Within the EU funded project BIOFRUITNET, three guests, Clemence Boutry from FiBL, Eligio Malusa from Inhort and Radek Vávra from VSUO were invited to a podcast to talk about solutions for the most important challenges in stone fruit orchards.

Index 
00:00 Introduction 
01:15 Rootstock and variety choice nowadays and in the last centuries 
4:50 Why organic stone fruit production is more challenging than other fruits
 05:40 Nets against Spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) 
07:00 Second major pest: Cherry fruit flies (Rhagoletis cerasi) 
07:40 New marketing strategy for stone fruits
 09:00 Cover against Blossom brown rot (Monilina spp.) 
12:15 Self-made mass-traps 
16:30 Selection of varieties for market needs and its challenges 
19:15 Resistant and tolerant varieties 
19:40 Orchard management to decrease pressure of pests 
24:15 Creating a habitat for beneficials 
26:40 Plastic covers 
29:20 Breeding aims to changing consumer requirements