Bush fruit resources
AHDB Horticulture funded an extensive programme of research on many aspects of commercial bush fruit production. The available reports and resources are listed below.
PESTS OF BUSH FRUIT:
Blackcurrant gall mite
Blackcurrant gall mite emergence charts
Tool: Blackcurrant gall mite emergence tracker
Blackcurrant leaf midge
Earwigs
Research project SF 168: Identification of the role of earwigs in blackcurrant plantations
Sawfly
Research project SF 147: Development of a sex pheromone monitoring trap for gooseberry sawfly
Research project SF 162: Development of a Pheromone Trap for Monitoring Blackcurrant Sawfly
Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD)
A review of fruiting plant species as potential dead-end hosts of Drosphila suzukii
Managing insect pests of soft fruit crops pending spotted wing drosophila appearance
DISEASES OF BUSH FRUIT:
Biocontrol and IPM
Botrytis
Dieback
Research project SF 142: Phomopsis dieback of blackcurrants - methodology development and contro
Leaf spot
Phytopthora
A review of Phytophthora root rot in blueberry
WEEDS OF BUSH FRUIT
A review of alternative and novel weed control methods in blackcurrant
OTHER TOPICS ON BUSH FRUIT:
Beneficial insects
A review: Impacts of wildflower interventions on beneficial insects in fruit crops
Bud break/initiation
Tool: Blackcurrant chilling hours tracker
A review of flower bud initiation in blueberry
Research project SF 012 (GSK194): Winter chill requirements of blackcurrant
Crop management
Gooseberries a grower guide to production, variety choice & pest & disease problems
Research project SF 012 (GSK228): Blackcurrants - Hot water treatment (HWT) of cuttings
Integrated pest management and biocontrol
Biocontrol in Soft Fruit Guide
Developing novel biocontrol methods for pests and disease in blackcurrant
Labour
Video: Webinar - Operating in a reduced labour market
Video: Webinar - Using LEAN techniques to improve labour efficiency in horticulture
Nutrient management
A review of nutrient requirements of blackcurrant in the UK
A review of the effects of bark applied nutrient sprays used on blackcurrants in 2020
RB209 Section 7 Fruit, vines and hops
Research project SF 012 (GSK212): Nitrogen requirements for blackcurrant processing crops
Soils
Video: Soil health for horticulture - a GREATsoils webinar
Video: GREATsoils - the worm count test
Useful links
Bush fruit crop walkers' guide
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