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2019 Storage Recommendations for WA 38 (Cosmic Crisp®)
WA 38 can be stored with minimum losses throughout a yearlong storage period. Firmness is retained extremely well in CA storage (only 1-2 pounds loss…
Apple frost damage during harvest
Be careful with handling your apples under frost conditions!
Top 6 things to get it right – Harvest for optimum quality of COSMIC CRISP®
To ensure the optimum quality at harvest of your fruit, follow these six tips.
WA 38 Maturity Testing & Online Resources
WA 38 harvest is almost here and we want to remind people of the resources on our treefruit.wsu.edu website. On the left side menu column,…
WA 38 / COSMIC CRISP® Maturity Field Days Scheduled
The WTFRC and WSU Extension have scheduled field days across the region to demonstrate WA 38 fruit sampling and starch analysis using the new WA…
WSU Researchers’ Work on Heat Stress Highlighted in two AgClimate blog articles
Two new AgClimate blog articles from Dr. Lee Kalcsits lab at WSU TFREC highlight their work on heat stress on apples. The first discusses understanding…
Past, Present, and Future of IAREC
Join us as we celebrate the Past, Present, and Future of IAREC. Learn about past innovations and research being pursued at IAREC, meet the next…
Little Cherry Disease Task Force Rolls Out New Online Form to Streamline Testing
Tianna DuPont and Scott Harper worked with web developers from CSEK Creative to create a new online submission form and database for Little Cherry Virus…
2019 Cherry MRL Report Available
For the ninth consecutive year, the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission has conducted studies to provide the Northwest cherry industry basic information about residues of…
Fall Urea Application Recommendations
Dr. Greg Lang of Michigan State University has found that late summer or autumn urea sprays increased the shoot hardiness of the cherries that he…
