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Honeycrisp storage recommendations revisited
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…
WTFRC Maximum Residue Levels Report for Cherry Available
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…
Strategies to Minimize Postharvest Rots of Apple and Pear
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 Management in Apples
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…
Optimización de las Aplicaciones de Fungicidas en Pre-cosecha para el Manejo de Enfermedades de Post-cosecha
En la mayoría de las enfermedades post-cosecha de manzanas y peras, las infecciones son iniciadas en el huerto en diferentes momentos durante la temporada de…
Optimize Preharvest Fungicide Sprays for Managing Postharvest Diseases
For most post-harvest diseases of apple and pear, infections are initiated in the orchard at different times during the growing season. As the harvest season…
Where Your Water Comes from Video
The Department of Ecology has posted the third video in the series commemorating 100 Years of Water Law.
Grower meeting for an update on the process in staffing the Hood River and Wasco County Horticulture Positions
OSU will be sponsoring a local meeting to discuss refilling of the Hood River and Wasco County Horticulture positions. The meeting will be held Tuesday…
Next Generation Tree Fruit Network – Transitioning to Organic Tour
Join WSU and the Next Generation Tree Fruit Network for an opportunity to learn more about organic tree fruit production. We will discuss: compost and…
Irrigation Scheduling Tool Available Online and as a New Phone Ap
Water stress can affect fruit size and quality. The irrigation scheduler from AgWeatherNet is a handy tool which can help you match irrigation applications to…
