NEWS
How to assess cold damage
Following a cold night like this past Saturday/Sunday, many growers are concerned about damage to their crops. Here is a brief tutorial for assessing damage in your blocks.
Powdery Mildew of Cherry: Fungicide Resistance Update 2021
Recent research in our laboratory has identified resistance to Group 11 (QoI or strobilurin) and Group 3 (DMI) fungicides in the cherry powdery mildew pathosystem in the PNW. Avoid the use of Group 11 and…
AgWeatherNet Spring Frost Program
For the past 25 years Clearwest had provided frost forecasts for Central Washington fruit growers and decided to end this service after the 2020 season. In order for the spring frost program to continue, a…
Codling Moth Mating Disruption Considerations
Codling moth mating disruption is the foundation for integrated pest management in apple and pears. It is important to remember that the mode of action is false trail following or competitive attraction. Therefore, it is…
Resources for Little Cherry & X-disease Scouting and Sampling 2022
Multiple resources are available for scouting and sampling of X-disease and Little Cherry disease during the 2022 season.
Plan for Multiple Fire Blight Conditions, Be Agile
Make a plan now to be ready to prevent fire blight in your orchard this year.
NOTICIAS ESPAÑOL
Fitoplasma X (Western X)
El fitoplasma X, el Little Cherry Virus 2 (LChV2) y el Little Cherry Virus 1 (LChV1), son los agentes causales de la enfermedad de la cereza pequeña. Los síntomas de la enfermedad son el desarrollo…
Virus de la Cereza pequeña (LChV)
El virus de la cereza pequeña 2 (LChV2) y virus de la cereza pequeña 1 (LChV1), y el fitoplasma X son los agentes causales de la enfermedad de la cereza pequeña o Little Cherry Disease…
LATEST VIDEOS
Assessing Cold Damage – a Demonstration
This is the last of a four-part series from the sweet cherry cold hardiness webinar held on Oct 29, 2020. In this video, Assessing cold damage, Dr. Matthew Whiting, WSU professor, demonstrates how to assess…
Flowering Fruit Set & Pollination
Flowering is a critical time for growers because fertilization rate has a fundamental relationship to yield and there is a short window of opportunity to set the crop for the year. The processes of pollination…
X-disease and Little Cherry Virus Extent and Impact in the Pacific Northwest
X-disease and Little cherry virus cause small, light colored cherries. More than 238,856 trees equivalent to 974 acres of sweet cherries have been removed due to X-disease and Little Cherry Disease between 2015 and 2020…
X-disease Phytoplasma Vector Gallery
Seven leafhoppers are known to transmit X-disease phytoplasma: Colladonus montanus, Fiebriella florii, Scaphytopius acutus, Paraphlepsius irroratus, Colladonus reductus, E. variegatus and Colladonus geminatus. The two most common in Washington are C. reductus, C. geminatus. Low numbers…
OPPORTUNITIES
Interdisciplinary Research Plant Physiologist/Horticulturist/Food Technologist
www.ars.usda.gov “The premier food and agricultural research agency of USDA” Interdisciplinary Research Plant Physiologist/Horticulturist/Food Technologist GS-435/437/403-12/13 Permanent/Full-Time Salary Range: $77,488 to $119,787/Per Year The USDA-ARS is seeking a highly qualified candidate for a permanent, full-time…
PUBLICATIONS
Optimization of Light Interception, Leaf Area and Yield in “WA38”: Comparisons among Training Systems, Rootstocks and Pruning Techniques
WSU Anthony Brendon ,Sara Serra and Stefano Musacchi utilized new technologies for rapid assessments of LAI and light interception (LI) in ‘WA 38’ apple orchard to study productivity across two training systems (Spindle and V), two rootstocks (Geneva 41® (G41) and Malling 9—Nic29 (Nic29)) and two pruning techniques (“click” and bending) in 2016 and 2017.
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