Water shortage casts shadow over new season in Granada
A lack of irrigation water saw Granada’s 2023/24 green asparagus season kick off in October with a gloomy outlook.
Sun 25/02/2024 by Julie Butler
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New Zealand : how much nitrogen does asparagus need?
With consumers demanding more sustainable farming, and the prospect of New Zealand growing more asparagus once robotic harvesters come into commercial use, researchers [...]
Wed 06/12/2023 by Julie Butler
Italy : Confronting both a labour shortage and climate change
Green, white and purple Italian asparagus is grown from Italy’s north to south. But this crop, which is very well [...]
Mon 26/05/2025 by Luciano Trentini
New breakthrough regarding Fusarium in asparagus
At the XV International Asparagus Symposium last year, three teams of scientists from various parts of the world presented their [...]
Wed 12/06/2024 by Clara Bernaud
The two kinds of asparagus harvesting machinery
Whether picking green or white asparagus, harvesting robots need to be fast, inexpensive, produce few losses, and be gentle with [...]
Mon 27/05/2024 by Julie Butler
Against asparagus dieback, unity is strength
A better understanding of the development of mycorrhizae and its impact on asparagus is the first step towards finding solutions [...]
Wed 06/12/2023 by Maurane Pagniez
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The art of covering crops
The recent practice of using vegetation covers provides agronomic, thermal, ecological and environmental benefits. But it also requires making the [...]
Fri 09/06/2023 by Guy Dubon
Long harvests, extensive daylight and high yields in China
In this subtropical monsoon climate, Chinese asparagus is created through a mode of production that involves a lengthy harvest period [...]
Wed 07/06/2023 by Xujuan Zhang, Xiaoxia Fu, Jianjun Shi, Nian Pan
A model for predicting harvests
The Asperges de France organisation is working on a crop forecasting model to optimise the marketing of white asparagus throughout [...]
Mon 05/06/2023 by Guy Dubon
Regenerative Landwirtschaft – erste Erfahrungen im Spargelanbau
Robert Courth berichtete am Spargeltag Karlsruhe 2021 von seinen Bemühungen den Spargelanbau auf dem Rafzer Spargelhof (Produktionsstandort der Juckerfarm AG), [...]
Sun 14/05/2023 by Isabelle Kokula
Understanding asparagus tip breakdown
Tip breakdown is a major cause of postharvest waste of asparagus in the UK. Researchers there are investigating the factors [...]
Sun 07/05/2023 by Julie Butler
Innovation and experimentation define Japan’s asparagus sector
Innovative growing techniques and sustainability practices are spreading across Japan’s production areas, as consumers seek novelty and environmental responsibility.
Tue 02/05/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
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