International Symposium On Cherries

Abstract

The International Society for Horticultural Science arranged a Symposium in Bonn from the 25th to the 28th of June, 1968. Eighty attended from 18 different countries including the U.S.A. and the Eastern Zone of Europe. It was clear from the discussions that cherry growing was a declining industry. There were 32 papers including the following subjects: Dwarf Trees, Use of heavy yielding varieties, easy picking, pollination of self-sterile varieties, diagnosis and cure of pests and diseases, birds, and splitting of fruit. There were excursions to the Institute fer Fruit and Vegetables of the University of Bonn in Klein-Altendorf, the Mittelrhein, and the Rheinhessen, where different forms of culture were seen, marketing methods and new varieties of sweet and sour cherries.