Tree Fruit News Oct 2020

The WA 38 / Cosmic Crisp® pre-harvest virtual field tour consisted of three separate events. The first event was a webinar intended for all stakeholders involved in growing, managing, packing, shipping, or marketing this apple…

Now that the growing season is coming to a close, you might be wondering what parts of your pest management program worked well, and which could use some improvement. If you have questions about whether…

Since 2011, the WTFRC has conducted studies in apple and cherry to generate pesticide residue data for commonly used insecticides and fungicides to help Washington growers make more informed choices about their spray programs.  The…

Plants need light, CO2, water, and minerals for their development, growth, and producing quality fruit. Most nutrient uptake for tree fruit occurs through the roots, between bloom and the rapid vegetative growth phase. In most…

Written by Robert Orpet and Louis Nottingham, WSU TFREC, Entomology October 2020. Kaolin clay (Surround WP) is a white sprayable powder that discourages pear psylla from laying eggs on pear trees by creating a physical…

Here are case studies four to seven in our tree removal case studies series.

Green spot refers to a discoloration identified on WA 38 fruit that could indicate a potential disorder. The cause(s) for green spot are unknown and we have limited experience with it because there are only…

Written by Margret McCoy, WSU Ph.D. Student, Horticulture/Viticulture This time of year many growers are exchanging their daily use machinery away from orchard management tools and into harvest equipment. This is also an optimum time…

X-disease in peaches, plums and nectarines causes yellow leaves, shot hole and small deformed fruit.

X-disease in peaches, plums and nectarines causes yellow leaves, shot hole and small deformed fruit.

The WA 38 / Cosmic Crisp® Pre-Harvest Virtual Field Day covered discussion on defects and disorders, PVM guidelines and recommendation, harvest and storage criteria, using the starch chart, crop load and dry matter considerations, and…

This WA 38 Q&A session, hosted by Bernardita Sallato, focused on all issues related to production, preharvest, conditions of the crop, crop load volume and yield, size and color, fruit finish, weather and smoke related…

This WA 38 Q&A session, hosted by Karen Lewis, focused on storage and shipping, and anything that happens at harvest going forward. Topics included marketing and quality standards, clarifications to color definitions, starch evaluation, shape…

Please join us for this joint WSU-OSU seminar discussing how Co-robitic harvest aid platforms can increase harvesting speed.

This online workshop will include recorded demonstrations with live commentary and discussion sessions. We hope this workshop will help orchardists and field staff: understand what soil health is and how to measure it; improve their…

WSU Tree Fruit Extension will provide a variety of learning opportunities this fall and winter in order to continue to bring growers research-based information while maintaining your safety from Covid19. Opportunities will include webinar series,…