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Apples, Postharvest
Featured stories about apples, postharvest appear in this issue.
Rethinking the chill requirement for pear ripening
Good to Know A research report from David Sugar, Oregon State University; Elizabeth Mitcham, University of California, Davis; and Eugene Kupferman, Washington State University, Wenatchee
Ontario apple plant expands with local support
Kirk Kemp says a buy-local trend has boosted his company's sales. Ontario's apple industry was facing serious challenges four years ago when Mike Gibson and
Full U.S. apple crop ahead
Apple-growing regions across the United States are reporting full crops this season. The U.S. Apple Association estimates the total 2009 national apple crop (fresh and
New varieties for New York
A group called New York Apple Growers, LLC, has been formed to commercialize apple varieties developed by Cornell University, New York. Roger Lamont, chair of
Ready for robots?
Brad Hamner of Carnegie Mellon University walks alongside an autonomous vehicle as it moves down the rows in Washington State University's research orchard near Wenatchee.
No club for WSU apples
New apple varieties released by Washington State University will not be club varieties. Dr. Jim McFerson, manager of the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission, which
IAC members
Members of the breeding program's Industry Advisory Council are: Brent Milne, Bob Brammer, Bruce Allen, Bryon McDougall, Dale Goldy, Dan Flick, Dave Allan, Dave Gleason,
The route to commercialization
New apple varieties from Washington State University will be evaluated and commercialized under the following general guidelines. The fees and royalties are suggested amounts and
Biofumigant has potential as quarantine treatment
by Dr. Lerry Lacey and Geraldine Warner A fungus that emits gaseous compounds is being tested as a fumigant for quarantine treatments of apples. Dr.
New juice grape variety
Dr. Joan Davenport holds a Concord leaf during a summer field day to emphasize the importance of using whole leaves for nutrient analysis instead of
WSU releases its first apple variety
Retired WSU apple breeder Dr. Bruce Barritt checks another promising selection in an evaluation plot in a commercial orchard. Washington State University has granted an
Consider fumigation an investment
Lynn Long discusses the fumigation in a new Regina cherry block at the Omeg orchard at The Dalles, Oregon. Cherry growers may balk at the
Good Point – Stephen Young
Orchard systems have gone through dynamic changes over the past 50 years. High-density plantings and dwarfing rootstocks have allowed growers to make changes in production
Good Point – Robert Brody and Jon Wyss
Washington's farms and ranches reached a record value of production for crops and livestock in 2008. Agriculture accounts for more than 12 percent of our
Cherry export glitch
The 2009 cherry export season in Japan did not live up to the Northwest industrys expectations because of a delay in implementing a systems approach
Major grant for cherry research
The Specialty Crop Research Initiative has awarded a $3.9-million grant for research on new ways of producing, processing, and marketing sweet cherries. Dr. Matt Whiting,
Good Stuff
Protect fruit from sunburn Purfresh of Fremont, California, reports that the company's solar protectant, Purshade, has reduced physical sun-related damage on several apple varieties in
Last Bite – Mining engineer turns fruit grower
Yakima orchardist Ed Bannister adopted the Pyramid brand name in 1915 after purchasing his first five acres of orchard. He had more than 500 acres
Tighter spacing, less crop
Dr. Markus Keller shared the results of a high-density spacing trial in juice grapes with growers attending a summer field day. High density