Aim:

Develop economically justified, innovative, environmentally friendly solutions to reduce the costs of growing and harvesting apples and raspberries and to improve the quality of fruit for fresh consumption and processing. 

Within the project, the Develop economically justified, innovative, environmentally friendly solutions to reduce the costs of growing and harvesting apples and raspberries and to improve the quality of fruit for fresh consumption and processing. 

Within the project, the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies Institute of Plant Protection Research “Agrihorts” carries out research activities in determining the spread of diseases and pests and assessing the impact of mechanized apple crown formation on apple health and fruit quality, determining the spread of diseases and pests and developing plant protection methods under raspberry cover.

The tasks of project:

1. To monitor the incidence of diseases and pests in apple orchards;
2. To assess the impact of mechanized apple crown formation on apple health and fruit quality;
3. To determine the incidence of diseases and pests in raspberry plantings;
4. To develop plant protection strategy under raspberry cover.

Biedrība "Latvijas augļkopju asociācija", Rīga
APP “Dārzkopības institūts”, Krimūnu pag., Dobeles nov.
SIA “Daigone”, Pūres pag., Tukuma nov. 
Z/s “Gaidas”, Vilces pag., Jelgavas nov.