2020

White asparagus – A hot water treatment to limit postharvest pink discolouration ?

A quick hot water treatment of asparagus by dipping or spraying after harvest is efficient in preserving the white colour. [...]

Fri 14/10/2022 by CTIFL

Night-harvesting asparagus in Spain

San José and his wife Pilar Chaqui, produce 25 hectares of organic white asparagus in Tudela de Duero, near Valladolid, [...]

Fri 14/10/2022 by Guy Dubon

Luxury white asparagus has a name: ASPA

In France, ASPA, led by Jacques Guironnet, produces a very early white asparagus thanks to the use of a hot-water [...]

Fri 14/10/2022 by Guy Dubon

Green asparagus needs transparency

More than precocity, plastic films used for green asparagus have a protective role against bad weather and pests.

Thu 13/10/2022 by Guy Dubon

Sustainable soil management for asparagus stand longevity

Field operations associated with UK asparagus production (e.g. re-ridging, sub-soiling, spray operations, harvest traffic) can result in progressive and severe [...]

Thu 13/10/2022 by Lucie Maskova / Dr. Rob Simmons / Dr. Lynda Deeks

A world of new products for asparagus

The cultivation, harvesting and packaging of asparagus are the source of many innovations. Manufacturers and suppliers have also proposed many [...]

Tue 14/09/2021 by Guy Dubon

Asparagus to conquer Africa

Africa discovers asparagus production, with investors establishing the new culture there. Plantations in Namibia, Ethiopia and Madagascar are mainly for [...]

Fri 14/10/2022 by Christian Befve

Harvesting asparagus at night

Night harvesting is as yet still undeveloped among asparagus growers. Yet it offers certain advantages, as evidenced by those who [...]

Fri 14/10/2022 by Guy Dubon

Greek asparagus season

"Greece is the fourth largest European asparagus producing country. Very specialized in the cultivation of white asparagus, some companies are [...]

Fri 14/10/2022 by Gabriele Orsini

US asparagus faces increasing competition from Mexico

« Mexican asparagus imports cause a reduction in the areas of asparagus grown in the United States, notably in California. [...]

Fri 14/10/2022 by Nadia Venticinque

Italy freezes its asparagus

Italy is Europe’s leading asparagus processing country. Much of the production is for freezing, in accordance with the standards required [...]

Fri 14/10/2022 by Lucciano Trentini

Where in the world is asparagus processed?

Canned or frozen, the processed asparagus market represents an outlet for a third of the world's asparagus crops, with China, [...]

Fri 14/10/2022 by Guy Dubon