The EUFRUIT Knowledge Platform is part of a European thematic network of 21 partners including research institutes, universities and industrial partners who represent keyparts of the fruit supply chain from 12 countries.
EUFRUIT Knowledge Platform is an international open access database of electronic documents related to productivity, sustainability and quality of fruit in the European fruit sector. New knowledge on fruit research and best practice approaches at a European level are available in the database. It is possible to search for information in a specific language.
Focuses are on four thematic areas of critical importance to competitiveness and innovation potential of the European fruit sector:
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Laimburg - WP3 - A54
EcoOrchard – collecting existing knowledge and generating new knowledge on functional biodiversity of organic orchards. Landscape management for functional biodiversityPublication of technical bulletin/guideline - Reduction in pesticide residues Organic fruit growers often suffer economic losses due to insect damages. The available natural pest control products are not always effective; and most important: many organic fruit growers would prefer not to use any pesticide at all. EcoOrchard, a CORE Organic Plus project (2015-18) aims to collect existing knowledge and generate new knowledge in order to use Functional… |
Agroscope-WP3-A11
Presentation at IOBC Meeting: Low-Residue: an innovative and consumer friendly fruit productionParticipation in scientific conference - Reduction in pesticide residues Pesticides in fruit production are necessary to reduce yield and quality losses and to ensure a long-term profitable fruit production. However, in Switzerland and several other European countries, consumers and retailers are demanding a large reduction of pesticide residues on fruit to minimize the risk to human health and the environmental impact. Fruit growers need research… |
USAMV-WP3-A1
Horticulture Days of Bucharest 2016Organising/holding open demonstration day - Reduction in pesticide residues Horticulture Days of Bucharest it is an event were producers meet scientists. The newest technologies are shared and good practices. |
USAMV-WP3-A2
Celebration CherryOrganising/holding open demonstration day - Reduction in pesticide residues Sweet cherry fest at Istrita Nursery and Didactic Farm started in 2014 when several growers from different regions in Romania brigs many fruits cultivars for a sweet cherry exhibition at Istrita. Since then, we take the opportunity to test the quality of their fruits in the framework of a degustation session among the participants who visit and enjoy the professional tour from the… |
USAMV-WP3-A4
Fruit growers meetingParticipation in dialogue meeting (policy) - Reduction in pesticide residues Fruit growers meeting gathered in a single place the stakeholders in the fruit growing area from Romania. |
USAMV-WP3-A5
Horticulture Days of Bucharest 2017Organising/holding open demonstration day - Reduction in pesticide residues On May 6th, It was held in USAMV Bucharest orchard an open demonstration day where producers, different stakeholders from fruit growing area, students and professors were present. |
USAMV-WP3-A6
Celebration Cherry 2017Organising/holding open demonstration day - Reduction in pesticide residues Sweet cherry fest at Istrita Nursery and Didactic Farm started in 2014 when several growers from different regions in Romania brigs many fruits cultivars for a sweet cherry exhibition at Istrita. Since then, we take the opportunity to test the quality of their fruits in the framework of a degustation session among the participants who visit and enjoy the professional tour from the… |
UNIBO-WP3-A10
Pests of Pomaceous plantsOrganising/holding industry group meeting/event - Reduction in pesticide residues Seminar organized by CRPV in cooperation with UNIBO for Italian growers and extention services. |
CTIFL-WP3-A7
Pome fruits field visit at Ctifl Lanxade Center : rain covers on apple orchards - year 2017Organising/holding field visit - Reduction in pesticide residues During the annual Open demonstration day organized by Ctifl at the Ctifl Center Lanxade close to Bergerac (France), trials from the plant protection programm are shown. The presentation gives the results for the season 2017 obtained in the Rosy Glow orchard covered with two different rain protection systems. |
CTIFL-WP3-A7
Pome fruits field visit at Ctifl Lanxade Center : canopy fixed spraying system on apple orchards - year 2017Organising/holding field visit - Reduction in pesticide residues During the annual Open demonstration day organized by Ctifl at the Ctifl Center Lanxade close to Bergerac (France), trials from the plant protection programm are shown. The presentation gives the results for the season 2017 obtained with the canopy fixed spraying systems on apple (scab and rosy aphids). Its the second year of a french national network project, called Pulvéfix,… |