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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Update on IEG meeting to Freshfel members in Freshfel newsletter

Publication of newsletter - Reduction in pesticide residues

Fresfhel updated its membership and broader network (over 1000 people reached) on the outcomes of the IEG meeting in Jork via its Headlines, Newsletter and other means of communication. The article summed up the activities and the topics discussed during the meeting.

FRESFHEL-WP3-A5

Update on Synthesis report to Freshfel members in Freshfel Newsletter

Publication of newsletter - Reduction in pesticide residues

The results of the synthesis report, following the IEG scanning, have been communicated through the Freshfel newsletter to Freshfel's members (over 600 people reached).

PcFruit-WP3-A5

Efficacy of postharvest treatments by nebulisation of biological control organisms against Botrytis cinerea fruit rot on pear

Participation in scientific conference - Reduction in pesticide residues

Storage diseases of pome fruits are caused by different fungal species. Disease management to control storage diseases includes several treatments with different fungicides in the weeks prior to harvest. However, residues on fruits becomes more and more a public and governmental concern. In order to reduce the chemical residue on fruits to a minimum, more research is done on…

Pcfruit-WP3-a6

Protection of apple and pear flowers against fire blight infections using biocontrol organisms applied via bumblebees

Participation in scientific conference - Reduction in pesticide residues

Limited tools are available to growers to protect apple and pear flowers against Erwinia amylovora infection of which the risk increases with increasing temperature making the secondary bloom later in the season more vulnerable than the primary bloom in early spring. Apart from regular inspections and removal of the infected plant parts preventive sprayings with plant defense…

Pcfruit-WP3-a7

Fire blight monitoring by UAV system carrying spectral sensors

Participation in scientific conference - Reduction in pesticide residues

Fire blight, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora, is already more than 30 years present in Belgian fruit growing areas and poses an important threat leading each year to economic losses in apple and pear orchards as well as in fruit tree nurseries. Regular inspections of the fruit orchards, fruit tree nurseries and other host plants in the neighborhood of the orchards remain…

Pcfruit-WP3-a7

Fire blight monitoring by UAV system carrying spectral sensors

Participation in scientific conference - Reduction in pesticide residues

Fire blight, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora, is already more than 30 years present in Belgian fruit growing areas and poses an important threat leading each year to economic losses in apple and pear orchards as well as in fruit tree nurseries. Regular inspections of the fruit orchards, fruit tree nurseries and other host plants in the neighborhood of the orchards remain…

PcFruit-WP3-a11

68th International Symposium on Crop Protection (ISCP): poster: Landscape plant composition differentially influences aphid parasitoids in fruit orchards

Participation in scientific conference - Reduction in pesticide residues

Global conversion of natural habitats from ecosystem to agrosystem has led to marked decline in species diversity and composition. Hence, redesigning the surrounding area and increasing the diversity of beneficial arthropods is an important approach that can help suppress pests, limit chemical sprayings (residues) and increase crop yields. To evaluate the diversity and similarity…

PcFruit-WP3-a10

Optimized timing of IPM treatments against pear Psylla (Cacopsylla pyri) based on a temperature driven population dynamics model

Participation in scientific conference - Reduction in pesticide residues

Pear suckers (Cacopsylla sp. or pear Psylla) (Hemiptera Psyllidae) are widely considered to be the most important pest in pear orchards. They are mostly feared by growers because of their secreted abundant honeydew colonized by sooty mould fungi causing blackening of leaves, shoots and fruits. Sustainable control of pear Psylla relies on their natural suppression by beneficial…

PcFruit-WP3-a12

Potential role of fruit intercrops for parasitoid assisted integrated apple aphid management

Participation in scientific conference - Reduction in pesticide residues

Apple aphids, especially Dysaphis plantaginea Passerini, are among the most abundant and destructive insect pests of apple tree crops in Belgium, but also in all temperate regions. Their feeding can directly and indirectly damage the crop and decrease the yield quality and quantity. Managing these pests by conventional farming and monocropping systems have been often caused a…

CTIFL-WP3-A12

Reduction in pesticide residues - year 1 synthesis report

Publication of synthesis report - Reduction in pesticide residues

1. year report on synthesis findings based on the scanning reports of existing knowledge on reduction in pesticide residues.

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