List price   € 88   Buy this book   This title is available in ActaHort USB-drive or e-Acta format - not available in print Conveners   S. Bellon, N. Bertin, S. Simon, L. Urban  Editors   S. Bellon, D. Granatstein, L. Urban  Publication date   12 August 2016  ISBN   978-94-62611-22-1  ISSN   0567-7572 (print)   2406-6168 (electronic)  Number of articles   48  Volumes   1  Place   Avignon, France  Online articles: Innovative fruit tree architecture as a nexus to improve sustainability in orchards (A. Dorigoni) Rhizosphere interactions in an organic horticultural cropping system: effect of living mulch on artichoke mycorrhization (A. Trinchera, E. Testani, C. Ciaccia, G. Campanelli, F. Leteo, S. Canali) Assessing the potential of biochar as a growing media component for potted plants (M. Dorais, C. Martinez, M. Diop, M. Thériault, C. Ménard, S. Pepin) Fertilisation management for organic cucumber grown in raised demarcated beds (M. Dorais, M. Thériault, S. Pepin, J. Lefort) New agronomic techniques for high quality organic sweet corn in maritime Canada (J. Owen, S. LeBlanc) Strategies for cut-and-carry green manure production (J.N. Sorensen, K. Grevsen) Precision apple flower thinning using organically approved chemicals (G.M. Peck, L.D. Combs, C. DeLong, K.S. Yoder) Design of a thinning device for horticultural fruit crops (C. Seehuber, L. Damerow, M.M. Blanke) Detection of apple fruit in an orchard for early yield prediction as a function of crop load (H. Cheng, Y. Sun, L. Damerow, M.M. Blanke) Half-highbush blueberry 'Northblue' plant growth in the juvenile stage: dependence on fertilizers in organic conditions (A. Koort, M. Starast, T. Tasa) Performance of organic vegetable rotations under Mediterranean experimental and on-farm conditions (E. Bilen, N. Özsoy, C.A. Nazik Bayram, M. Ünal, B. Aslan, S. Kaya, İ. Duman, L. Al Bitar, U. Aksoy) Possibility of strawberry cultivation in intercropping with legumes: a review (S. Dane, V. Laugale, L. Lepse, D. Sterne) Mobilizing natural processes to increase nitrogen availability in organic apricot orchards (M. Millan, A. Garcin, R. Chereau, L. Gehant) Insights into the ecological control of pests in horticulture (F. Lescourret, C. Poncet, S. Simon) Physical host factors for brown rot resistance in peach fruit (L. de Oliveira Lino, M. Génard, V. Signoret, B. Quilot-Turion) Anaerobic soil disinfestation (ASD): a strategy for control of soil borne diseases in strawberry production (C. Shennan, J. Muramoto, G. Baird, M. Zavatta, L. Toyama, M. Mazzola, S.T. Koike) Management of insect pests using semiochemical traps (C.A. Baroffio, V. Guibert, P. Richoz, A. Rogivue, A.K. Borg-Karlsson, J. Cross, M. Fountain, D. Hall, B. Ralle, L. Sigsgaard, N. Trandem, A. Wibe) Disease and arthropod pest incidence in two organic apple orchard systems in Vermont, USA, 2008-2013 (T.L. Bradshaw, L.P. Berkett, R.E. Moran, M.E. Garcia, H.M. Darby, R.L. Parsons, S.L. Kingsley-Richards, M.C. Griffith, S.C. Bosworth, J.H. Görres) Effects of nitrogen fertilization and vegetative growth on the population dynamics of the aphid, Myzus persicae, in the peach tree, Prunus persica (A. Rousselin, M.H. Sauge, G. Vercambre, D. Bevacqua, F. Lescourret, M.O. Jordan) A typology of crop protection strategies within organic farming and its consequences on the natural enemy community and predation rate (G. Marliac, S. Penvern, F. Lescourret, Y. Capowiez) Area-wide pest management in deciduous fruits of southern Uruguay (R. Zoppolo, I.B. Scatoni, F. Duarte, M.V. Mujica, Z. Gabard) Assessment of agricultural biostimulants compared with sulfur-based fungicides on diseases, tree growth, fruit yield and quality on three cultivars in a certified organic apple orchard in Vermont, ME, USA (A.L. Hazelrigg, L.P. Berkett, H.M. Darby, J.H. Görres, R.L. Parsons) Non-target impacts of agricultural biostimulants compared with sulfur-based fungicides on pest and beneficial arthropods on three cultivars in a certified organic apple orchard in Vermont, ME, USA (A.L. Hazelrigg, L.P. Berkett, H.M. Darby, J.H. Görres, R.L. Parsons) Non-target impacts of agricultural biostimulants compared with sulfur-based fungicides on phytophagous mites on 'Zestar!' apple trees in a certified organic orchard in Vermont, USA (A.L. Hazelrigg, L.P. Berkett, H.M. Darby, J.H. Görres, R.L. Parsons) San Jose scale (Comstockaspis perniciosa) - new findings of monitoring and possibilities of organic control (K. Bagarová, V. Psota) Effectiveness of potential products to reduce rain cracking of cherry fruit (P. Suran, R. Vávra, L. Zelený) Are organically grown fruits and vegetables nutritionally better than conventional ones? Revisiting the question with new eyes (Y. Desjardins) Antioxidant activity and phenolic content in peach fruits from organic and integrated management (D. Ceccarelli, C. Talento, E. Caboni, D. Neri) LED light to improve strawberry flavour, quality and production (M.A.A. Hanenberg, J. Janse, W. Verkerke) Characterization of guava plants belonging to a germplasm bank and cultivated in an organic system (J.A. Galli, M.D. Michelotto, M.B.B. Soares, A.L.M. Martins, M.C. de A. Palharini, I.H. Fischer) Food safety management system (FSMS) adjusted to the characteristics of the leafy greens production chain context in Spain (I. Castro-Ibañez, L. Jacxsens, K. Kirezieva, P.A. Luning, M.I. Gil, M. Uyttendaele, A. Allende) A cloud model for real-time fresh produce transportation management (R. Paul, J. Jacob-John, D. D'Souza, M. Hamilton) Perception of fairness within organic fresh produce supply chains: the case of small and medium fresh produce retailers (J. Jacob-John, N.K. Veerapa) Dependence of leaf surface area and leaf number of apple trees on the sum of temperatures: utilization for protection against apple scab (T. Litschmann, R. Vávra, V. Falta, A. Bílková, I. Zdárská) Non-destructive determination of surface features of pomegranate fruit (R. Spielmanns, J. Spielmanns, L. Damerow, M.M. Blanke) Heat treatments combined with high CO2 or N2 atmospheres to kill chestnut fruit tortrix larvae (S. Lurol, C. Belaen, P. Landry, F. Verpont, B. Hennion) Interdisciplinarity and multiagent interactions for innovations in horticulture - paradigms beyond the words (P.É. Lauri, S. Simon, M. Navarrete, L. Parrot, F. Normand, M. Lesueur-Jannoyer, J.P. Deguine) Social anchoring in the community and the design of viable organic market gardening microfarms (F.G. Léger, K. Morel) Cognitive mapping of organic vegetable production in Flanders to support farmers strategy design (M. Strubbe, J. Bijttebier, J. Van Meensel, F. Marchand, L. Lauwers) CAL-collaborative organic research and extension network: on-farm research to improve strawberry/ vegetable rotation systems in coastal California (C. Shennan, J. Muramoto, G. Baird, M. Zavatta, L. Toyama, D. Nieto, J. Bryer, A. Gershenson, M. Los Huertos, S. Kortman, K. Klonsky, M. Gaskell, S.T. Koike, R. Smith, M. Bolda) A tool to help determine the financial viability of organic apple production in the southern United States (J. Popp, H.G. Rodríguez, C. Rom, H. Friedrich, J. McAfee) Tree growth and crop yield of five cultivars in two organic apple orchard systems in Vermont, USA, 2006-2013 (T.L. Bradshaw, L.P. Berkett, R.E. Moran, M.E. Garcia, H.M. Darby, R.L. Parsons, S.L. Kingsley-Richards, M.C. Griffith, S.C. Bosworth, J.H. Görres) An analysis of yields, revenues, and prices for select organic fruits and vegetables in Washington State, USA (D. Granatstein, E. Kirby, M. Brady) Long-term economic evaluation of five cultivars in two organic apple orchard systems in Vermont, USA, 2006-2013 (T.L. Bradshaw, L.P. Berkett, R.E. Moran, M.E. Garcia, H.M. Darby, R.L. Parsons, S.L. Kingsley-Richards, M.C. Griffith, S.C. Bosworth, J.H. Görres) Networks for a competitive and innovative organic horticulture in Flanders (L. De Cock, N. Taragola, M. Crivits, J. Dessein) From orchard to agri-food system redesign to reduce pesticide use (S. Penvern, C. Kouchner, L. Ruynat, S. Simon, C. Lamine) Can an organic market garden based on holistic thinking be viable without motorization? The case of a permaculture farm (K. Morel, C. Guégan, F.G. Léger) Co-design and establishment of innovative fruit-based agroforestry cropping systems in Belgium (L. Jamar, A. Rondia, M. Lateur, L. Minet, A. Froncoux, D. Stilmant)