Chile: More certainty in achieving firmness, quality, and condition in blueberries

Blueberries are one of the most exported and sought-after fruits by markets that demand high quality. This challenges producers who must develop and adapt technologies and management to address a series of factors that affect the productivity and quality of an orchard, including the replacement of varieties and protection against extreme weather events. Given this scenario, reducing uncertainty about risks and providing producers with advance certainty regarding the appropriate technologies they should use in the harvest and post-harvest of blueberries to achieve quality fruit with coexistence for export to markets was one of the objectives addressed by the project “Varietal replacement and optimization of the agronomic management of blueberries to improve yields and fruit quality in the southern zone of Chile” which was part of the Strategic Program for Export Fruit Growing in the Central South Zone” (PTEC-Central South Zone). The project was developed with the support of the ...