Chile: Development of a vaccine against cherry fruit splitting will be shown by INIA researcher at an international conference

In order to present a vaccine that prevents cherries from splitting due to the action of unexpected rains, the INIA Quilamapu researcher, Cristián Balbontín, will speak at the International Cherry Conference, organized by the Portuguese University of Trás-os-Montes and Upper Douro. The agricultural engineer will be one of the seven speakers on a panel of experts that will also include researchers from the Czech Republic, Croatia and Portugal. The virtual conference responds to an initiative of the European Association for Agricultural Innovation (EIP-AGRI) that promotes the practice of competitive and sustainable agriculture and forestry that "achieve more and better with less," said Balbontín. The professional will refer to the "Effect of the hormones abscisic acid and methyl jasmonate on the prevention of cracking in cherries", a topic of great interest among the producing countries of this fruit, such as Portugal, given the impediment generated by the commercialization of ...