Demonstration of alternative substances in the integrated apple orchards for quality fruit production without pesticide residues Project leader Regīna Rancāne Team of project Regīna Rancāne Viktorija Zagorska Guna Bundzēna Laura Ozoliņa-Pole Duration 2022 - 2025 Research focus 4. Development and adaptation of technologies for obtaining high-value agricultural and forest products, as well as in veterinary medicine Source of funding Knowledge transfer Project partners Latvian Fruit growers association (LAA) Description of project The aim of research To demonstrate and evaluate the effectiveness of different alternative substances for the control of harmful organisms in the integrated apple orchards to reduce the residues of synthetic plant protection products in fruit and to prevent the development of fungicide resistance. The tasks of project: To set up three demonstration plots.Evaluate the effectiveness of the harmful organisms control methods applied.To keep records of the labour input for monitoring harmful organisms and for applying control methods, in order to assess the economic performance of the methods. Results In two integrated apple orchards in different regions of Latvia from 2023-2024 demonstration trials for controlling harmful organisms with alternative substances were carried out, and will be continued in 2025, summarising the results at the end of the three years trial period.
