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New Zealand: new Gisela rootstock selections approved for cherry growers

Planting systems

20 Nov 2024

Some dwarfing rootstock selections for Gisela® cherry trees have recently been licensed in New Zealand and will be more widely available to growers from 2026. Gisela® 12 and 6 are currently being tested in Central Otago.

$325,000 grant for a revolutionary biopesticide against Drosophila suzukii

Crop protection

18 Nov 2024

Michigan State University aim to create a yeast-based biopesticide modeled after approaches proven effective against other species of flies and mosquitoes. The product works by disrupting the protein translation of the pests' ribonucleic acid (RNA).

Production alarm in Chile: Fedefruta declares a drop in volumes

Production

15 Nov 2024

Fedefruta points to several possible factors. “It could be due to a pattern, the area, the microclimate, or related to a varietal issue and agronomic management,” the experts commented. According to them, the fruit drop could be part of a natural load adjustment.

IG International brings first Chilean cherries to India

Markets

14 Nov 2024

Indian importer IG International has announced the arrival in India of the first seasonal shipment of premium-quality Chilean cherries. This is the first shipment of Chilean cherries to the Indian market, arriving in the first week of November.

INIA and Ñuble: new post-harvest standards for high quality cherries

Post-harvest​

11 Nov 2024

The project, promoted by the Ñuble Producers Association and funded by the Regional Government, has allowed researchers at INIA to study the quality of cherries and identify elements that enable the main export varieties to withstand travel to China.

Early and high density harvests: the impact of the UFO system in New Zealand

Production

25 Oct 2024

In New Zealand, Central Otago meets most of the conditions, followed by Marlborough and perhaps Hawkes Bay and Canterbury. However, other important factors to consider are the distance from international and national markets and the possibility of extending the harvest season.

From Argentina an intelligent cherry to protect the quality of the harvest

Post-harvest​

25 Oct 2024

“To reduce as much as possible the damage sustained by the cherry during packaging and final transport we developed an electronic cherry with sensors that go through the processes alongside the rest and report the movements and impacts the fruit receives” said Andrés Moltoni.

Promising start to the season in Mendoza (Argentina), good volumes and excellent quality

Markets

23 Oct 2024

‘After a winter that was generous with cold hours,’ says Nicolás Güizzo, the company's technical director, ’and a thermal build-up that gave us spring days, we are excited to start a new season with more volume and excellent quality.

Mundoagro Capacita: great success for course on stress reduction in cherry trees

Events

22 Oct 2024

The last lesson held by Christian Gallegos, a consultant specializing in blueberries and cherries, founder of Berrycherry and technical director of CropSolutions, concluded with the topic of stress reduction in cherry trees with an average participation of 400 people.

New climate-resistant cherry varieties for Australian growers

Varieties

22 Oct 2024

The technical manager of Bloom Fresh for Australia and New Zealand, Arisa Hayashi, emphasized that these new varieties, unlike traditional cherry varieties, which require 800-1,000 hours of chilling, these new cherries require less than half that.