Main topics

In the last conference on February 2008 the main topics were


Section Main topics Coordinators
Stone fruit Plant protection, post-harvest, cultivars Francois Warlop, GRAB
Small fruit Cultivars, Soil borne diseases, cultivation systems, pests Barbara Pfeiffer, LVWO
Disease Control in Pome fruit Scab, sooty blotch, fire blight Marc Trapman, Bio Fruit Advies

Pieter Jans Jansonius, Louis Bolk Institute
Fruit quality and storage treatments Extended "bioquality", influence of preharvest factors, postharvest treatments, consumers opinion on organic fruit quality Dr. Franco Weibel, FIBL

Peter Maxin, KÖN
Soil management Tree strip management, soil fertility, floral biodiversity in the orchard Dr. Franco Weibel, FIBL
Pest control in Pome fruit Codling moth, woolly apple aphid Jutta Kienzle, Föko
Cultivars (Pome fruit) Developments and prospects in breeding Barbara Pfeiffer, LVWO
Crop regulation Fruit setting, fruit thinning Dr. Markus Kelderer, Laimburg
Sustainability, Economics, Intensive - extensive organic fruit growing Case studies ecc. Hanne Lindhard, Forskningscenter Årslev




 

Fördergemeinschaft
Ökologischer
Obstbau e.V.





Staatliche Lehr- und
Versuchsanstalt für
Wein- und Obstbau



Patronage
IFOAM EU Group

 

Organizing committee

Jutta Kienzle, Föko e.V., (D)
Birgit Künstler, Föko e.V., (D)
Barbara Pfeiffer, LVWO Weinsberg, (D)
Dr. Franz Ruess, LVWO Weinsberg, (D)
Peter Maxin, KÖN, (D)
Dr. Markus Kelderer, Research Centre Laimburg, (I)
Pieter Jans Jansonius, Louis Bolk Institute, (NL)
Marc Trapman, Bio Fruit Advies, (NL)
Dr. Franco Weibel, FIBL, (CH)
Francois Warlop, GRAB, (F)
Hanne Lindhard, Forskningscenter Årslev, (DK)
Marco Schlüter, IFOAM EU Group, (B)