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Tree Fruit News Jan 2021

NEWS

Pear IPM Case Studies: Honeydew Washing at Four Orchard Locations

This article reports the findings of four case studies utilizing different scenarios for washing honeydew in pear orchards and the effect it had on IPM. Each study gives the system specifications, impact on honeydew levels,…
fire blight canker with purple tissue on pear.

Remove Fire Blight Cankers Now to Reduce Risk this Year

Fire blight cankers left in the orchard are the source for new infections next spring. Remove them now!

LATEST VIDEOS

Rootstock Differences in WA 38

Bernardita Sallato talks about a two-year project on root growth differences between WA 38 trees grown on G 41 and M9-Nic 29 rootstock and possible relation with green spot development.

Nutrient differences in WA 38 apples with and without green spot

Bernardita Sallato explains nutrient composition differences between WA 38 apples with and without green spot, and how rootstock and growing systems can influence green spot development.

WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS

PUBLICATIONS

Towards rapid detection and mapping of powdery mildew in apple orchards

Chandel, Khot, Sallato Dec 2020. Powdery mildew (PM) in apples is a critical fungal disease that adversely affects yield and fruit quality. Conventional PM identification techniques are laborious. This study evaluated the suitability of non-destructive…

EVENTS

TEAM

Datta Bhalekar
Thiago Campbell
Tianna DuPont
Dani Gray
Gwen Hoheisel
Marcella Magby
Lexie McDaniel
Manoella Mendoza
Claire Murphy
Bernardita Sallato
Tory Schmidt
Corina Serban

Washington State University