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Overview of cherry program at CTIFL Gérard CHARLOT, Muriel MILLAN, Claire WEYDERT, Laurence BOURRAIN
Centre Technique Interprofessionnel des Fruits et des Légumes
751 Chemin de Balandran – 30127 BELLEGARDE, FRANCE
mail : [email protected]
Established in 1952 under the law passed on 22nd July 1948 concerning Industrial Technical Centres, Ctifl is a non-profit organisation.
Objectives : to make progress for all those involved in the fruit and vegetable industry (from the grower to the retailer)
283 staff
172 Researchers and technicians
53 Management and administrative staff
57 Farm labourers
Annual Budget of € 23,5 m
Cherry program : Current studies at Ctifl
Varieties The varieties are evaluated in two stages
Variety evaluation : Stage 1 Pre-selection of the new varieties
Number of clones : 162
Locations : Ctifl Centre of Balandran (Nîmes), INRA (Bordeaux), Sefra (Valence).
The best varieties are chosen for further study (stage 2)
Variety evaluation : Stage 2 Number of clones : 53
Locations : Ctifl Centre of Balandran (Nîmes), Sefra 26 (Valence), Sefra 69 (Lyon), La Tapy (Carpentras),
Serfel (Nîmes), Centrex (Perpignan), Cefel (Montauban), La Morinière (Tours), Verexal (Strasbourg)
Cherry colour chart : update of this tool to determine optimal harvest date of the new varieties
Pollination : S-Alleles of the new varieties
Shelf life : quality of the fruit after storage at 8°C for 7 days
New market segments
Blush varieties
Stemless varieties
Rootstocks Selection of different vigours, from the dwarfing rootstocks to the most vigorous ones
(mazzard types).
As with varieties, rootstocks are selected in two stages
Rootstock evaluation : Stage 1 Number of clones : 4 (Gisela 12, Krymsk 5, Krymsk 6, Krymsk 7)
Locations : Ctifl Centre of Balandran (Nîmes), Sefra (Valence), La Tapy (Carpentras)
The best rootstocks are chosen for further study (stage 2)
Rootstock evaluation : Stage 2 Number of clones : 7 (Gisela 6, PHL-A, Piku 1, Weiroot 158…)
Locations : Ctifl, Sefra 26, Sefra 69, La Tapy, Centrex, Cefel, La Morinière, Verexal
Variety/rootstock compatibility : in vitro micrografting, study in progress
Burlat : left, on Piku1 / right, on SL 64
Cultural techniques Training system KGB : set up in 2011 with 3 varieties
Cherry fruiting wall : 4 trials (2001, 2009, 2010, 2012)
Soil management Ramial chipped wood
Annual alfalfa
Fruiting wall : Regina on Tabel® 9th leaf
Plant protection Contribution to the registration of new plant protection products (Partners : Ctifl,
DGAL-SDQPV, Regional experimental centers : La Tapy, Sefra, Serfel,
Chemicals companies)
New products and strategies for cherry fly (Rhagoletis cerasi) and Drosophila
suzukii
Nets : studies on different types of nets (mesh size) and structures, fully
protected orchard, row-by-row protection
Technical coordination (working groups) National cherry work group
Varieties stage 1
Rootstocks stage 1
Varieties and rootstocks stage 2
Cherry thinning
Work group on fruit flies, brown rot
The Ctifl
Orchard fully protected from rain and insects