11/06/2026
Interesting to see Mango Twig Tip Dieback finally receiving the attention it deserves.
Many growers across the Darwin region have been raising concerns about this issue since around 2016ā2017.
Over that time there has been plenty of discussion around nutrition, irrigation, stress, pruning and orchard management. While all of these factors are important, the reality is the problem continued to spread through orchards across the region.
Looking back, perhaps more resources, urgency and investigation could have been directed towards understanding the issue earlier.
Many growers knew something wasnāt right.
They were seeing trees decline, production suffer and orchards change year after year.
The identification of fungal pathogens is an important step forward, but it is only the beginning.
The industry now needs practical answers.
What triggers it?
Why are some blocks affected more severely than others?
How do we reduce the impact?
Most importantly, how do we keep productive trees in the ground?
The objective isnāt to look backwards.
Itās to make sure the next decade is spent finding solutions rather than debating whether the problem exists.
ā Fruit Jungle Organics
At a field day in the Northern Territory, mango growers were desperate to learn what could be done to stop the spread of mango twig tip dieback.
