Fruit growers are subject to increasingly strict drift-reduction regulations. What are their options for compliance? By Anna Mouton. “We need plant-protection products to control insects and diseases, but in Europe, we feel a lot of pressure from the government and…
How is the Dutch pome-fruit industry responding to increasing restrictions on chemical postharvest disease control? By Anna Mouton. The Netherlands has approximately 6 000 hectares of apple orchards and 12 000 hectares of pear orchards. The dominant cultivars are Elstar apples and…
Dr Marcel Wenneker, senior crop-protection researcher at Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands, shares his insights. By Anna Mouton. Q: What is the status of post-harvest diseases in pome fruit in the Netherlands? A: Post-harvest diseases are a minor…