Friendly Fruit results presented at final project meeting 2020.
14/01/2021
The results of practices tested and implemented during the 3 years of the project were presented at the final project meeting held online on December, 01st & 02nd 2020.
Presentations were organised by topic and we are happy to share them hereunder:
Water management [ 
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- Drone and Artificial Intelligence to help saving water & producing high quality apples
- Water management by automatic water sensors in apple orchard
- Monitor soil water potential to optimize crop irrigation in strawberry fields
Soil management and fertilization [ 
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- Control of soil nutrient availability and optimization of nutrient efficiency on strawberry
- Mechanical weeding in apple orchards
- Alternatives to decrease/suppress herbicides and improve C sequestration in apple orchards
- Use of manures to fertilize apple orchards
- Modelling ecosystem services in apple orchards
- Non chemical soil disinfestation in strawberry
Plant material [ ]
- Test of new strawberry cultivars adapted to dry conditions
- Knowing plant plasticity to optimize strawberry yield using architecture analysis
Biocontrol [ ]
- Pest and disease control in strawberry with limited recourse to synthetic pesticides and enhanced use of biocontrol
- Innovative strategies for the control of grey mould on strawberry leaves
- Addition of N fertilization adjustments into the IPM toolbox against powdery mildew of strawberry
- Innovative sprayer in strawberry fields
- Biocontrol on apple
Other practices for apple and strawberry [ ]
- Evaporative cooling for heat waves management on apple
- Pumping solar system in strawberry production
A synthesis of main outcomes was presented
by the Project Coordinator, François Laurens, INRAE
Friendly Fruit
Friendly Fruit is a demonstrator project funded by EIT-Climate-KIC & CSA Booster. It aims to identify, organize and set up the appropriate structure in the long term to define, test, implement & promote environment-friendly agricultural practices in various regions in the fruit industry.
Agro-Transfert Ressources et Territoires
AGRO-TRANSFERT est à la fois une plateforme d’application et un réseau de transfert de la recherche agronomique.
Climate-KIC
Climate-KIC est un partenariat européen public-privé dédié à l'innovation climatique et soutenu par l’Institut Européen d’Innovation et de Technologie (EIT)
CREA - Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Olive, Citrus and Tree fruit
The Fruit Research Unit of Forli (CRA-FRF) is carrying out experimentation and research activities on the main fruit crop species cultivated in Northern areas (cherry, apple, pear, peach and plum) and, on strawberry adapted to Northern and Southern areas.
Ctifl - Centre technique interprofesionnel des fruits et légumes
Le CTIFL développe depuis plus de 50 ans des travaux d’expérimentation et d’innovation au service de l’ensemble des professionnels de la filière fruits et légumes
EIT - European Institute of Innovation and Technology
L’Institut européen d’innovation et de technologie (EIT) est un organe indépendant de l’UE.
GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
La GIZ est un prestataire de services de coopération internationale actif au niveau mondial
INRAE - Institut national de recherche en agriculture, alimentation et environnement
INRAE, l’Institut national de recherche en agriculture, alimentation et environnement est né le 1er janvier 2020. Il est issu de la fusion entre l’Inra et Irstea
Invenio
INVENIO est la station d'expérimentation de la filière fruits et légumes en Nouvelle Aquitaine.
La Morinière
La Morinière est une station d'expérimentation fruitière qui s'articule autour de groupes techniques constitués d’arboriculteurs, de techniciens et de responsables qualité
MATERNE
Entreprise agroalimentaire française spécialisée dans la transformation du fruit créée en 1922. L’entreprise fait partie du groupe MOM depuis 2006.
