Peaches
Plum pox virus meets its match
A research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is proving to be more than a match for the plum pox virus (PPV). Aiming Wang received Canada’s Gold Harvest Award in 2010 for developing a transgenic... more »
Apple Castle celebrates 150 years growing apples
Few farms have the longevity and tradition of Apple Castle, a family orchard that has been growing apples for 150 years. Six generations of the Johnston family have dedicated their lives to apples and the... more »
Tree fruit growers still looking for a mechanical harvester
Michael Glenn, director of USDA’s Appalachian Fruit Research Station in Kearneysville, W.Va., can list all kinds of technological innovations that have aided tree fruit growers in the last 50 years: lasers and GPS for more... more »
New sex pheromone blend can control dogwood borer
Apples grown on dwarfing rootstocks, such as M.26 or M.9, often develop aggregations of root initials, commonly known as burrknots, on the rootstock portion of their trunks. Dogwood borer females find these burrknots to be... more »
Peach grower teaches customers with posters
When Tom Davenport first courted the ethnic market for his u-pick peach operation, he didn’t realize there would be a huge gap in what he expected from customers and what they expected from the u-pick... more »
New varieties impact the tree fruit industries
New varieties have had an impact on how the tree fruit industries operate. While new cultivars have had an effect on cherry, peach and other tree fruit production, new apple varieties have revolutionized that industry.... more »
BMSB and SWD continue to worry growers
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) and Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) have packed a serious one-two punch to the fruit industry recently, and as they continue to spread, so do fears that there is nothing that... more »
New varieties, consumer demand shaping tree fruit trends
The demand for more and better fruit from consumers and the vast amount of new varieties are currently driving the tree fruit industry. Higher densities High-density systems and fruit trees on dwarfing rootstock have to... more »
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