Organic Fruit Conference

CURRENT 1- WORLD STATUS OF ORGANIC TEMPERATE FRUITS (D. Granatstein, E. Kirby, H. Willer)
2-ORGANIC FRUIT PRODUCTION NEEDS AND PEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES (D.T. Johnson, B. Lewis, C.R. Rom, H. Friedrich, R. Bryant, M. Pszczolkowski)
3-EXPLORING SHOPPING BEHAVIOUR TO IMPROVE MARKETING OF ORGANIC FRUITS (D. Pearson)
4-MULTI-LEVEL COMPARISONS OF ORGANIC AND INTEGRATED FRUIT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FOR 'LIBERTY' APPLE IN NEW YORK (G. Peck, I. Merwin)
5-HARNESSING BIODIVERSITY TO IMPROVE VINEYARD SUSTAINABILITY (A.M. Barnes, S.D. Wratten, H.S. Sandhu)
6-A LOW INPUT STRATEGY FOR SCAB CONTROL IN ORGANIC APPLE PRODUCTION (L. Jamar, B. Pahaut, M. Lateur)
7-EFFECT OF INCREASED EPIPHYTIC POPULATION ON REDUCTION OF FIRE BLIGHT (ERWINIA AMYLOVORA) INFECTION ON APPLE TREES (J. Martinez, A. Nuñez, D. Ojeda)
8-COMPARISON BETWEEN ATTRACT AND KILL DEVICES FOR BACTROCERA OLEAE IN AN ORGANIC OLIVE ORCHARD: PRELIMINARY DATA (N. Iannotta, T. Belfiore, M.E. Noce, S. Scalercio, V. Vizzarri)
9-PEACH APHID MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL ORCHARDS: HOW TO RECONNECT EFFICIENCY AND ECOLOGY? (S. Penvern, J. Fauriel, S. Bellon)
10-THE EFFECTS OF GROUNDCOVER MANAGEMENT AND NUTRIENT SOURCE DURING ORGANIC ORCHARD ESTABLISHMENT (C.R. Rom, M.E. Garcia, J. McAfee, H. Friedrich, H.S. Choi, D.T. Johnson, J. Popp, M. Savin)
11-SUSTAINABILITY TRADE-OFFS IN ORGANIC ORCHARD FLOOR MANAGEMENT (D. Granatstein, M. Wiman, E. Kirby, K. Mullinix)
12-OLIVE ROOT GROWTH WITH DIFFERENT ORGANIC MATTERS (V. Giorgi, C. Ponzio, D. Neri)
13-EFFECT OF ORGANIC FARMING PRACTICES ON FIVE ORCHARD SOIL BIO-INDICATORS (L. Jamar, H. Magein, M. Lateur, M. Aubinet, M. Culot)
14-PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE ON CURRENT ISSUES AFFECTING MARKETING AND PRODUCTION OF ORGANIC APPLES, PEARS AND CHERRIES (H.T. Ostenson)
15-GENETICS AND MANAGEMENT TOOLS FOR EFFICIENT ORCHARD PRODUCTION: PROSPECTS FOR A SUSTAINABLE ORGANIC FRUIT INDUSTRY (S. Sansavini)
16-FRUIT QUALITY PERFORMANCE OF ORGANIC APRICOTS AT HARVEST AND AFTER STORAGE FROM DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (A. Leccese, S. Bartolini, R. Viti, P. Pirazzini)
17-NEW MARKERS FOR THE TRACEABILITY OF ORGANIC FRUIT (P. Rapisarda, F. Camin, W. Faedi, F. Paoletti, M.R. Tabilio)
18-ORGANIC SWEET CHERRY DEHYDROFREEZING AND QUALITY: CULTIVAR SELECTION BRIDGED WITH INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY (S. Gobbi, G. Bertolo, A. Maestrelli, D. Torreggiani)
19-EFFICACY OF BIOCONTROL YEASTS AGAINST PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM AND PATULIN ON DIFFERENT CULTIVARS OF APPLE IN POSTHARVEST (D. Spadaro, A. Garibaldi, M.L. Gullino)
20-A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF 'GOLDEN DELICIOUS' AND 'FUJI' APPLES PRODUCED BY ORGANIC AND INTEGRATED SYSTEMS IN THE NORTH-EAST OF SPAIN (Y. Soria, W. Schotsmans, G. Reig, C. Larrigaudière)
21-ORGANIC LYCHEE, RAMBUTAN, STAR APPLE, MANGOSTEEN AND DURIAN PRODUCTION (A. Leu)
22-PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVING FACTORS AND STRATEGIES OF THE ORGANIC APPLE FARMERS IN SWITZERLAND (D. Mencarelli Hofmann, L. Bertschinger, E. Bravin)
23-ECONOMICS EVALUATION OF APPLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS (E. Bravin, D. Mencarelli Hofmann, K. Kockerols, F.P. Weibel)
24-CONTROL OF BACTROCERA OLEAE AND CERATITIS CAPITATA IN ORGANIC ORCHARDS: USE OF CLAYS AND COPPER PRODUCTS (V. Caleca, G. Lo Verde, V. Lo Verde, M. Palumbo Piccionello, R. Rizzo)
25-EVALUATION OF ANNUAL WARM-SEASON COVER CROPS FOR WEED MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIC CITRUS (J. Linares, J.M.S. Scholberg, C. Chase, R. McSorley)
26-LATEST TRENDS IN INSECT AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIC APPLE SYSTEMS IN THE MIDWESTERN USA AND NEW ZEALAND (K. Delate, A. McKern, R. Turnbull, J. Walker, R. Volz, A. White, V. Bus, D. Rogers, L. Cole, N. How, S. Guernsey, J. Johnston)
27-EFFECTS OF PINE-NEEDLE AND COMPOST MULCHES AND WEEDS ON NITROGEN DYNAMICS IN AN ORGANICALLY-MANAGED HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY FIELD (N. Burkhard, D. Lynch, D. Percival)
28-ORGANIC HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRIES (VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM L.) PRODUCTION: LONG-TERM EFFECT OF CULTIVATION SYSTEM AND PH REGULATION ON PLANT GROWTH, YIELD AND ROOT DISTRIBUTION AND BIOMASS WITH TWO CULTIVARS (F. Suter, A. Schmid, C. Daniel, F.P. Weibel, M. Jenny)
29-HIGH TUNNEL PRODUCTION OF ORGANIC BLACKBERRIES AND RASPBERRIES IN ARKANSAS (C.R. Rom, M.E. Garcia, D.T. Johnson, J. Popp, H. Friedrich, J. McAfee)
HORTICULTURAL OPTIONS WHEN STARTING AN ORGANIC APPLE ORCHARD (M.E. Garcia, R. Moran, L.P. Berkett, T. Bradshaw, S. Kingsley-Richards, B. Parsons)
29-THE CONTROL OF APPLE MAGGOTS IN ORGANIC ORCHARDS WITH GF-120 NF NATURALYTE* FRUIT FLY BAIT (J. Reekie, E. Specht, K. Carter, M. Appleby, H. Fraser, K. Wilson, L. Pink)
30-FRUIT ATTRIBUTES, PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS, ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY OF STRAWBERRIES (FRAGARIA ANANASSA, 'FAVETTE') GROWN BY BIODYNAMIC AND CONVENTIONAL AGRICULTURE METHODS (A. Tarozzi, M. Cocchiola, L. D'Evoli, F. Franco, P. Hrelia, P. Gabrielli, M. Lucarini, A. Aguzzi, G. Lombardi-Boccia)
31-EFFECT OF NOVEL ORGANIC/MINERAL BIOSTIMULATORS ON FRUIT QUALITY PARAMETERS IN APPLE (A. Basak, P. Bielicki)
32-ANTHOCYANIN CONTENT OF STRAWBERRIES (FRAGARIA ANANASSA) GROWN IN EITHER ORGANIC OR INTEGRATED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS (I. Baiamonte, A. Raffo, N. Nardo, F. Paoletti, M. Bonoli, G. Baruzzi, W. Faedi)
33-FRUIT COMPOSITION AND QUALITY OF ORGANICALLY AND CONVENTIONALLY GROWN APPLE, APRICOT AND PEAR IN THE VENETO REGION (NORTHERN ITALY) (G. Bertazza, G. Cristoferi, C. Bignami)
34-POST HARVEST QUALITY OF TROPICAL ORGANIC FRUIT IN OGUN STATE NIGERIA (P.J.C. Harris, O. Oke, T.I. Olabiyi, I.O.O. Aiyelaagbe)
35-EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF ARMY WORM (SPODOPTORA LITURA) FOR STARFRUIT UNDER A NETTED STRUCTURE WITH NUCLEARPOLYHEDROSIS VIRUS (NPV) (M. Zabedah, Z. Aini, A.K. Hussan)
36-STRAWBERRY ORGANIC CULTIVATION: CULTIVARS AND MANAGEMENT (S. Foschi, T. Battelli, F. Fontana)
37-IMPACT OF KAOLIN AND BEAUVERIA BASSIANA TREATMENTS AGAINST OLIVE FLY ON THE NON-TARGET ARTHROPODS OF THE OLIVE ECOSYSTEM (S. Scalercio, T. Belfiore, M.E. Noce, V. Vizzarri, N. Iannotta)
38-TRIALS ON THE USE OF NETS IN THE VIGNOLA CHERRY DISTRICT AGAINST CHERRY FRUIT FLY (RHAGOLETIS CERASI L.) (V. Ughini, G.L. Malvicini, F. Pisaroni, C. Plessi, S. Caruso)