24 Apr 2024
From 2013 to 2022, world production increased from 2.3 to 2.75 million tonnes, while trade flows rose from 350,000 to 940,000 tonnes, an increase of 266%. The value of traded goods reached a record 4.3 billion euro.
24 Apr 2024
The supplements help protect the fruit by preventing water absorption by coating the fruit with a hydrophobic layer. These supplements can also be used post-harvest to reduce doubling in the following growing season.
23 Apr 2024
The event marked a turning point, offering an opportunity for reflection and discussion among the various actors involved. Mayor Lorenzo Netti emphasised the importance of the cherry as a symbol of the territory, not only economically but also culturally.
23 Apr 2024
Since 2017, the MSU team has been comparing the performance of early dwarfing rootstocks (all from the Corette® series), developed by the university itself, with reference rootstocks Gisela 5, Gisela 12, Gisela 3 (sweet cherry only) and Maxma14.
22 Apr 2024
The new cherry quality software for Cherryscan G7 takes into account the specific working environment of cherry growers to fully adapt to their production model, characterised by short seasons and high labour turnover.
22 Apr 2024
"This year the forecast is already poor," says Hilario Calabuig president of the Alicante Mountain Cherries PGI Regulatory Council, "although it is still too early for a concrete forecast, we estimate that we will not exceed 50 per cent of a normal harvest.
19 Apr 2024
The description of the composition of Chinese cherry fruits was carried out for the first time in this study, that determined the acid and sugar content of thirty-eight Chinese cherry cultivars, as well as two wild genotypes using the liquid chromatography method (HPLC).
18 Apr 2024
In Apulia they are preparing for an early blossoming, kicking off the 2024 cherry season. According to Maurizio Simone (Doctor Farmer agronomic office), one of the main reasons for this unevenness in flowering could be the lack of cold weather.
18 Apr 2024
A Washington State University research project aims to map air temperatures on frosty nights with a combination of data from AgWeatherNet's Tier 1 stations, which stand 30 feet high and record temperatures between 1.5 and 9 metres.
17 Apr 2024
Initial results show that the Attract & Kill strategy combined with multifunctional nets can reduce the use of insecticides while providing effective protection. The programme will continue in 2024 with the extension of the experimental field in Vignola.
