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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Laimburg-WP4-A87

Browning of the apple fruit skin during storage

Publication in technical journal - Fruit quality; improvement of fruit handling/storage

Browning of the apple fruit skin during storage Barbara Stürz, Oswald Rossi, Angelo Zanella, Versuchszentrum Laimburg The skin of apples can show superficial browning, which usually does not spread on to the below tissue. Reason for this browning is physiological, metabolic disturbances. While there are different types of browning, their damage pattern is hardly…

OVA-WP4-A25

Late fruit scab infections of apple in the Lower Elbe region in 2015

Publication in scientific journal (peer review) - Fruit quality; improvement of fruit handling/storage

A moderate ascospore season with only one severe infection period from 25 to 27 April, most apple orchards in the Lower Elbe region showed lesser degrees of infection by apple scab (Venturia inaequalis) than in the two preceding years. Nevertheless there was a high incidence of late pre-harvest fruit scab and postharvest storage scab. This was due to conidial infections…

NARIC-WP4-A4

Development of the storage technologies / Tárolástechnológiai fejlesztések

Publication of book/booklet/chapter - Fruit quality; improvement of fruit handling/storage

Innovations in the storage technologies are showed in the chapter.

LRCAF-WP4-01

International exhibition "Ką pasėsi...2016"

Participation in industry event or exhibit - Fruit quality; improvement of fruit handling/storage

International exhibition "Ką pasėsi...2016" took place from 2016.03.31 to 2016.04.02 in Kaunas, Lithuania. Novelties in fruit storage and processing were presented.

LRCAF-WP4-02

Inovative products from fruits

Organising/holding event aimed at general public - Fruit quality; improvement of fruit handling/storage

Event was aimed at general public. Novelties in raspberry processing, consumption and storage were presented.

LRCAF-WP4-03

Food aditives for sportsmen

Publication of newsletter - Fruit quality; improvement of fruit handling/storage

Results of long term research were presented. New food additives from fruits and vegetables helps to improve sportsman strength, stamina, and allow to improve results.

LRCAF-WP4-04

Evaluation of fruit and vegetable quality using physical and chemical methods

Organising/holding seminar/lecture-based workshop - Fruit quality; improvement of fruit handling/storage

Practical training for students from Kaunas University of Technology, Department of Food Technology. methods for fruit and vegetable quality evaluation were presented and discussed. Students manually analyzed samples of different fruits.

LRCAF-WP4-05

Natural conservants, actualities in fruit storage and processing

Organising/holding event aimed at general public - Fruit quality; improvement of fruit handling/storage

Lecture for elder people on fruit processing, storage, usage of natural conservants.

LRCAF-WP4-06

Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry research and the bioeconomy

Organising/holding seminar/lecture-based workshop - Fruit quality; improvement of fruit handling/storage

workshop was focused on the environmentally friendly technologies that are in demand for food waste biorefineries. Representatives of LRCAF and local industrial partners discussed the current and emerging technological opportunities that can facilitate deriving value from food waste within the food processing industry.

LRCAF-WP4-07

Novelties in consulting for orchard growers

Organising/holding industry group meeting/event - Fruit quality; improvement of fruit handling/storage

Meeting with orchard growers and representatives of government. Representatives of Ministry of Agriculture presented new requirements regarding orchard plant growing, integrated plant protection. New trends in fruit storage and processing were discussed. storage in controlled atmosphere and ULO were discussed.

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