Web Articles
Pruning & Training – Stone Fruit
Trade Articles Peach training systems aren’t one-size fits-all, C. Herrick, Growing Produce, 2015 Winning orchard designs, R. Lehnert, Good Fruit Grower, 2013 Prune for size,…
Biological Control
WSU has an active research group looking at ways to enhance orchard biological control. Biological Control (AKA Biocontrol) is a method of controlling pests through…
Phytoplasmas and Viroids
Other Diseases Caused by Phytoplasmas and Viroids Apple Rubbery Wood Causative Agent: unconfirmed graft-transmissible agent, perhaps phytoplasma. Vector: None known Crops Affected: Apple Disease Description:…
Virus Resources
WSU Resources Impact of viruses on cherry fruit size, D. Villamor and K. Eastwell, pdf presentation, WSU, Clean Plant Center Northwest, 2014. Little cherry disease:…
Pear Crop Load Resources
Publications Pear chemical thinning, WSU Crop Protection Guide Online, 2016. Trade Articles Promotion and management of pear fruiting, T. Einhorn, et al., OSU, Good…
Cherry Crop Load Resources
WSU CPAAS Research Hand-held mechanical thinning devices for cherry production Development of a hand-held mechanical blossom thinning device Extension Publications Cherry Training Systems, L.…
Stone Fruit Crop Load Resources
Trade Articles Peaches and Nectarines-Bloom thinning boosts fruit size, B. van den Ende, Good Fruit Grower, 2013. (peaches and nectarines-hand thinning) Technical Articles Performance…
Apple Crop Load Resources
WSU-CPAAS Research 3D Machine vision for improved apple crop load estimation Innovative technologies for thinning fruit trees Mechanical pruning in apple, sweet cherry, and pear…
