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List of varieties suited for organic table apple production in Central Europe (BIOFRUITNET Practice Abstract)

{Tool} List of varieties suited for organic table apple production in Central Europe (BIOFRUITNET Practice Abstract). Creator(s): Baumgartner, Fabian and Boutry, Clémence. Issuing Organisation(s): FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture. Biofruitnet Practice Abstract, no. 036. (2023)

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Summary in the original language of the document

The use of robust apple cultivars can contribute to the reduction of plant protection applications.
Practical recommendations
How to choose a variety?
Ask yourself the following questions to choose a suited variety for your production context:
• Do I want to produce table apples or cider apples? (this PA is only relevant for table apples)
• Do I want to reach a certain yield?
• How intensively do I want to practice plant protection?
o Which diseases are most common in my orchard?
o Which pests are most common in my orchard?
• Do I want to sell the apples to a retailer or via direct marketing? If you want to sell to a retailer, you have to check which varieties they accept before planting. If you want to directly market your apples, you might consider having a broad palette of varieties covering all taste groups and a longer selling period.
o Which palette of varieties regarding the taste do I want to offer?
o Which harvesting periods do I want to cover?
o Do I have storage capacities?


EPrint Type:Practice tool
What problem does the tool address?:Apple production is a high-input crop facing many challenges regarding disease and pest control. Especially in organic farming, the use of direct control measures is limited and the indirect control measures, such as the choice of robust cultivars, is of high importance.
What solution does the tool offer?:Robust cultivars, which are tolerant to apple scab, powdery
mildew, and fireblight, help to control these main diseases that occur in central Europe and reduce the need for direct control measures.
Country:Switzerland
Type of Practice Tool:Practice abstracts
Keywords:Temperate fruits, disease prevention, apple, cultivars, varieties
Agrovoc keywords:
Language
Value
URI
English
temperate fruits
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7655
English
disease prevention
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_10394
English
apples
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_541
English
varieties
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8157
Subjects: Crop husbandry > Production systems > Fruit and berries
Research affiliation: European Union > Horizon 2020 > Biofruitnet
Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Crops > Special crops > Fruit
European Union > Organic Farm Knowledge
Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number:862850
Related Links:https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/45984, https://biofruitnet.eu, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/44116, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/44114
Project ID:ofk
Deposited By: Basler, Andreas
ID Code:45984
Deposited On:25 Apr 2023 14:32
Last Modified:11 Sep 2024 10:43
Document Language:English, German/Deutsch, French/Francais
Status:Published

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