Publications
Modeling apple surface temperature dynamics based on weather data
The exposure of fruit surfaces to direct sunlight during the summer months can result in sunburn damage.
An evaluation of U.S. peach producers’ trait prioritization: Evidence from audience surveys
Fresh peach producers indicated fruit flavor and size were the most important fruit quality traits, whereas processed peach producers viewed fruit size, fruit firmness, and…
Yield, labor, and fruit and juice quality characteristics of machine and hand-harvested ‘Brown Snout’ specialty cider apple
Cider apple harvest with an over-the-row small fruit machine harvester used four times less labor than hand harvest, yield reached 87% that of hand harvest…
Sweet cherry floral organ size varies with genotype and temperature
Floral organ attributes are important for pollinator attraction and pollination success in many plants.
Diurnal pattern in canopy light interception for tree fruit orchard trained to an upright fruiting offshoots (UFO) architecture
Fractional interception of photosynthetically active radiation (FIPAR) (i.e. light interception) by tree fruit canopies determines, in large part, fruit quantity and quality, and thus profitability.
Carbon source-dependent antifungal and nematicidal volatiles derived during anaerobic soil disinfestation
The efficacy of ASD for control of ARD pathogens was evaluated in growth chamber experiments using soils from two orchard sites having a history of…
Rapid and sensitive detection of Little Cherry Virus 2 using isothermal reverse transcription-recombinase polymerase amplification
Little cherry virus 2 (LChV2) (genus Ampelovirus is the primary causal agent of little cherry disease (LCD) in sweet cherry Prunus avium in North America…
Productivity, economics, and fruit and soil quality of weed management systems in commercial organic orchards in Washington State, USA
Three systems of weed management in the tree row were compared in commercial, certified organic apple and pear orchards in Washington State, USA, to determine…
Market intermediaries’ willingness to pay for apple, peach, cherry, and strawberry quality attributes
This study uses discrete choice experiments to determine the valuation that individual market intermediaries (e.g., packers, shippers, marketers, and processors) place on targeted fruit quality…
Ammonium Carbonate is more attractive than apple and hawthorn fruit volatile lures to Rhagoletis pomonella (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Washington State
Here, we determined whether newly identified western apple and western hawthorn fruit volatiles are more attractive than ammonium carbonate (AC) to R. pomonella in apple,…
