep@ 000mA

/t$er: Similar gro t$ re7uirements an con itions as %omatoes"

Growth Regulation

#$ysical: #rune an sta e to evelop s$ru8 s$ape

Market Infor ation

-$olesale: J6005 100x see ling

Ketail: pprox" J90510x see ling, J10"00 5 1 "905 1 cutting 8ase

Future !rends:

#otential o. ustralia gro n Go i plants o. commercial crops areun no n ue to it 8eing suc$ a ne mar et an recent intro uction"#ossi8ilities in .uture crop in ustry evelopments .or me icinal anculinary purposes ( air, 01I), 8ut la8our costs currently $ave toomuc$ e=ect on 8usiness via8ility ('eaumont 'eaumont, n" ")"

Production "chedule: Goji #erry

$ursery Re%uire ents$ursery Facilities re%uired

pprox" rea

2ateFrom

2ate %o

1 Green$ouse it$ 3ist it$ $eate gro 8enc$(potte )

9"6m &ul 016 pr016

Green$ouse it$ 3ist it$ $eate gro 8enc$ 9m /ct Nov


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&ther Consu a'les

2etails Muantity

2ateKe7uire

1 B" p 2emineralise ater ( $r cutting soa ) 4A &ul 016Sta es 1m 8am8oo or e7uivalent , 00 Nov 016

I Sta e ties , 00 Nov 016Grease pencils -$ite (container mar ing o. plantvariety) pac s o. 4

I ug 016

#estici es an $er8ici es as nee e (re: #otentialiseases pests)

6 E enti>cation tags LL ,000 &an 014

Potential diseases and pests (1)L

#ro8lem E enti>cation ControlGo i gall mite( ceria u o),ap$i s anspi er mites

+xtremely small, i cult to seeit$ na e eye" Small 8ea 5li egalls .orm on leaves" %$ey areyello @green on t$e 8ottom anre is$ on top" +ac$ gall $ol slarge num8ers o. mites"

Sulp$ur, insectici al soap, or$orticultural oil (0" D solution)can 8e use to control" None o.t$ese s$oul 8e use $entemperatures ill 8e a8ove IOC it$in $ours o. spraying" spray application o. D$orticultural oil, eit$er inutumn ( ust 8e.ore leavesrop) or in t$e spring ( ust asleaves emerge) ill 8e moste=ective"

#o erymil e(Sp$aerot$ecaspp")

Fungal isease t$at .orms $itepatc$es o. po er on leaves anstems"

#rune to improve air circulationan minimiPe et .oliage"orticultural oils can $elpprevent .urt$er sprea ing oncepresent in >el "

Blossom end rot Calcium e>ciency relate a8ioticisor er resulting in a ater5soa e spot on t$e en o. .ruit"

Control 8y care.ul irrigation tominimiPe extreme Quctuationsin soil moisture (particularlyuring 8loom an .ruit siPing)"

(1) (3aug$an 'lac , 01 , RSpecialty Cropportunities: Go i 'erryR, 016),LFor a list o.#$ytop$agous organisms associate it$ Aycium an istri8ution, re.er to .rican

'oxt$orn .easi8ility o. 8iological control ( air, 01I)Irrigation

%ransplant to 4" cm tu8e use 8rie. an .re7uent irrigation .or >rst .e ays, eepingleaves moist, 8ut no aterlogging" Su8se7uent atering: 1A per 4" cm tu8e@pot an" A per 1 cm pot per ee uring $ot perio s (;ang


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Production "chedule Calendar (un )*+, (ul -ug "ep &ct $o. Dec

Sales %arget 0***

See#ro a ation

1arly,0***

#ric to4" cm otsL

Mid0 **

Green$ouse Fro 2ate !o Mid

#ot to1 cmLL Mid 3 2ate

Sun $ar en

#est@2iseaseEns ectionSta e #runeCulla rox"10D

Salea8le 0***

L/nce see lings $ave evelope n set o. leaves ('eaumont 'eaumont, n" ")"LL#ot out once 1 0mm $ig$" #rune to 60cm ansta e"


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Production "chedule Calendar (un )*+, (ul -ug "ep &ct $o. Dec (an )*+4

Sales %arget + 0***

See#ro a ation

1arly+50***

#ric to 4"cm tu8esL

Mid+,0 **

Sun $ar en

#est@2iseaseEns ection

#runeLL 2ate

Cull approx"10D

Salea8le + 0***

L /nce see lings $ave evelope n set o. leaves ('eaumont 'eaumont, n" ")" LL#rune to approx" I0cm i. nee e .or consistency"

See ling gro t$ expecte approx" 54cm in 10 ee s, !"rst gro t$ season in >el ('eaumont 'eaumont, n" ", 3aug$an 'lac , 01 , ;ang


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air, K" ( 01I)" Feasibility of biological control of frican $o%thorn Lyciumferocissimum " 'ittern ;ictoria: ustralis 'iological"

'eaumont, 3" 'eaumont, #" &o#i' he fact' the myth and the ction. *ow we grow theberry " 'eauticians ustralia"

'io %ree A%2," ( 016)" +S $L,S*,N& &- , $+//0 1L N ,-N (1st e ")" Eliens o: 'io %ree A%2" Ketrieve .rom $ttp:@@ e8cac$e"googleusercontent"com@searc$7Tcac$e:$ttp:@@paulo niatrees"eu@eng@ p5content@uploa s@ 01 @0 @Gro ingUGo i5+N"p . g sUr Tcr eiTP 01;U6g&s '0gSPiEa C

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