Leader in apricot breeding, COT International invests on cherries

Varieties

09 May 2023

Internationally known for the apricot varieties marketed under the COT brand name, the French company has been directing its interests in cherry varietal innovation for a few years now, leading to its own genetic improvement programme in 2012.

Germany is the third largest importer of cherries

Consumption Markets

09 May 2023

Germany is the third-largest importer of cherries in the world after China/Hong Kong and Russia. From 2010 to 2021, between 52 and 77 percent of the cherries consumed in Germany were imported, with the majority of imports originating in other EU member states.

New varieties from JKI in addition to Regina and Areko

Varieties

09 May 2023

The genetic improvement programme on the cherry tree at the Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) has an almost century-long tradition. Since 2001, the project has been in the hands of M. Schuster at the JKI in Pillnitz.

Press review

04 May 2023

Spanien: Auf der Suche nach Kirschsorten mit weniger Kältebedarf und höherer Rissfestigkeit

Gregory Lang: cherry orchard training system innovations

Planting systems

01 May 2023

Sweet cherry growers around the world are increasingly adopting trellised training systems that create a narrow, contiguous, planar “fruiting wall” canopy architecture. The benefits of such a radically redesigned orchard are significant.

The Sweet cherries: a success story

Varieties

01 May 2023

Their first names are Aryana, Dave, Lorenz, Gabriel, Saretta, Stephany and Valina. Their surnames are Sweet, testifying to one of their outstanding traits, sweetness. The cherry varieties in the Sweet series from Alma Mater Studiorum are celebrating their 10th anniversary.

Post-harvest physiology and technology of sweet cherry

Post-harvest​

01 May 2023

The market recognises a number of key quality characteristics: a brightly coloured fruit, a strong 'cherry' flavour, a green and turgid stalk. Several new technologies have been developed to prolong the fruit's shelf life.

Multifunctional covers are key tools for cherry orchard sustainability

Covers

01 May 2023

The adoption of multi-functional covers in orchard systems is widely increasing due to their protective function against biotic and abiotic stressors.

Widening the choice of cherry rootstocks: the Krimsk® series

Rootstocks

01 May 2023

The origins of Krymsk® rootstocks date back to the middle of the last century, when Gennady Eremin started a selection programme on stone fruit rootstocks (cherry, peach and plum) in the experimental station of the same name in southern Russia.

The Kir programme of LFP

Varieties

01 May 2023

The main objectives of the programme are to select late-ripening cherry varieties with good size, texture and quality, fruit tolerance to cracking and good shelf life.