Organic Citrus Fruit Prodction
This
course gives an overview of the challenges and tools for best practice
plant protection in organic citrus fruit production. The course is
developed in the European wide project BIOFRUITNET.
The course consists of THREE parts:
- Part 1: Strategies for pest control
- Part 2: Emerging phytosanitary risks
- Part 3: Functional Biodiversity
Please note: This learning activity will take about 60 minutes. Your progress within the course will not be saved.
Overall Information on the project
Organic fruit production is expanding rapidly, and has a superior market
value compared to conventional produce. It is also a challenging production
system. Organic fruit production is especially challenged by losses to pest and
diseases, and lack of information on management, suitable varieties, and
rootstocks.
The European wide project BIOFRUITNET aimed at collecting and synthesizing existing practical and scientific knowledge on organic fruit-growing to distribute it widely among the EU countries through easy formats like e-learning, podcasts, videos and short articles.
This eCourse is one of three e-learning courses covering pome fruit, stone fruit, and citrus fruit have been developed, with the aim to reach a wide range of learners, and provide the most recent knowledge within best practices of plant protection in fruit orchards. Each of the courses are addressing aspects of pest control, disease control, functional agrobiodiversity, and varieties and rootstocks.
Please find more information and learning material on the BIOFRUITNET homepage.
