14 Aug 2023
The study conducted in experimental orchards in Zaragoza (Spain) aimed to evaluate the impact of temperature on pollen kinetics in cherry trees comparing two cultivars with different levels of adaptation to temperature as pollen donors.
11 Aug 2023
The Giovanni Quercia company is a family-run business located in Bisceglie (Bari). The business manages a total of 120 hectares, of which 15 are entirely dedicated to cherry production. For Cherry Times, company owner Giovanni Quercia spoke.
10 Aug 2023
The CrackSense project, coordinated by the research institute Volcani Center (Israel), was initiated in 2023. Its ambition is to better understand and predict the complex phenomenon of fruit cracking, a major agronomic problem, at the fruit, tree and plot level.
09 Aug 2023
Piedmont is one of the few Italian regions showing signs of vitality in the cherry sector. In fact, while other regions have been struggling for years to maintain their positions as leading regions, from Piedmont there is renewed interest in the red fruit of paradise. But why?
08 Aug 2023
The objective of this research from the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences of the American University of Beiruwas to evaluate cherry fruit quality cultivated at different altitudes in Lebanon, with the intention of determining their suitability for fresh consumption.
04 Aug 2023
In the January-April period, the monitoring network of the E. Mach Foundation detected catches of Drosophila suzukii up to ten times higher than the average of the last decade. This explains the intensity of the attack recorded on the cherry crop since the last ten days of May.
04 Aug 2023
The Fragsburg farm is located at 700m a.s.l. in the hills above the city of Merano (Bozen). There, in the experimental cherry orchard (about 1.5 ha), different training systems, rootstocks, varieties, and pruning techniques are tested with the purpose of supporting farmers.
04 Aug 2023
Today cherry cultivation involves densities of up to a few thousand plants/ha. Intensification tends to result in earlier entry into production and improved fruit quality, but this is counterbalanced by higher planting costs and a shorter productive life of the plants.
01 Aug 2023
The purpose of the study conducted by researchers at the Black Sea Agricultural Research Institute was to examine the impact of different concentrations of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) on the rooting process of softwood cuttings from potential rootstock candidates
01 Aug 2023
When you have a strong passion for your work sometimes a little effort is enough to achieve great results. Cherry Times is pleased to publish Stefano Lugli's interview with Luis Lasarte, Catania's dad.
