Integrated Fruit Growing in Europe

Integrated Management of European Cherry Fruit Fly Rhagoletis cerasi (L.): Situation in Switzerland and Europe

The European cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis cerasi (L.) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a highly destructive pest. The low tolerance for damaged fruit requires preventive insecticide treatments for a marketable crop. The phase-out of old insecticides threatens cherry production throughout the European Union (EU). Consequently, new management techniques and tools are needed. With the increasing number ...

Childhood obesity in Europe: a growing concern.

Estimation of the prevalence and secular trends in paediatric obesity in Europe is impeded by methodological problems in the definition of obesity and the paucity of data sets that mirror the demographic, cultural and socioeconomic composition of the European population. The available prevalence data show that paediatric obesity is increasing throughout Europe but the patterns vary with time, a...

The Origins of Fruits, Fruit Growing, and Fruit Breeding

Integrated meteorology-chemistry models in Europe

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Key lessons from integrated care in Europe

In English health and social care there sometimes seems to be a curious two-fold response when a difficult policy issue arises. First is an assumption that the answer to the problems we’re facing must exist somewhere—we just haven’t it yet. This then leads to a rapid trawl of international models and experiences to see if we can find and import a ready-made solution. Secondly, when England look...