14 Feb 2025
Data collected from 138 farms show that the average gross production value per hectare is approximately €9,998, with variations between €9,339 and €11,082. Production costs average €6,220 per farm, with a distribution of 41.13% in variable costs and 58.87% in fixed costs.
14 Feb 2025
In the Parsada programme, financed by the French Ministry of Agriculture, several complementary levers have been identified. But these levers must be combined. It is not a question of applying isolated solutions, but of developing technical routes adapted to each situation.
13 Feb 2025
Researchers from the Hellenic International University (Greece) have attempted to identify environmental issues arising during the cherry production process in order to reduce negative environmental impacts, and optimize production through redesigning the product flow diagram.
13 Feb 2025
"All the post-harvest management will be reflected in the next harvest. Therefore, we must emphasize irrigation, nutrition, and summer pruning, among other things. We conduct all these checklists to achieve extraordinary quality fruit, which is what the markets demand from us.”
12 Feb 2025
Visual scouting cannot detect early infections and while highly accurate, it is costly. Washington State University (WSU), in collaboration with Ruff Country K9 LLC, is exploring a groundbreaking solution: using trained detection dogs to identify LCD-infected trees.
12 Feb 2025
A recent study analyzed the diversity of Pseudomonas syringae sensu lato, a complex of bacteria known for their pathogenicity in plants, present in California, by sequencing the genome of 86 isolates obtained from both symptomatic and asymptomatic fruit.
11 Feb 2025
The reaction on Chinese social media was immediate: many users shared images and enthusiastic comments, celebrating the ability to buy the fruit without having to calculate their budget. The term "cherry freedom" has gone viral.
11 Feb 2025
The tree of Natalie® grows like Regina, only the fruit has a different appearance. It is an attraction in every orchard. The recommended pollinator varieties are 'Sylvia' or 'Kordia'. The fruits ripen late (mid to late July), are very large, with firm flesh and slightly aromatic.
10 Feb 2025
"In the last 13 years we have produced an average of 4700 hybrids per year. We collect 80000 seeds, out of which 60000 come from ‘controlled’ open pollinations. The largest families have 250-300 hybrids" says Dr. José Manuel Donoso of INIA Rayantué.
10 Feb 2025
Omeg found that management involves fewer passes, no tying and no limb selection during the growing season. He also noted that it is more tolerant to heat and rain after comparing blocks placed side by side in different climates.
