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Horticulture
29 June 2022
Raspberry variety trials- summer and primocane fruiting selections at James Hutton Institute in 2015
The objective of this project is to produce new summer and primocane-fruiting raspberry varieties for the European industry for both the fresh and processing markets, whilst deploying marker assisted selection to promptly identify important commercial traits.
23 September 2021
This factsheet explains the importance of gaining early control of several important insect pests in soft fruit crops, should spotted wing drosophila become a problem.
9 August 2022
These pages summarise the recommendations made following the completion of research, which aimed to develop improved management methods for pollination, Botrytis, blackcurrant leaf midge and blackcurrant sawfly in commercial blackcurrants.
9 August 2022
Pollination in blackcurrant can affect yields and fruit quality and how crops cope with disease
9 August 2022
Read about managing botrytis in blackcurrant crops
9 August 2022
Read guidance on the key times to apply fungicides to control Botrytis in blackcurrant
8 August 2022
Find information on the role of Botrytis in blocking filters in the processing of juice and the effects of high nitrogen on fruit susceptibility to Botrytis
9 August 2022
Find out how blackcurrant sawfly damages blackcurrant bushes and research to develop a sex pheromone monitoring trap for the pest
9 August 2022
A detailed look at specific damage caused by blackcurrant leaf midge, as well as a novel way of countering its threat.
24 May 2022
This factsheet summarises the findings from a recent project to identify the organism responsible for blackcurrant dieback, what is already known about the disease and further work to develop control measures.
13 October 2021
This Factsheet offers guidance on the recognition, biology, management and control of fungal diseases of canes, foliage and fruit found in cane fruit crops.
23 September 2021
Learn about midge, mite and caterpillar pests of cane fruit crops