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.

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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:

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IRTA-WP5-A13

Autumn Fruit Conference 24th October 2017

Organising/holding other stakeholder meeting/event - Secure sustainable fruit production

This Open Day Technical Meeting on fruit production is carried-out annually at the IRTA- Experimental Station of Mas Badia (Girona). In this production area is the most important meeting of apple industry with more than 150 people. The objective is to provide precise information about different aspects of technology of crop production but in particular the results of testing new…

IRTA-WP5-A27

Screening of eco-friendly thinning agents and adjusting mechanical thinning on ‘Gala’, ‘Golden Delicious’ and ‘Fuji’ apple trees

Publication in scientific journal (peer review) - Secure sustainable fruit production

Fruit thinning is the most important yet difficult practice that drives orchard profitability. High labor costs and difficulty to improve return bloom by hand thinning have left chemical thinning as the main method used by growers. However, unpredictability and safety/environment concerns regarding chemical thinning have set mechanical thinning as a sound alternative. Thirteen…

IRTA-WP5-A25

Technical Open Field Day IRTA Lleida, 17th and 18th October 2018

Organising/holding field-based workshop - Secure sustainable fruit production

The Open Day Technical Meeting (17th in Catalan language, 18th October in Spanish language) on fruit production is the most important meeting of fruit industry in Spain an also in the South of Europe accounting more than 2000 people in two days. The objective is to provide precise information about different aspects of technology of crop production an also to expose the experience…

AU-WP5-A53

Scanning report year 1 on thinning fruit trees

Publication of scanning report - Secure sustainable fruit production

State of the art on thinning fruit trees in sustainable fruit production

AU-WP1-A40

Sustainable fruit production

Publication of flyer/leaflet - Secure sustainable fruit production

The Horizon 2020 Thematic Network EUFRUIT was launched in March 2016. Through a multi-actor approach, it aims to improve the implementation of research outcomes into practical and applicable knowledge that will directly benefit the European fruit sector. EUFRUIT does not seek to create fundamental new knowledge or technologies but rather to gather and analyse state-of-the-art…

The EUFRUIT thematic network has received funding from the
European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No 696337.