XII International Symposium on Integrating Canopy, Rootstock and Environmental Physiology in Orchard Systems

Precise ecophysiology can lead to innovative crop management in fruit

A simple conceptual model for explaining how fruit trees work

Designing a sustainable orchard – plant diversity as a key and ways to implement it

Reflective materials and biostimulants for anthocyanin synthesis and colour enhancement of apple fruits: visualization, abaxial and adaxial leaf light reflection

Physiological effects of multi-functional nets applied to cherry trees grafted on rootstocks with different vigor

Actinidia chinensis: physiological and productive performance under water stress condition

Application of a multidisciplinary approach to understand the effect of night temperatures on anthocyanin accumulation in ‘Corvina’ (Vitis vinifera L.)

Investigating the effect of warm temperatures during ecodormancy in time of bud break of two apple cultivars in south-east UK

Pruning intensity and severity affect flowering processes in the mango tree

SigFlow, a functional-structural model simulating floral induction based on inhibiting and activating signals transport in apple tree 3D structures

The effect of evaporative cooling on yield and flower bud retention during spring on pistachio cultivar ‘Ariyeh’ (Pistacia vera L.) in a climate with moderate winter chilling and high spring temperatures

Coping with global warming effects on reduced winter chilling for deciduous fruit trees

Fruit size and yield efficiency of ‘Fuji’ apples grown in Chile depend mainly on winter temperature and weather before harvest

Water use of sweet cherry under protected cropping systems

Loss of cold temperature tolerance and reacclimation following warm temperatures in peach

Supplemental artificial pollination can improve fruit set in tree fruit

‘WA 38’ abscission and fruit development in an open pollination scenario

A Growing Degree Hour model to explain hardiness loss of ‘Montmorency’ sour cherry floral buds during spring development

Alternative rest breaking agents and vigour enhancers tested on ‘Fuji’ apple shoots under mild conditions

A model for ‘Gala’ apple crop value grown in Chile: an approach that includes main weather condition effects

Comparison of frost damages in eleven olive cultivars after two freezing events in central Italy

Peach floral bud cold hardiness of eleven cultivars in western Colorado

Enclosure of apple canopies with insect exclusion, anti-hail nets during early bloom stages reduces fruit set and seed content of ‘Honeycrisp’, ‘SweeTango’ and ‘Fuji’ but does not negatively affect fruit size

The effect of rootstocks on mango tree vigour, scion architecture, yield, percentage of flowering terminals in young unpruned trees

Tolerance of peach fruitlets to late spring freezes

Orchard systems for the 21^st century: perspectives, considerations and critique

The physiological basis of orchard system performance with respect to light interception and light conversion efficiency

Developing high-density training systems in Prunus tree species for an efficient and sustainable production

Damages induced by an over-the-row harvester in ten cultivars in a high-density olive orchard

New planting systems to increase apple orchard profitability in Argentina: preliminary results

Performance of high density planting systems of ‘Celina’ pears during the first cropping years in a Nordic climate

Canopy training affects peach/nectarine vigor and advances planar training system development as well as evaluation of vigor-limiting rootstocks

Branch configuration impacts growth, yield, fruit quality, and leaf minerals in ‘Aztec Fuji’ apple over five years

Conceptions of a novel crop ideotype for pistachio production in the San Joaquin Valley (SJV) of California

The relationship between light availability and fruit quality of sweet cherries grown on narrow row, planar canopy systems

Crop load and canopy architecture affect yield and fruit quality of ‘Golden May’ apricot

Yield and canopy radiation interception of two blush pear selections in Australia

Alternate high-density training systems influence tree growth and yields in young intensive mango (Mangifera indica) orchards

Behaviour of Romanian pear cultivars self rooted and grafted on pear and quince rootstocks under Parallel U and Trident training systems

Performance of different training systems in a pedestrian orchard for an efficient apple production

Fruit quality in relation to leaf area index, leaf wetness and crop load in two canopy training systems of sweet cherry Prunus avium ‘Skeena’ on ‘Gisela 6’ rootstock

Effects of planting density on light interception and distribution, physiological and agronomic performance of ‘Gala’ apple orchards

Pear systems trial, ‘Conference’ on Quince Adams and Quince EMC rootstocks in N. Ireland

Individual upright physiological traits in an apple “Guyot” training system

Pruning type and tree growth control methods influence apple yield and fruit quality

Performance of apple orchard systems in the Nordic climate

Canopy recovery in traditional olive groves: preliminary results

Vertical Axis and Trident training systems influence on several peach and nectarine cultivars’ productivity

Pneumatic defoliation of apple trees for colour improvement

Reflective materials for anthocyanin synthesis and colour enhancement of fruits: visualization, carbon footprint, sustainability and effects of soil contamination

Cellulose nanocrystal dispersions improve cold tolerance in developing apple flowers

Impact of cover crops, compost and mulch on cherry tree development and yield

Plant-based water stress sensing in two olive cultivars with different physiological responses to drought

Use of click pruning to improve yield of ‘Gala’ orchards

Impact of the use of bio-stimulating agents on the establishment of ‘Maxi Gala’ grafted on ‘G.213’ and ‘G.202’ in a commercial orchard in southern Brazil

Effect of summer hedging on return bloom, yield, tree growth, and juice quality of apples grown for cider

Chemical thinning of ‘Nicoter’

Effect of auxin sprays on ‘French Prune’ plum fruit size and yield efficiency under different source/sink ratio

Different chemical thinning strategies and their effect on apple production in southern Brazil

New strategy using plant growth regulator AVG to increase fruit set on apples in mild climatic region in southern Brazil

Evaluation of dormancy-breaking agents on apple trees grown in warm-winter regions of South Africa

Metamitron application could replace carbaryl treatment for chemical thinning in ‘Red Delicious’ apple

Concentration and time of application of Metamitron as an apple post-flowering thinning agent in apple trees

Hand flower thinning strategies and their effect on production and fruit quality of ‘Maxi Gala’ apple in Southern Brazil

Summer applications of NAA and ethephon show little effect on return bloom, yield, tree growth, and juice quality of cider apple cultivars

Precision orchard management in digital agriculture era

Fixed spray delivery systems for efficient crop input applications in deciduous crops

Mapping apple canopy attributes using aerial multispectral imagery for precision crop inputs management

Virtual plants for interpreting the effects of planting density on yield in young macadamia orchards

A pilot study of sensor-based soil moisture assessment for precise irrigation scheduling in apple

Automatic irrigation scheduling based on soil water potential thresholds allows water savings in a highly productive apple orchard

How do dwarfing rootstocks control fruit tree vigor?
(Is it about hormones, nutrients, carbohydrates or water?)

Imagine (apple) rootstocks

Search for a dwarfing rootstock for ‘Jonagold’

EUFRIN apple rootstock trials: first results across Europe

Rootstock and irrigation modify berry aroma characteristics in ‘Merlot’ and ‘Sangiovese’ grapevines

Horticultural performance of ‘Fuji’ apple trees on the Cornell-Geneva^® apple rootstocks in South Africa

Performance of a tetraploid avocado rootstock ‘Canacado VC-320’

Changing the perspective of apple culture in Brazil with the Geneva^® series rootstocks

Clonal ‘Paradox’ rootstock comparison on ‘Howard’ walnut in California’s Northern Sacramento Valley

Identifying walnut (Juglans spp.) rootstocks with resistance and tolerance to plant-parasitic nematodes

Thirty-three years evaluating rootstocks for peach in the NC-140: what have we learned

Ten-year conclusions from the NC-140 sweet cherry canopy architecture-rootstock trials in North America

Establishment performance of the 2017 NC-140 vigor-limiting peach rootstock trial across ten sites in North America

Variation in scion water relations mediated by two Geneva series rootstocks

Sweet cherry rootstocks in high density orchards without irrigation in Central Europe

Evaluation of dwarf rootstocks for high-density and sustainable orchards in Latvia

First selection of non-suckering rootstocks for hazelnut cultivars

Preliminary results of sweet cherry rootstock evaluation for cultivar ‘Arthur’

Selection of apple rootstock breeding families for Phytophthora crown rot resistance

Apple rootstocks can modulate the chilling requirements of grafted scions

Interstems reveal scion cultivar potential to transport nutrients

Performance of apricot cultivars ‘Harcot’ and ‘Goldrich’ on different rootstocks in young orchard when using various grafting heights

Preliminary data on yield performance of four Geneva^® series rootstocks grown in two Brazilian locations

Graft compatibility between new red apricot cultivars and different Prunus rootstocks

Comparison of a range of rootstocks (Malling and Geneva^®) on ‘Bramley’ apple growth and production in clean and replant soils

Rootstocks influence tree vigor, nutrient uptake, and water use efficiency of two almond cultivars

Growth responses of pistachio rootstocks to irrigation water salinity

Rootstock evaluation should not only measure yield efficiency but also potential yield and crop value at the optimum projected spacing

Detection of russet on pome fruit using a spectral index (SRI)

The effect of protracted bloom on ‘Golden Delicious’ fruit maturity from two climatically different areas

Controlling for maturity reveals the direct impact of canopy position on internal fruit quality in peach

Rootstock vigor and fruit position in the canopy influence peach internal quality

Aminoethoxyvinylglycine maintains fruit red skin colour and delays maturation, improving size and quality of ‘PremP009’ pear

Intra-canopy variability in apple fruit quality is great

Bioagronomic traits of eighteen apricot cultivars grafted on ‘GF677’ with Prunus persica L. as interstock in a semi-arid environment in Sicily

Evaluation of a portable impact probe for rapid assessments of flesh firmness in peaches and nectarines