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The importance of wood age, rootstock, and cultivar in sweet cherry cultivation

Tech management

20 Sep 2024

A recent study conducted Ukraine focused on the influence that wood age has on key sweet cherry productivity parameters. The results showed that wood age is one of the main factors determining productivity: three-year-old wood sections showed the highest flower density.

Preparations for La Niña: managing frost and temperatures

Tech management

20 Sep 2024

Leyton, when asked what technologies or practices he considers essential to mitigate the impact of frost, replied that ‘if water is available, it will be the best frost controller. It is difficult to have sufficient water availability at the time of early frosts'.

It will be a record for world cherry production: 5 million tonnes are expected by 2025

Markets

19 Sep 2024

World production next season will be 4.958 million tonnes. The figure represents a growth of 1% year-on-year and 62% over the numbers of a decade ago. Exports are expected at 759,000 tonnes, almost equal to last year's volume,

Agriculture and solar energy: challenging the electricity market could help New Zealand

Production

19 Sep 2024

According to Mike and Rebecca Casey of Forest Lodge Orchard in central Otago, farmers installing their own solar systems could save New Zealand from an energy crisis if the government allowed them to enter the energy market.

Sweet cherry packaging: the use of perforated bags to maintain quality

Post-harvest​

19 Sep 2024

A study by Chinese and American researchers analyzed the effectiveness of different perforation levels in zipper-lock bags to extend the freshness of “Chelan” and “Lapins” sweet cherry cultivars. The goal was to reduce the weight loss and improve resistance during post-harvest.

The expert reports - Considerations on flowering, pollination and fruit set of the cherry tree

Tech management

18 Sep 2024

Although this season we have seen fertility analyses with higher results compared to previous seasons - Patricio Morales reports - and with a good accumulation of winter chill hours, we must ensure optimal conditions at the time of flowering.

The BBCH Scale of Cherries

Tech management

18 Sep 2024

The BBCH scale is used to describe and label the phenological stages of plants. The abbreviation BBCH derives from Biologische Bundesanstalt, Bundessortenamt und Chemische Industrie. Initially developed for cereals, later was adapted to other species, such as cherry.

The influence of trunk height on sweet cherry quality

Quality

18 Sep 2024

Interestingly, cherries from trees with a trunk height of 60-65 cm retained their quality for a longer period compared to those from other heights, showing less weight loss and maintaining a higher level of firmness and soluble solids.

New US report on pesticide residues in cherry cultivation

Tech management

17 Sep 2024

According to an announcement by the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission, this annual effort aims to provide the industry with guidance for pest management decisions, considering maximum residue levels (MRLs) in some foreign markets.

Exports to China: growing cherry numbers from Australia

Production

17 Sep 2024

According to the recent report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the 2024/25 season will see an increase in production in some fruit-growing regions due to above-average rainfall. Cherry production is expected to increase by 8% and exports by 25%.