http://orgprints.org/14660/ Entwicklung einer modernen Bio-Tafelkirschenproduktion Erhebungsresultate 2004 - 2007 Currently the market demand for Swiss organic sweet cherries is far above the actual production. However, organic sweet cherry production is under high pressure to change the cultivation system and cultivars in order to meet the new requirements of the market for a regular supply of faultless and big-sized fruit. Additionally there is a necessity to for a more economical management. In this study we assessed the agronomic and economic result of a modern organic sweet cherry orchard over the first 4 cropping years. The orchard is equipped with modern cultivars like Kordia, Regina etc. and a plastic cover to prevent rain-due cracking and Monilia disease. Sideward’s an insect net is fitted to exclude cherry fly infestation. The results prove that diseases and pests could be sufficiently controlled. Yields were regular, high and economically valuable with cv. Merchant, Kordia and Regina. We conclude that with well managed modern orchard systems there are appealing options to extend organic sweet cherry production. Häseli, Andreas Weibel, Franco 7fruit perennial-crop-production int_conf_2009_wita_1_sonderkulturen ch-fibl-beratung Entwicklung einer modernen Bio-Tafelkirschenproduktion Erhebungsresultate 2004 - 2007 2009-04-09 Häseli, Andreas and Weibel, Franco (2009) Entwicklung einer modernen Bio-Tafelkirschenproduktion Erhebungsresultate 2004 - 2007. 10. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau, ETH Zürich, 11.-13. Februar 2009. application/pdf