Post-harvest problems: the challenges of the cherry industry
27 Feb 2025
With increasing demands for longer shelf life, parameters such as firmness, colour and dehydration of the stalk are crucial for product acceptance in international markets.
27 Feb 2025
With increasing demands for longer shelf life, parameters such as firmness, colour and dehydration of the stalk are crucial for product acceptance in international markets.
26 Feb 2025
The risk of late-season rainfall has led to significant industry investment in rain covers for sweet cherry production in Tasmania, Australia. A recent study identifies the effects.
26 Feb 2025
The results of a recent study in Chile provide interesting insights into optimising boron management in cherry trees with the aim of increasing yield and fruit quality.
25 Feb 2025
Predicting sweet cherry hardiness is crucial for frost management, as early spring development makes them vulnerable to late frosts.
25 Feb 2025
Researchers have explored alternative preservation technologies, such as high-voltage electrostatic field treatment, which has recently attracted attention for its potential in extending the shelf life of fruit.
24 Feb 2025
Although the power supply of the containers was maintained and the cold chain was not interrupted, according to Antonio Walker, president of SNA, who inspected the containers on board, the fruit arrived in very poor condition.
24 Feb 2025
In order to study how WOX genes may influence the development and drought resistance of sweet cherry, a comprehensive analysis of the WOX gene family of this species was conducted in several research centres in Tianshui (China).
21 Feb 2025
A recent study from Greece compared different research to analyse the concentration of phenolic components of the cherry and its by-products, as well as the extraction techniques used.
21 Feb 2025
Pseudomonas bacteriasis and Cytospora fungal infections pose a major threat to the Washington State economy. The bacterial cancer in 2023 mainly affected young orchards, the subject of Prof. Zhao's research.
20 Feb 2025
The objective of the genetic research programme of the Extremadura Centre for Scientific and Technological Research (CICYTEX) was to produce new Picota-type cultivars with a superior antioxidant composition through the controlled cross 'Ambrunés' × 'Hudson'.