GEP and non-GEP Efficacy Trials

Pcfruit performs all possible efficacy studies (GEP) for registration, or non-GEP for product development and demonstration in fruit growing. Trials are executed according to EPPO guidelines, in-house validated procedures (SOP) or company-specific protocols.

Link to trap and lure efficacy on fruit pests (pdf)671.26 KB

Semi field and laboratory trials

  • Please do not hesitate to contact us for any specific trial requests on fruit crops.
     
  • Trials under controlled conditions (lab, cage, greenhouse, climate chamber)

  1. Erwinia amylovora or fire blight (apple and pear)

  2. Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae (pear)

  3. Xanthomonas fragariae (strawberry)

  4. Drought tolerance screening/assays (greenhouse: raspberry, blackberry, strawberry)

  5. Proximal/contact sensing based monitoring (handheld sensors – chlorophyll, leaf transpiration, light transmission/spectrum & quantity, digital weather stations, soil moisture sensing…)

  6. Irrigation hardware (drippers, microsprinklers, subsoil irrigation) and management tools (sensors, models)

  7. Measurement (spectrophotometer) of fruit and leaf secondary metabolites (chlorophyll, anthocyanins, carotenoids, ..)

  8. Remote sensing (drone based monitoring) of flower intensity, tree height, growth and yield prediction in pear

Below a list of typical trial setups executed by our in house trial specialist. Please note that this list is not complete.

Anthocoris nemoralis (pdf)802.63 KB
Anthonomus pomorum (apple blossom weevil) dried residue (pdf)809.66 KB
Anthonomus pomorum (apple blossom weevil) topical (pdf)773.72 KB
Anthonomus pyri (pear bud weevil) dried residue (pdf)812.76 KB
Anthonomus pyri (pear bud weevil) topical (pdf)776.96 KB
Insects and mites - Lab protocol Pentatomidae dried residue (pdf)281.34 KB
Aphelinus mali (parasitoid of woolly apple aphid) (pdf)773.06 KB
Aphid parasitoids (pdf)581.5 KB
Cacopsylla pyri (pear psyllid, pear sucker) (pdf)667.15 KB
Cydia pomonella (codling moth) (pdf)665.74 KB
Drosophila suzukii (Spotted Wing Drosophila, SWD) dried residue (pdf)794.76 KB
Drosophila suzukii (Spotted Wing Drosophila, SWD) topical (pdf)790.3 KB
Drosophila suzukii (Spotted Wing Drosophila, SWD) olfactometer choice tests (pdf)781.35 KB
Eriosoma lanigerum (woolly apple aphid) (pdf)785.88 KB
Forficula auricularia (earwig) (pdf)788.68 KB
Fruit crop aphids (Dysaphis plantaginea, Aphis pomi, Aphis spiraecola, Lepidosaphes ulmi and many others) (pdf)590.45 KB
Rainfastness studies (pdf)637.75 KB
Honey bee - Toxicity of plant protection products (pdf)792.5 KB

***For more information about our sensitivy/resistance monitoring, please click here.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for any other kind of custom made trials to answer your technical questions. Our mission is to help you in every possible way in reaching your goal: the successful development and application of crop protection products in fruit growing.