Main topics
Each section will consist of one or more main topics, for details please see table below. Other themes than the main topics are also welcome and will be discussed separately. Each section is coordinated from one or two members of the organisation committee.
| Section | Main topics | Coordinators |
|---|---|---|
| Stone fruit | Plant protection, post-harvest, cultivars | Francois Warlop, GRAB Michael Friedlich, FIBL |
| Small fruit, wild fruit | Cultivars, Soil borne diseases, cultivation systems, pests | Christian König, LVWO |
| Disease Control in Pome fruit | Strategies fort he control of scab, sooty blotch, fire blight | Sascha Buchleither, KOB |
| Fruit quality and storage treatments | Extended “bioquality”, influence of preharvest factors, postharvest treatments | Dr. Markus Kelderer, Laimburg |
| Soil management | Tree strip management, soil fertility | Eligio Malusa, RIH Skiernewice Sabine Zikeli |
| Pest control in Pome fruit |
Strategies for pest control | Jutta Kienzle, Kernen Gerjan Brouwer C.P.W. Zebitz |
| Cultivars (Pome fruit) | Developments and prospects in breeding, new cultivars and market | Dr. F. Ruess, LVWO Christian König, LVWO Dr. U. Mayr, KOB Michael Friedli, FIBL |
| Crop regulation | Fruit setting, fruit thinning | Dr. Markus Kelderer, Laimburg |
| Sustainability, Economics |
Low input systems, modelling | NN |
| Biodiversity | Measures to enhance structure and/or species biodiversity in orchards | C.P.W Zebitz Jutta Kienzle Hanne Lindhard, GartneriRådgivningen, |