Oct 25, 2011

Penn State experts contribute to new online resource for apple growers

With the arrival of apple-harvest season, researchers and extension educators in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences have teamed with counterparts from across the country to establish a new online resource about growing apples and apple production.

Designed for commercial apple producers, home gardeners, nursery professionals and anyone interested in growing and eating apples, the newwebsite provides research-based production information on the care and nurturing of the popular fruit. The site is part of eXtension.org, the online component of the national Cooperative Extension system, which is an educational partnership between land-grant universities and federal, state and county governments.

Researchers and extension educators from several universities have provided information to help apple growers select rootstocks and cultivars, locate tree nurseries, plan and manage planting, identify and manage diseases and pests, and more. Home growers and consumers will find the information accessible and interesting while it helps them successfully grow apples. Gant Daily

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