fruit growing

Hazelnut Weevil Curculio nucum L. The hazelnut weevil is the most important pest of hazelnuts in Croatia. It causes fruit […]

Brown Rot of Hazelnut Fruit Monilia laxa This disease is becoming an increasing problem in hazelnut orchards, caused by fungi […]

Gooseberry Moth Zophodia grossulariella Hb. Pest Attacks: Pest Description: Biology and Life Cycle: Damage Caused: Gooseberry Aphid Aphis grossulariae Kltb. […]

Blackberry Mite Acalitus essigi Hassan This mite attacks blackberries and raspberries and frequently appears in orchards in Croatia. Affected Part: […]

Purple and Orange Rust of Blackberry Purple Rust (Phragmidium violaceum) and Orange Rust (Phragmidium bulbosum) Both types of rust infect […]

Chestnut moth miner Cameraria ohridella Deschke et Dimić This type of pest was discovered in Ohrid, Macedonia and spread rapidly […]

  Peach (Latin: Prunus persica […]

Establishing and maintaining a peach orchard requires a lot of careful planning, as the future success of the cultivation depends […]

Selecting apricot varieties suggests that it might be best to graft apricots onto seedling rootstocks, as they are least sensitive […]

The selection of rootstocks for apricots is still not well-defined, which leads to difficulties in cultivating and spreading this attractive […]

Fertilizing apricots requires soil analysis; however, other factors are also very important, such as calculating fertilizer requirements based on soil […]

The apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.), despite what its botanical name might incorrectly suggest, does not originate from Armenia.The apricot is […]

Strawberry cultivation systems Strawberries can be grown in several ways, so there are two basic methods of cultivation: cultivation in […]

Position for growing strawberries Lowlands connected to river valleys or their tributaries due to low altitude (up to 200 m), […]

Strawberry (lat. Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) is the most important strawberry fruit species for several reasons: it is easily propagated […]

The choice of strawberry varieties accounts for 50% of successful production. Considering that today there are more than 10,000 varieties […]

Nutritive value of strawberry Strawberry is rich in water (90%), low in sugar (10%), cellulose and fat – it is […]

The ecological conditions for growing strawberries, as far as the climate is concerned, are that strawberries can be grown in […]

Pear harvesting depends mostly on the right selection of the beginning of the fruit harvest. If they stay on the […]

Pear (lat. Pyrus communis L.) belongs to the pome fruit species together with apple, quince and gooseberry. In plant systematics, […]

Pear pruning is different from apple pruning. Compared to the apple, the pear is characterized by narrower branching angles and […]

The raising and maintenance of pear plantations largely depends on relatively early flowering in the spring, so that the flowers […]

The choice of growing form for pear is similar to that for apple. Pear, like apple, can be grown and […]

Nowadays, the choice of pear varieties is very large. Today, more than 6,000 different pear varieties are grown in the […]

The cultivation form and planting technique for raspberries begin with determining the rows, which conclude with setting up the support […]

Pruning Raspberries Pruning raspberries is relatively simple. The two-year-old wood that has borne fruit is cut, and the one-year-old summer […]

Raspberries thrive best at an altitude of 400 to 800 meters. Proper site selection should ensure good air circulation, similar […]

Establishing a raspberry plantation consists of several elements, including soil preparation, herbicide use, and irrigation. Growing raspberries is relatively simple […]

Usable Value of Raspberries Raspberries, along with strawberries, are one of the most significant fruit crops in the berry group. […]

Selection of Raspberry Varieties by Fruit Color The most important varieties are considered to be red and black raspberries, but […]