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 |
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Fördergemeinschaft
Ökologischer
Obstbau e.V.
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Staatliche Lehr- und
Versuchsanstalt für
Wein- und Obstbau
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Patronage
IFOAM EU Group |
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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)
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