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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IRTA-WP2-A12
VI Jornada de Fructicultura de Muntanya, 22th September 2016Organising/holding industry group meeting/event - Performance of new fruit varieties This open day is organized annually by IRTA in the mountain area of the Pyrenees, an area on the new plantings of apple started in 2009 with the aim to obtain high quality apples in terms of fruit colour development and eating quality. This is because the climatic conditions in altitude are more favourable to fruit colour development and fruit quality compared the traditional… |
IRTA-WP2-A11
Open Day Exhibition in FRUIT at IRTA, 19th, 20th October 2016Organising/holding industry group meeting/event - Performance of new fruit varieties The Open Day Technical Meeting (19th in Catalan language, 20th 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 1600 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… |
IRTA-WP2-A21
Jornada Fructícola de tardor: exposició comentari varietats de poma, 18th October 2016Participation in industry event or exhibit - Performance of new fruit varieties 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 200 people. The content is similar to the same Open Day which every year and in the same week is held at IRTA-Mollerussa. The objective is also to provide precise… |
IRTA-WP2-A15
International Fair INTERPOMA-2016, 24th, 26th November 2016Organising/holding seminar/lecture-based workshop - Performance of new fruit varieties This biannual and international fair is the reference for technology of production of apple with the contribution of the main apple producing countries from over the world. The main topic of this fair is the innovation on new cultivars of apple but also the development of more sustainable and efficient production systems, including training systems. One of the sessions of the… |
IRTA-WP2-A20
Exposició i comentari de varietats de Gala i altres pomes d'estiu. 10th August 2016Organising/holding industry group meeting/event - Performance of new fruit varieties This regular and annual Open Day Exhibition is focusing on new summer apple cultivars, in particular those of ‘Gala’ group and other technical practices to improve fruit quality. The objective is to provide information about the agronomical performance and fruit quality of different new cultivars in process of testing at IRTA-Mas Badia since 1990. More than 30 strains are in… |
IRTA-WP2-A21
4th Technical Symposi de Producció Agroalimentària Ecològica. Manresa. 17-18 November, 2016Participation in scientific conference - Performance of new fruit varieties This annual one day duration International Symposium organized and coordinated by the Department of Agriculture (DARP) of Generalitat de Catalunya has as the main objective to bridge and interchange the information between the institutes of research of different European countries and the industry of fruits and vegetables. The main innovations on cultivars/rootstocks with… |
IRTA-WP2-A40
1st International Symposium of Fire Blight of Rosaceous Plants. Resistance of Geneva and Other Apple Rootstocks trialsParticipation in scientific conference - Performance of new fruit varieties Fire blight is the main disease affecting some rosaceous species with especial importance in the world as Apple and pear. This bacterium in the last two decade was spread in the South European countries as Spain and Portugal. One of the most important strategies is developing fire blight resistant apple and pear cultivars is a promising approach to manage the disease. Efforts to… |
IRTA-WP2-A24
The development of redskinned apples adapted to the warm climates of South European countries.Publication in scientific journal (peer review) - Performance of new fruit varieties ABSTRACT: Many red-skinned apple cultivars grown under warm summer conditions do not redden as much as those grown in locations with cooler summer temperatures. Reflective films and over-tree sprinkler irrigation have been used to mitigate the issue. However, the most efficient strategy is to breed new cultivars that have a high genetic potential for fruit colour development under… |
IRTA-WP2-A60
Innovación varietal en manzanos y perales.Publication in technical journal - Performance of new fruit varieties ABSTRACT: In this technical article, the situation of apple and pear in Spain is described mainly in reference to the trends of production and new cultivars developed in the last two decades. In apple with more than 34.000 ha, Golden and Gala groups represent 77% of the total production. New high coloured strains of Gala, Delicious and Fuji have been planted in the last decades… |
pcfruit-WP2-A16
Workshop on blueberries; presentation on varietiesOrganising/holding seminar/lecture-based workshop - Performance of new fruit varieties This workshop was dealing with different blueberry varieties, their characteristics and their potential for Belgian growers |