A come Alpi _Blueberry, under the FEM Research Lens / News / Communication / The Edmund Mach Foundation

On Friday, 29 August 2025, at 9:30 PM on RTTR, the 11th episode of A for Alps, Season 2025, will air.

Title: Blueberry, under the Research Lens

Topics: In this episode, we return to Vigalzano, a FEM peripheral center in Pergine Valsugana specializing in small fruits with research, experimentation, and consultancy activities (the previous episode focused on small fruit experimentation and consultancy). Here, we explore scientific research activities on small fruits, particularly blueberries. The episode covers the germplasm collection, which includes around one hundred blueberry varieties from around the world, the key parameters guiding research activities, new conservation techniques under study, and methods for measuring fruit firmness.

Filming locations: Experimental fields and laboratories in Vigalzano

Host: Silvia Ceschini

Interviewees: Brian Farneti (CRI)

Beekeeping segment: Livia Zanotelli on small colony experimentation

The A for Alps series consists of 24 episodes, airing from 6 June to 28 November 2025. It is hosted by Linda Pisani, while the FEM technical-scientific segment is curated by Silvia Ceschini.

All episodes will be promoted on the FEM website and social channels and will be available on the YouTube channel in the A for Alps playlist after their broadcast.

Broadcast schedule: