CrackSense
The initial phase of the CrackSense project has been started in Lachish, a central region of Israel, conducted by the Volcani Institute in collaboration with Tali Grapes. The experiments comprise of an array of proximal and remote sensing techniques ...
Last week Euronews' Green Week Debate hosted a panel discussing Europe's ability to ensure food security amidst climate change and increasing global hunger. The panel was led by Damon Embling, senior producer and Euronews journalist, and it featured ...
The cherry production in Europe is facing substantial fluctuations in the past several years. Check the infographics below. Graph 1. Total cherry area harvested in EU 27+ countries from 2017. to 2021. Data source: FAO website ...
Last week CrackSense project has been presented at the International Agricultural Fair in Novi Sad, Serbia, throughout 20-26th of May 2023. Ranked as one of the largest agricultural fairs in Southeast Europe, with a remarkable 90-year-old legacy attr ...
Fruit cracking poses as a lasting, recurring cause of yield loss for orchard and vineyard owners. Different studies cite an average between 30-40% of yield losses for various crops, ranging from cherries, table grapes, pomegranates, pears, peaches, e ...
CrackSense has initiated first Work Package 2 gathering throughout 15th and 16th of May 2023 in Potsdam, Germany, where partners involved in WP2 convened in lively discussions and engaging workshops to exchange views on future plans and operational s ...
Pegasus Agrifood Coop and the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) recently embarked on a visit to experimental fields in Greece, where they engaged with local farmers and collected soil samples for subsequent laboratory analysis. These experiment ...
CrackSense is a 4-year Horizon Europe project aimed at addressing the problem of fruit cracking in citrus, pomegranate, table grapes and sweet cherries by developing and upscaling sensing tools that will provide real-time sensor data through experime ...
EXPERT IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Nenad Magazin, PhD, is a university professor and expert in the field of fruit production and fruit postharvest at the Faculty of Agriculture in Novi Sad, Serbia. His position as a Vice dean for the development and cooperati ...
Fruit cracking affects numerous meaty fruits, such as sweet cherry, plum, apricot, apple, litchi, pomegranate, citrus, banana, avocado, grape, persimmon, peach, tomato, and pistachio. Besides affecting different fruit species, this peel disorder pres ...
CrackSense
High throughput real-time monitoring and prediction of fruit cracking by utilising and upscaling sensing and digital data technologies.
