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Australian season kicks off, the shadow of some overnight frost does not sweep away the good omens

Production

15 Oct 2024

Cherry Growers Australia, an association that gathers Australian producers from all six cherry-growing areas of the country, organized a webinar to discuss the season, as Queensland, New South Wales, and Australia in October, and soon after, Victoria, prepare to harvest.

Autumn leaf fall of cherry trees

Tech management

15 Oct 2024

In studies of investigating the mechanism by which leaf development affects the onset of leaf senescence, reverse genetic approaches offer the mechanistic understanding of genes and proteins that link leaf development to senescence.

Cherry trees and fruit set: Mundoagro Capacita's course on maximising production

Quality

15 Oct 2024

The course instructor, Christian Gallegos, a consultant specializing in blueberries and cherries, founder of Berrycherry and technical director of CropSolutions, addressed the topic of using hormonal regulators to improve fruit set and size.

Global Cherry Summit expands and grows towards 2025

Events

14 Oct 2024

The sixth Global Cherry Summit will be held on April 22, 2025, at the Monticello Conference Center in San Francisco de Mostazal, Chile. The 2025 event marks a milestone in the history of the meeting with an expanded format and demand for participation growing.

Regulating fruit load to improve sweet cherry quality under plastic covers

Tech management

14 Oct 2024

A Chilean study examined four levels of fruit load over two consecutive seasons. The results showed that reducing the fruit load, especially in the 60% and 40% treatments, significantly improved cherries weight, size, and firmness. However, the yield was unaffected.

Chile: Ñuble farmers and INIA collaborate to improve post-harvest conditions

Post-harvest​

14 Oct 2024

The Ñuble Farmers' Association turned to the regional government to ask researchers from the INIA to work on identifying conditions that ensure the quality of the fruit, giving rise to the project “Optimization of cherry harvest management.”

New growth and record exports for the Chilean 2024/25 season

Markets

11 Oct 2024

In terms of varieties, it is expected that Santina will account for 38.3 million boxes, an increase of 121% compared to last season. Shipments of Lapins are projected to reach 45.7 million boxes, an increase of 29% compared to the 2023/24 season.

RipeLocker supports post-harvest improvements with low-pressure chambers

Post-harvest​

11 Oct 2024

The group, which offers low-pressure chambers designed to extend freshness, stated that after six years of testing, it has overcome the challenges associated with cherry preservation, optimizing harvest timing and storage techniques.

Moreller: from Moldova to the rest of Europe for industry growth

Markets

11 Oct 2024

Vera and her family have the goal of contributing to the development of Moldova. After positive experiences in Spain, Germany, and Belgium, Moreller is now looking to establish long-term partnerships with European customers, particularly in Scandinavian countries.

New opportunities for improving fruit firmness through the genome sequencing of Chinese cherry

Breeding

10 Oct 2024

By comparing the Chinese cherry genome with those of other Prunus species it was observed that the two species diverged around 18.34 million years ago. However, Prunus pseudocerasus has much softer fruits compared to sweet cherry.