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After a tough year in 2017 lets look at the answers to common questions about cherry powdery mildew answered by WSU plant pathologist Dr. Gary…

There are 12 unique cases of herbicide resistance in Washington state. Consider management strategies to limit herbicide resistance.

A few orchards reported Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM) damage in their organic apple blocks this fall. Mating disruption combined with monitoring will be critical in…

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…

This spring, like many early season psylla controls were difficult to apply. Early season management limitations have many wondering if post-harvest is a logical time…

Organic food sales in the U.S. grew about 8% in 2016 over the previous year, and many products were in short supply. Domestic production has…

Storing Honeycrisp long term while achieving good packouts and maintaining fruit of acceptable eating quality in the second part of the storage season has been…

For the seventh consecutive year, the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission has conducted studies to provide the Northwest cherry industry basic information about residues of…

Preventing rots from damaging stored apple and pear starts by good orchard sanitation practices and timely fungicide applications. However, postharvest practices will help extend the…

Superficial scald, also called storage scald, is a pre-eminent physiological disorder caused by chilling injury. This article is a brief overview and update on scald…