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 ...
CrackSense Showcased on the Largest Agricultural Fair in Southeastern Europe
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 ...
Is Cracking in Fruits Inevitable? Key Techniques and Aspects of Orchard and Vineyard Management for Successful Fruit Cracking Prevention
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 in Motion – First Workshop Dedicated to Hardware Introduction and Operation in Potsdam, Germany
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 ...
Paving the Way: First Analyses on Greek Orchards and Vineyards
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 Newsletter Issue #1
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 ...
Spotlight on: Science Perspective on Digital Agriculture in Fruit Production
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 ...
Earth, Wind and Water: Which Factors Contribute to Fruit Cracking?
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 ...
Behind the Fruit Cracking: Time for a Change
Fruit production today is facing numerous challenges worldwide. Among the most concerning and widespread production issues faced by farmers is fruit cracking. Splitting and cracking are physiological phenomena, which occur under specific conditions, ...
Cracking the Data to Combat Fruit Cracking
CrackSense project receives 7,5 million euros to utilise sensing and data technologies to enhance fruit quality Bringing together 14 partners across 7 European countries, the new EU project CrackSense will address the fruit cracking challenge in Eur ...