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Tree Fruit News – July 2022

NEWS

Consider Trapping for Spotted-Wing Drosophila

Pressure from spotted-wing drosophila (SWD) varies from year to year. Some years (like 2015) with mild winters and early springs can produce high levels of pressure regionally, but some areas or orchards may have high…
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Sunburn in apple and strategies to mitigate it

Written by Jenny L. Bolivar-Medina, ITT WSU Extension, and Lee Kalcsits, Endowed Chair WSU Horticulture. August 2021. In this article there is a brief description of what is sunburn, types of sunburn and the current…
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Cooling Mechanisms for a Tree Fruit Orchard

Fruit nearing harvest when the background color starts to turn yellow is particularly susceptible to sunburn. Cooling systems need to start when air temperatures reach 85-90 °F. This article covers key cooling system characteristics.

EN ESPAÑOL

Guía de Defectos en WA 38

Defectos comunes y características únicas en WA 38 durante la temporada de crecimiento cercana a la cosecha y durante su almacenamiento. Traducido por Jenny L. Bolivar-Medina. Extensión en transferencia de tecnologías e información (ITT por…

Quemadura de sol en manzanas y estrategias para mitigarla.

Escrito por  Jenny L. Bolivar-Medina, ITT WSU Extension, y Lee Kalcsits, Endowed Chair WSU Horticulture. Agosto 2021. En este artículo se describe brevemente que es la quemadura de sol, sus clases y las estrategias que…

Mecanismos de Enfriamiento para una Huerta de Árboles Frutales

Cuando las frutas están en estados más avanzados de desarrollo, cerca de la cosecha cuando se tornan amarillas, son particularmente susceptibles. Es en estos estados, y particularmente cuando la temperatura ambiental alcanza entre 85 y…

TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS

VIDEO

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Climate: Why Does it Matter? with Dr. Nicholas Bond

Dr. Bond, from the Office of the Washington State Climatologist, share with us insights into the heatwave and drought of 2021, as well as the observed trends in heat, cold snaps, floods, and air pollution,…

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

EDITOR

The July 2022 edition of Fruit Matters was edited by Jenny Bolivar-Medina, WSU Extension.

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