Bring More Light Into Your Orchard
AgriSun Solutions supplies premium UV-stabilised metallised PE reflective orchard ground cover for South African commercial fruit growers.
Installed on the orchard floor during the critical pre-harvest period, the reflective surface redirects available sunlight upward into lower and shaded areas of the canopy — increasing light exposure around developing fruit.
MORE LIGHT INTO THE CANOPY
MORE LIGHT INTO THE CANOPY Reflective ground cover redirects sunlight that would otherwise reach the orchard floor back upward into the tree canopy, increasing light availability in lower and shaded canopy zones.
SUPPORT FRUIT COLOUR DEVELOPMENT
Light is a major environmental driver of colour development in many red and blush fruit cultivars. Increasing light exposure around shaded fruit can support anthocyanin development and improve colour expression during maturation.
IMPROVE COLOUR DISTRIBUTION
By introducing light from below, reflective ground cover can reach fruit and leaves that direct overhead sunlight may not. Research has reported improved colour coverage and more uniform colour development in a range of fruit crops.
Why Choose AgriSun?
- Global research. Orchard-proven technology. A solution built for South African growers.
Specialised Orchard Product
We focus on reflective ground cover developed specifically for commercial fruit-production environments.Â
High Reflectivity
Our metallised PE surface is designed to redirect a high proportion of available light back toward the canopy.
UV-Stabilised for Orchard Conditions
The film is manufactured for outdoor agricultural use and exposure during the growing season.
Commercial Orchard Format
Roll dimensions and product specifications are selected for practical deployment in commercial orchard rows.
About us
What we do
AgriSun Solutions brings internationally established reflective orchard technology to South African fruit production.
Our specialised metallised PE ground cover is positioned on the orchard floor during the pre-harvest period, where it reflects available sunlight upward into the canopy.
Modern high-density orchards, protective netting, vigorous canopy growth and close planting can create productive orchard systems — but they can also create areas of shade. Fruit developing deeper within the canopy may receive substantially less light than fruit positioned on the outside of the tree.
Reflective ground cover gives growers another way to manage that light environment.
By making better use of sunlight already reaching the orchard floor, the product can increase light exposure within lower and inner canopy zones during the period when colour and fruit maturity are developing.
AgriSun supplies reflective ground cover for commercial production of apples, pears, peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots, cherries and table grapes.
Our focus is simple: bring proven international orchard technology into South Africa and give growers the information, product quality and technical support to use it effectively.
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Technical Guidance
We help growers understand installation timing, positioning, securing, removal and the factors that influence performance.
Research-Led Approach
Our product information is informed by decades of published international research and commercial orchard experience.
Our Commitment
AgriSun’s objective is not simply to sell reflective film.
We want South African growers to understand Why it works, Where it works, When to deploy it and how to evaluate its performance in their own orchard.
Decades of International Research
Reflective orchard ground cover has been researched and used commercially across major fruit-producing regions including Chile, the United States, Spain, Italy, Australia and New Zealand.
Research across apples, pears, cherries and other fruit crops has examined its influence on canopy light distribution, fruit colour development, anthocyanin accumulation, maturity, soluble solids and harvest quality.
The principle is remarkably simple: sunlight reaching the orchard floor does not have to be lost.
A highly reflective surface redirects part of that light upward into areas of the canopy that would otherwise receive considerably less direct sunlight.
That simple change to the orchard light environment is the foundation of reflective ground-cover technology.
Crops we Support
One principle. Different crops. Different opportunities.
Reflective ground cover is used internationally across a range of high-value fruit crops where canopy light distribution can influence colour development and fruit quality
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AgriSun supports applications in:
Apples • Pears • Peaches • Nectarines • Plums • Apricots • Cherries • Table Grapes
LIGHT, MATURITY & °BRIX
Light does more than influence colour.
Photosynthesis drives carbohydrate production within the tree, while fruit maturity involves changes in sugars, acids, pigments and other quality characteristics. Research into reflective orchard systems has therefore examined not only colour, but also parameters including soluble solids (°Brix), maturity and fruit quality.
Results vary between crops, cultivars, seasons and orchard systems — which is exactly why AgriSun encourages growers to evaluate the technology within their own production environment.
Improved Harvest Uniformity
Uneven light exposure can contribute to uneven colour development within a canopy. Research has shown that improving light penetration can support more uniform colour development, potentially helping growers achieve a greater proportion of fruit meeting target colour requirements at harvest.
BETTER USE OF AVAILABLE SUNLIGHT
Reflective ground cover does not create artificial light. It makes better use of sunlight already entering the orchard by redirecting light that would otherwise be absorbed by the orchard floor back toward the crop.
BUILT FOR MODERN ORCHARDS
As orchard systems move toward higher planting densities and closer tree spacing, effective light management becomes increasingly important. Reflective ground cover redirects available sunlight from the orchard floor into lower and shaded canopy areas, supporting better light distribution in modern orchard systems.