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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.

The European Fruit Network (EUFRUIT) - Knowledge Platform

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:

Fruit quality; improvement of fruit handling/storage

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Agroscope-WP5-A13 EUFRIN meeting Krakau Organising/holding event aimed at general public - Secure sustainable fruit production Presentation during the EUFRIN meeting in Krakau on the results of the thinning trials in Switzerland in 2016 with Brevis & BA.
Agroscope-WP5-A11 Schweizer Obstkulturtag Participation in event aimed at general public - Secure sustainable fruit production Several presentations with the topic of the future of plant protection. Presentations can be downloaded under the attached Link.
Agroscope-WP5-A1 EUFRIN Working group Fruit thinning, annual meeting of the WG Participation in scientific conference - Secure sustainable fruit production The aim of the annual meeting of the EUFRIN thinning working group was an informal exchange of knowledge and the coordination of further research activities in the participating countries. Thinning specialists and researchers from Europe, USA, Chile and South Africa gathered from 3 to 5 March 2016 in Porto, Portugal to present and discuss thinning trials by using chemical and…
Agroscope-WP4-A5 University lecture for Agronomy students Organising/holding seminar/lecture-based workshop - Fruit quality; improvement of fruit handling/storage These are the lecture notes used in the Bachelor’s degree course Horticulture I in the study program Agronomy at the ETH in Zurich.
Agroscope-WP4-A7 Artificial fruit sensors in strorage facilities, Swiss Television Publication of audio/video content - Fruit quality; improvement of fruit handling/storage A short video on Swiss television about an artificial fruit simulating the thermic properties of a real apple that can be used in storage facilities to measure and log the core temperature of fruits.
PCFRUIT-WP2-A72 European pear varieties Organising/holding other stakeholder meeting/event - Performance of new fruit varieties Topics Pear varieties in Europe Variety trends in Europe New pear varieties in Belgium Experiences with new pear varieties in Belgium Celina / QTee Cepuna / Migo Sweet Sensation
PCFRUIT-WP2-A71 Testing of sweet cherry varieties in Belgium Participation in scientific conference - Performance of new fruit varieties Keywords: Production, fruit weight, picking time, crack and rot sensitivity and firmness The 4 main sweet cherry varieties grown in Belgium are ‘Kordia’, ‘Lapins’ ‘Regina’ and ‘Sweetheart’, but all of them have some disadvantages. ‘Kordia’ is susceptible to frost, with ‘Regina’ the fruit set is not really easy, ‘Lapins’ is susceptible to cracking and Sweetheart’ has a tendency…
PCFRUIT-WP5-A23 Experiences with Brevis on pears in 2016 Publication in industry journal/magazine - Secure sustainable fruit production Keywords: Chemical thinning, metamitron, 6-BA, Conference, Celina/QTee®, Dicolor 2016 was the first year in which many pear growers used Brevis (metamitron). The experi-ences, however, were very variable and this was no different in our trials. On some parcels there was no thinning, on others the thinning effect was too strong. This overthinning, even with a low dose, did not…
PCFRUIT-WP5-A24 A glance at the thinning trials of 2016 Publication in industry journal/magazine - Secure sustainable fruit production Keywords: Chemical thinning, metamitron, 6-BA, Amid-thin, Fixor, ATS In this article the results of the thinning trials of 2016 at the Experimental garden for pome and stone fruits on several varieties are discussed. Thinning advice for 2017 Variety Slight thinning Moderate thinning Strong thinning Kanzi, Belgica 6-BA + Fixor 0.1 l/ha Brevis 1.1 kg/ha Brevis 1.1 kg/ha …
Agroscope-WP2-A14 Obsteinlagerung 2016 - Fruit storage 2016 Publication in other stakeholder journal/magazine - Performance of new fruit varieties There is an increasing pressure, to deliver fruits that fulfill the high expectations of the consumers. Therefore post-harvest methods play a more and more important role for quality preservation. This is especially important for pears, for which since 2013 the Smart-FreshTM method is authorized in Switzerland. This method controls the Ethylene production of this climacteric fruit…

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