Baumgartner, Fabian and Boutry, Clémence (2023) List of varieties suited for organic table apple production in Central Europe (BIOFRUITNET Practice Abstract). [Geeignete Sorten für den ökologischen Apfelanbau in Mitteleuropa (BIOFRUITNET Praxistipp).] BIOFRUITNET Practice Abstract, no. 36. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, CH-Frick .
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Document available online at: https://orgprints.org/id/eprint/45984/
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: | Report |
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| Keywords: | fruits, apples, varieties, Abacus, FiBL5533103, FiBL25073, BIOFRUITNET |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English fruits http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3131 English apples http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_541 English varieties http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8157 English orchards http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5379 English pest control http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5726 |
| Subjects: | Crop husbandry > Production systems > Fruit and berries Crop husbandry > Breeding, genetics and propagation Crop husbandry > Crop health, quality, protection Crop husbandry > Post harvest management and techniques |
| Research affiliation: | European Union > Horizon 2020 > Biofruitnet Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Crops > Crop protection Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Crops > Seeds and breeding Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Crops > Special crops > Fruit |
| Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number: | 862850 |
| Related Links: | https://biofruitnet.eu |
| Deposited By: | Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, FiBL |
| ID Code: | 51908 |
| Deposited On: | 06 Nov 2023 10:33 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Sep 2024 10:44 |
| Document Language: | English, German/Deutsch, French/Francais |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Not peer-reviewed |
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