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Tree Fruit
29 July 2022
A summary of our research for tree fruit crops for agronomists
12 October 2021
A review of the literature of the Neofabraea species complex, causative agents of Gloeosporium rot in stored apple
27 September 2022
The 10th International Symposium on Orchard Systems organised by the International Society of Horticultural Science in December 2012, offered a significant volume of information that could be useful to UK tree fruit growers.
14 November 2022
This reference guide provides commercial growers with a useful reference document to help them to achieve high standards of production.
19 January 2023
Read this review on the impacts of wildflower interventions on beneficial insects in fruit crops.
26 April 2022
This is a review of parasitoids of spotted wing drosophila (SWD, Drosophila suzukii) in the UK
25 April 2022
Review of potential control strategies for major pests in organic apple and pear production, with application in IPM orchards
25 April 2022
Read about alternative control strategies for disease in organic apple and pear production
13 October 2021
This factsheet summarises research to develop novel biocontrol techniques for pests and diseases of plum and cherry
26 April 2022
‘Good Vibrations’ – Developing and testing the efficacy of biotremology as a control strategy to disrupt mating/reproductive success in Lygus rugulipennis and Drosophila suzukii in strawberry
13 October 2021
This factsheet explains how the use of naturally occurring beneficial insects can be harnessed to control pear sucker.
27 September 2021
This factsheet provides results of research projects to find ways of producing apples with minimal or no chemical residues.