Pollination by drones: an alternative for cherry production
12 Mar 2025
The initiative aims to optimise fruit production and alleviate bee pollination difficulties at certain times of the year.
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12 Mar 2025
The initiative aims to optimise fruit production and alleviate bee pollination difficulties at certain times of the year.
10 Mar 2025
Biostimulants, such as glycine betaine or biostimulants based on seaweed (e.g. Ecklonia maxima), can be a sustainable approach to improve the condition of plants, even under adverse environmental circumstances.
07 Mar 2025
"There are other factors besides the hours of cold weather," said Gardner, owner of Zaiger Genetics in Modesto, California, known for breeding early varieties of stone fruit, sweet cherries and apples.
04 Mar 2025
The summer in the central part of Chile, characterised by high temperatures and intense radiation, can generate stress in the plants and affect good flowering and budding in spring.
28 Feb 2025
Each cherry was manually labelled to indicate position, shape and grade, considering aspects such as ripeness, health of the fruit and position in relation to the camera.
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.
03 Feb 2025
Bumblebees play a key role in the pollination service, particularly during rainy or particularly cold periods. For this function they were one of the focuses of the 2025 edition of ‘Stone Fruit Day’, organised by Washington State University, on 22 January.
30 Jan 2025
A study involved collecting branches from trees located in mountainous regions of Turkey, at approximately 1,600 meters above sea level. After careful drying and grinding, the branches were processed into wood and bark particles with sizes smaller than 100 micrometers.
29 Jan 2025
Faced with this scenario, Patricio Morales proposes four key strategies to implement immediately, especially now that most cherry growers are in the peak of the post-harvest period.
