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Fruit Tree Nurseries Shift from Speculation to Contract Growing
In the fruit tree nursery business of the past, the season often ended with a fire sale at the end of winter and a bonfire in spring. This expensive w... READ MORE »
Retractable nets help regulate apple color
Retractable netting can effectively shape apple color and protect against sunburn and hail. Preliminary results from a study conducted at a Washington... READ MORE »
Unruly cider apples can be tamed
Apples prized by cider makers for their high levels of tannins and acids are difficult to grow, with tendencies to biennial growing and other undesira... READ MORE »
Wafler Farms: family, fruit, nursery
(This is the final installment in a series of stories focusing on the 60th anniversary of Fruit Growers News.) Great Lakes Fruit Growers News, the ... READ MORE »
Apple expert Robinson lauded by hort and fruit societies
At the 2021 joint meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science and the American Pomological Society, Cornell apple researcher Terence Rob... READ MORE »
Study eyes rootstock vigor responses to varied influences in Ambrosia apple trees
In recent years, awareness has been raised around the benefits of diversifying rootstocks, in order to enhance tree health and sustain apple fruit pro... READ MORE »
Properly manage bacterial induced crown gall in grapes
Crown gall is a widespread and devastating disease, particularly in cool-climate regions in the world. Agrobacterium vitis is the bacterial pathogen... READ MORE »
Cornell/USDA rootstock program reimagines how apples are grown
Bite into an apple, and you’re tasting the fruit of scientific progress with deep roots. Apple-growing operations over the past half-century have un... READ MORE »
WSU studies apple replant disease
Replant disease is a widespread problem in intensive tree fruit and nut growing areas. It is characterized by reduced productivity in fields... READ MORE »
20-year study examines yields of high-density orchards
A Cornell University study shows the long-term effectiveness of planting high-density orchards. Gala, Fuji, Empire and McIntosh apples were planted... READ MORE »
