FruitCREWS

FruitCREWS is Cost Action (CA21142).
Fruit tree Crop REsponses to Water deficit and decision support Systems applications

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🎓 Applications are now open for the final #FruitCREWS Training School!

📍 Bari, Italy | 🗓️ 7–9 Sept 2026

⏳ Read more and apply by 13 July: https://t.co/wj1ycmsNrY

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🇪🇺🌱 From 23–25 June, the #FruitCREWS community gathered in Brussels for its Final Event & Final Workshop at the European Parliament Info Hub 🏛️

📖 Read more: https://t.co/eilaA06Pf3

📄 Read Press release here: https://t.co/yev9AAzCtC

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🌱 The #FruitCREWS Training School is underway!

Join the remaining sessions on fertigation, soil health, crop nutrition and resilient fruit production.

📅 30 June: https://t.co/Vt9W98oqxo

📅 1 July: https://t.co/FyBI9sV4bs

Read more: https://t.co/S2oorhYd1p

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🌍💧 @FruitCrews Final Workshop on Sustainable Water Management for EU Agriculture!

📅 24 June 2026
📍 European Parliament INFO-HUB, Brussels
🎥 Online participation available

Read more and find link to join online: https://t.co/FZ6REJUfSr

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The E-Seminar Series continues on 14 May at 15:30 CET.

Chaired by Damiano Zanotelli, the seminar will feature presentations by:

• Anna-Lena Haug Lena Haug
• Nicola Giuliani

Read more and join : https://t.co/ATn0bTc9Cs

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Looking to expand your research network and gain hands-on experience abroad?

The @FruitCrews COST Action mobility opportunities are available!
📌Learn more and apply here: https://t.co/zAvQ5KS9US

📩Contact point: @GManganaris [email protected]

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📢 New @FruitCrews press release published!

Research highlights tree-level monitoring, crop-water modelling and irrigation decision-support tools 🌱💧 Based on 88 irrigation case studies and a survey of 250+ growers across 15 countries 🌍.

🔎 Read more:https://t.co/yev9AAzCtC

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📢 @FruitCrews e-Seminar – 6th Session

🗓 12 March | ⏰ 15:30 CET
🎤 Talks by Ersin Atay & Maria Tarapoulouzi
💬 Followed by Q&A

Join the discussion on water availability in orchards and research methods in fruit science.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/mn3SWeI3ZB

#eseminar

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🍎 @FruitCrews at #FRUTIC2026 @ #FruitLogistica
📍 Messe Berlin | 📅 6 Feb 2026

🎤 @FruitCrews session chaired by Brunella Morandi, with talks by Pasquale Losciale, Kathy Steppe, Alon Ben-Gal & George Manganaris.

Read more: https://t.co/2pKR8o9X7q

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📢 @FruitCrews 5th E-Seminar
📅 12 Feb | 15:30 CET

💧🌱 Modelling plant–water relations & fruit growth under water deficit
🎤 Sarah Verbeke | Dario Constantinescu

💻 Online (MS Teams)
👉 Read more: https://t.co/bdGQYa94xf

#FruitCREWS #CropModelling #PlantWater #ESeminar

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⚡ Jorge Pedro Rosa Duarte completed an STSM at Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), hosted by Prof. @GManganaris .

Connecting plant physiology, fruit quality & data-driven decisions in modern berry production. 🚀🫐

#BerryCrops #PlantPhysiology #Preharvest #Postharvest #STSM

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🧑‍🔬👩‍🔬 @FruitCrews at the XI Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural Crops

@FruitCrews colleagues contributed to the organisation of the symposium at Tatura SmartFarm, Australia (18–23 Jan 2026).

🎤 Brunella Morandi, Chair of the FruitCREWS COST Action, presented at the event.

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📍 @FruitCrews at #FruitLogistica 2026!

🎤 Speaking at FRUTIC Symposium (6 Feb, Berlin):

• Kathy Steppe
• Pasquale Losciale
• Alon Ben-Gal
• Martin Mészáros
• George Manganaris

🔗 More info: https://t.co/tmaejVIlQw

#LetsGrow #Horticulture #Tech #Research

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🌱 @FruitCrews E-Seminar Series – Episode 4

📅 8 Jan | ⏰ 15:30 CET | 💻 Online (MS Teams)

🎙️ Chaired by Brunella Morandi

🎤 Speakers:
🍎 Yael Grunwald – Apple cultivars & heat waves
🌿 Kaspars Kampuss – Mulching & soil conditions

🔗 Join us: https://t.co/wVQ88HrKDi

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🎄✨ Season’s greetings from the @FruitCrews Action

💚 As the year comes to a close, we reflect on the strength of collaboration and shared knowledge in advancing sustainable water management for fruit crops.

Looking forward to continued collaboration and impact in 2026. 🌍

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🎥🌱 @FruitCrews - WG1, Year 3 update
WG1 Lead Pasquale Losciale shares key progress in Year 3 and next steps for the final year 📊➡️

Watch the video here: https://t.co/qZohCg9hKv

#COSTAction #research #progress #irrigation #nextsteps

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📢 Open position:

IRTA is hiring a Researcher in Soil–Plant–Atmosphere (SPAC) Water Modelling (Lleida, Spain).

Focus: crop modelling, water & carbon fluxes, efficient irrigation.

🔗 Apply:
https://t.co/py7raQjMMN

#FruitCREWS #SPAC #CropModelling #Irrigation

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⏰🔔 Tick-tock… the deadline is near!

Submit your article to the Special Issue
“Plant-based & remote sensing solutions for irrigation management of woody crops”
📘 Scientia Horticulturae

🎅 Deadline: 31 December (no extensions)
💡 Free open access

🔗 https://t.co/D9fQNuP9dn

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🌱 @FruitCrews will hold its 3rd e-seminar on 11 Dec, 15:30 CET.

Talks:
🔹 Arnon Dag – fruit load & olive transpiration
🔹 Pieter Janssens – management zones in pear orchards

Read more and Join the session 👇
https://t.co/eXYA9xjjrb

#eseminar #irrigation #research

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🌱 @FruitCrews Training School on remote sensing for irrigation was held in Skopje (29 Sept–1 Oct 2025).

👩‍🎓 26 researchers from 15 countries joined lectures, hands-on sessions and a drone field trip. 🚁

👉 Read more: https://t.co/UBKF5oxWKZ

#training #drones #satelites