During the event, 18 investigations will be exhibited in digital scientific poster format.
The most important technical event on cherry production, which will be held on June 29 at the Sun Monticello Conference Center, already has a selection of scientific research that will be presented in poster format. There are 18 studies on cherry production, whose authors are researchers, academics, students and different actors in the industry.
“We, who have experience in participating in international conferences and seminars, see that publishing in poster format is a good way of disseminating technical information in a broader way. Unfortunately, not everyone, due to space, time, or format, has the opportunity to make oral presentations at these types of events. However, there are many people who have relevant, interesting, up-to-date information that is worthy of being presented and for which the poster format is a good way of presenting it. As the technical organization of Cherry Tech, we would have liked to be able to select a greater number of posters, but unfortunately, space and time forced us to select 18 of them, where the most important works were given priority, from the point of view of technical-practical impact, for this first version of Cherry Tech.” explained Carlos Tapia, a specialist advisor in cherry production, who headed the evaluation committee.
The selected ones
Among the selected research projects, which will be part of the Cherry Tech poster section, are topics such as: “Use of vegetation indices derived from remote sensing to estimate the onset of dormancy and flowering in cherry trees”; “Physiological and growth response of cherry trees to early inoculations with Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae (Pss) under different levels of summer drought”; “Study of the increase in the storage potential of cherries (Prunus avium L.) from the application of ultrasound and nanobubbles”, the latter presented by the student from the University of Concepción, Denise Hernández.
“My poster is about my research, which broadly refers to the search for a way to integrate new technologies into the processing line, with the aim of replacing the use of fungicides, without altering the physical-chemical parameters of the fruit. I am a master's student and it is highly relevant to participate (in Cherry Tech) to be able to show what one as a student and researcher is doing in the cherry sector, since it is a market that continues to grow in the country; also, by participating in this type of event one gains new information and helps to generate new ties around this world of cherries,” the student said.
The Centro de Fruticultura Sur was also selected with two investigations: “Effect of fruit load regulation on fruit quality at harvest and post-harvest in cherry plants (Prunus avium L.) CV. Regina grown under cover” and “Impact of the use of reflective film on the quality and condition of sweet cherry fruit (Prunus avium L.) cultivar Regina, grown under cover in southern Chile”. Both works correspond to the progress of the project “Increasing the storage potential and general quality of cherries” and the research carried out at the Universidad de la Frontera, an institution that is part of the Centro Fruticultura Sur.
“For us, as Centro de Fruticultura Sur, it is important to be present at events such as Cherry Tech and to be able to present the progress of one of the seven projects in our program. These events allow us to bring the scientific part closer to the industry, results that usually remain in academia. Events such as this allow the industry to take them in a practical way, thus promoting the delivery of relevant information and, therefore, making an effective transfer,” said Alejandra Vinagre, Coordinator of Dissemination and Transfer of the Southern Fruit Growing Center.
Another of the studies that will be presented at Cherry Tech is entitled “Use of protective covers in cherry harvesting”; it is a study carried out by Trío Kimün and aims to evaluate the effects of covers or different materials that are used at the time of harvest.
“Participating in this event with a poster allows us to show some of the work that the Trío kimün team has done in recent seasons and, in this way, we can provide practical information that we consider relevant to producers, in order to maintain cherry quality. So we invite all Cherry Tech participants to read it and we are very motivated to be able to share the results with them,” said Militza Ivelic, Commercial Manager of Trio Kimün.
Digital format
In line with new technologies and the spirit of Cherry Tech, the posters will be presented in digital format on specially designed totems; each research project will also be attended by its author, who will be able to explain the study carried out in more detail to those attending the technical event.
“In the next versions of Cherry Tech we hope to be able to expand the number of presenters and include other areas of cherry production, including the scientific field that impacts production, to generate more information. From the extension point of view, we are always attentive and interested in sharing information so that the industry can consume and use it based on the crop. Therefore, the democratization of information has always been our focus, both at Smartcherry and Avium, and today Cherry Tech also becomes a platform to generate information for the cherry industry in Chile and abroad.” concluded Carlos Tapia.
Ticket sales for Cherry Tech, an event organized by Yentzen Group and Smartcherry, are now available on the platform www.cherrytechconvention.com.
