Videos
Photoselective Anti-hail Netting Trial for ‘Honeycrisp’ Apple
An evaluation of the use of photoselective anti-hail netting is underway to reduce sunburn and improve productivity of 'Honeycrisp' apple in trials a commercial orchard…
Orchard Biorenovation
Abundant, active soil biota benefit your crops and your bottom line. Learn about a new biologically based technique to control apple replant disease while supporting…
Wa 38 ‘Cosmic Crisp™’ Field Day, 6-1-16
Mr. Auvil and Dr. Musacchi highlight recent orchard observations from the M9-Nic29 and Geneva 41 rootstocks for WA 38. Afterwards, Dr. Ines Hanrahan reviews WA…
Parasitoid wasp laying eggs in Brown Marmorated stinkbug eggs
Parasitoid wasp (T. japonicus) laying eggs in Brown Marmorated stink bug (BMSB) eggs.
Photo-selective Netting-An Integrated Agro-technology: Improving Fruit Production While Coping With Environmental Constraints
Dr. Shahak presents an invited expert seminar reviewing research around the world where anti-hail shade nets of various colors have been used to alter the…
Managing Quarantine-Significant Post Harvest Diseases in Pacific Northwest Apple and Pear Orchards
In this video Drs. Parama Sikdar, Mike Willett, Richard Kim and Mr. Tom Auvil provide a tutorial about the management of two quarantine significant postharvest…
Beating Apple Replant Disorders
Mr. Tom Auvil (Research Horticulturist, WTFRC) presents a thorough explanation of how to beat apple replant disorders covering everything from economic assessment to cultivar choices…
Pruning Bartlett Pears to Optimize Fruit Quality
Dr. Stefano Musacchi provides a tutorial on pruning Bartlett pear trees to optimize fruit quality. This includes using the concept of dynamic or renewal pruning,…
Weed Control in Orchards
On January 19, 2015 David Granatstein spoke at the Lake Chelan Hort Day about why weed control is needed in orchards, weed control options, herbicides…
Powdery Mildew Infection of Sweet Cherries: Expect the Unexpected
Dr. Claudia Probst discussed the relationship between host susceptibility, environment and timing in cherry powdery mildew disease development. She noted that sweet cherries are more…
