04 Sep 2024
P. syringae pv. syringae penetrates through wounds and those left by falling leaves are recognised as the most important for the development of bacterial canker. This disease is favoured during rainy and cold periods, especially in sub-zero temperatures.
04 Sep 2024
The objective of a Turkish research was to compare the performance of the cultivar ‘0900 Ziraat’ on two different rootstocks in terms of phenological characteristics, fruit quality, yield, harvest and pruning times, modelled with the SSA training system.
04 Sep 2024
The city’s sakura records date back more than 1,200 years, the longest annual phenological record, or study of biological cycles, on Earth. The research on early blooms in Kyoto “has been identified and attributed to human-caused climate change,” says Gonzalez.
03 Sep 2024
Cherry production in China is expected to rise by 6% in the 2024/25 marketing year, reaching 850,000 tons. The increase is attributed to the expansion of the cultivated area for cherries and higher fruit yields. Consumption is also expected to rise, thanks to improved stocks.
03 Sep 2024
The use of controlled atmospheres with moderate concentrations of oxygen and carbon dioxide is an effective technique to reduce metabolic activity and maintain fruit quality. The regulation of concentrations helps to reduce dehydration and rot.
03 Sep 2024
Since the first installation in 2014, Rivermaid has been at the forefront of the adoption of innovative Ellips developments. In total, Rivermaid uses 106 lanes with Ellips technology. This is the fourth line with Ellips technology, but the first to incorporate Elifab hardware.
03 Sep 2024
The aim of an investigation conducted in the Czech Republic was to identify molecular markers that could be relied upon to predict the onset of flowering in sweet cherries by creating an assay that analysed the identified molecular markers in a single reaction.
02 Sep 2024
“It’s a way to deliver different therapeuthics,” Hackett explained, who discussed the technology first tested in citrus and now being studied in many crops. “The Symbiont system promises to transform agriculture and address plant diseases (transmitted by vectors).”
02 Sep 2024
A recent report prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) predicts that cherry production in Australia for the 2024/25 season will reach 20,000 tons, a volume that reflects an increase compared to the revised estimate of 18,500 tons for the 2023/24 season.
02 Sep 2024
“In Chilean conditions, these periods of excessive heat coincide with the post-harvest phase when two fundamental processes for the next season's fruit production occur: reserve accumulation and flower differentiation,” warns Luis Espíndola.
