12 Jul 2024
One of the great advantages of this new technology is that thanks to its height (4.5 metres) it acts as a physical protection against damage caused by rain and hail, greatly reducing fruit splitting, which generates losses in the millions every year.
12 Jul 2024
Agrion researchers Davide Nari and Valentina Roera presented the latest developments in cherry and apricot variety comparisons, while Francesca Pettiti and Luca Nari showed updates from the Forficula Auricolaria and Drosophila Suzukii trials.
11 Jul 2024
Last year's overlapping seasons and mass ripening collapsed the market for growers. Farmers can prepare for the weather, but how can they defend themselves against a flooded market and a dramatically short season?
11 Jul 2024
Agronomist Diego Romero presented the KISS (Keep It Super Simple) training system at El Rosal in Los Angeles, designed to facilitate handling and reduce operator work. Lapins and Regina varieties were visited, in two types of soil.
11 Jul 2024
In a recent study, researchers explored how ABA modulates these ripening processes at both genetic and epigenetic levels through RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) and whole-genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS).
11 Jul 2024
Currently, the drought continues in some areas of northern China, including the main producing province, Shandong. However, according to growers in Yantai, the adverse weather will only affect late-ripening cherries.
10 Jul 2024
Lorena Pinto pointed out that several trials are being conducted in Chile with Sweet Saretta and Sweet Stephany, 'and the calibre we have seen is above 30 and even 32. Moreover, they are self-fertile, so we have solved the pollination problem'.
10 Jul 2024
iQonsulting's 'Anuarios de Mercado 2024' report offers an in-depth and comprehensive analysis of the global cherry market, providing a meticulous examination of the latest trends, market dynamics and economic factors affecting the Chilean industry.
10 Jul 2024
The tree is native to Central America and the Caribbean and is spread by birds, which love its fruits. The name Singapore may have been acquired in Asia because the island's government is said to have once planted them as a fast-growing green cover.
10 Jul 2024
The research conducted by Utah State University evaluated two methodologies for monitoring sour cherry yields: one incorporating proximity sensors to detect changes in the harvest tank and the other employing computer vision for fruit counting in real time.
