Project Description
Pears
Featured stories about pears appear in this issue.
Pear promotions pondered
A pear industry task force is looking at how the Pear Bureau Northwest might coordinate its domestic pear promotions with the companies supplying the pears.
Pear breeding north of the border
Harovin Sundown (tested as HW614) originated from a cross of Bartlett and an unnamed U.S. selection made in 1972. The pear, which is larger than
Pear breeding moves toward better varieties
Richard Bell works to develop better pears with the flavor of Bartlett and resistance to fireblight and pear psylla, and more precocious. One of the
Reflective fabric = more pears
Researchers are finding that a reflective mulch in the rows of a mature pear orchard can significantly increase yields by directing more light into the
Eastern growers can produce pears profitably
When planted in the tall spindle system, high density in itself reduced tree size, and the quince rootstock at right kept trees quite small. The
NEW VITALITY in New York
IFTA members toured 14 orchards in an area along Lake Ontario’s south shore, where nearly 29,000 acres are devoted to tree fruit production.
Use glyphosate with caution
This stunted apple tree, which has a large basal canker, is in an orchard where the grower used glyphosate alone three to four times a
Symptoms of glyphosate damage
Young trees can show injury after glyphosate application the previous year. One symptom of glyphosate damage is small spindly leaves that look like zinc deficiency.
Managing new pests
Pacific Northwest growers are vigilant following reports of spotted wing drosophila among Concord grapes in eastern Washington and the early appearance of the flies in
Last Bite–The Scandinavians
After the Northern Pacific Railroad completed its line through Washington State’s Yakima Valley in the early 1880s, land speculators and the railroad itself began to aggressively
In The Box
A must-read Dear Good Fruit Grower: Expanding your editorial staff to include Richard Lehnert is a great move. Richard has firmly established himself in the
Quick Bites
Large apple crop forecast The Washington apple industry expects to harvest a record 108.8 million boxes of fresh apples this fall. That’s six million boxes
Good Job
Scharlau joins grape board Vicky Scharlau, executive director of the Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers, has been elected to the board of the National