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How end-to-end line solutions for cherry packhouses are improving efficiencies and profitability

Post-harvest​

16 May 2023

With global demand on the rise and exports increasing, the challenges for the cherry sector are getting tougher. Packaging centres are under pressure as they have to handle higher volumes and have to maintain or improve quality.

CDB's proposals for new cherry tree plantings: GiSelA® rootstocks

Rootstocks

16 May 2023

The clones of the GiSelA® series are the most widely used rootstocks in cherry cultivation in temperate climates. The GiSelA®s were obtained from a genetic improvement programme carried out at the University of Giessen, Germany.

The super millionaire fruits of the Alma Mater

Varieties

16 May 2023

"The Alma Mater's super fruit millionaires": this is how Corriere della Sera headlined years ago when announcing the results obtained by researchers at the University of Bologna on the cherry tree genetic improvement project: the seven Sweet® sisters.

From Kordia to Feciita, Irena and Tamara: the quality cherries from WSUO

Varieties

12 May 2023

WSUO, in addition to Kordia, has commercially propagated 28 cherry varieties. The best known are Early Korvik, Christiana, Felicita, Irena, Justyna, Kasandra, Tamara, Techlovan, Tim and Vanda.

Hungarian cherry breeding project celebrates 70 years of success

Varieties

12 May 2023

Hungary's impressive cherry breeding programme recently celebrated its 70th anniversary. We publish the report presented at Macfrut 2023 by Zsuzsanna Békefi, the current head of the Hungarian project.

Cracking: when it rains, it pours

Crop protection Tech management

12 May 2023

Rain cracking is a serious physiopathy found in many fruits, especially cherries. Cracking causes enormous economic damage, both direct and indirect, and is set to become an increasingly important problem.

Experimental programme for the integrated management of cherry trees against Drosophila suzukii and physiopathologies

Covers Tech management

12 May 2023

Experiences with the application of multifunctional insect nets, territorial biological control and the attract & kill technique in Vignola. The study project on integrated cherry tree management is entering the third year of the work programme.

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.