2004 TFREC Web Survey












 

 

New additions on the TFREC web sites

Postharvest Diseases of Apples and Pears
This publication is intended to provide visual aids and symptom descriptions for diagnosis of common postharvest diseases on apples and pears commercially grown in the Pacific Northwest as well as general recommendations for disease control.

Apple Postharvest Practices in Chile
Claudia Moggia and Jose Antonio Yuri describe production, varieties, and disorders of apples in Chile

Use Your New Options in Pest Control: Focus on Codling Moth and Leafroller
An introduction to using new insecticides to control codling moth and leafroller.

Report from stable IPM project peer review
Report from a scientific peer review of the projects, "Building a multi-tactic pheromone-based pest management system in western orchards" and "Enhancing pheromone mating disruption programs for lepidopterous pests in western orchards"

Tank-Mixing Boron and MaxCel Influences 'Gala' Apple Size and Quality
Because large ‘Gala' apples are in short supply and consequently generate high premiums, there is considerable effort made to enhance ‘Gala' fruit size. MaxCel (Valent BioSciences, Libertyville, IL) can be applied for the express purpose of enhancing fruit size.

Impact: the value of research and extension
The impact of research and education are sometimes overlooked, and the payoff in the investment the state and fruit industry has made in the Center. This page features examples of the Center's impact.

Weevils attacking fruit trees in Washington
A history of weevils on tree fruits in Washington along with an annotated list, pictures, and bibliography.

Stress-Induced Disorders: Effects on Fruit Quality

Report in PDF format from the TFREC Physiology Lab outlines disorders of apples caused by heat and light stress with an emphasis on sunburn.

Sustainable Dryland farming database
Bibliographic database developed by David Granatstein on a lot of things known about dryland farming.

Climate Friendly Farming
Web site hosted on the TFREC server for the Paul Allen Foundation project headed by WSU scientists to develop and implement agricultural practices to mitigate global climate change.

Updated Home page for Jay Brunner program
Another program has a new look for their web pages. Many reports based on the 2003 field season.

Directions to WSU-TFREC
Now you know where we live.

Page design updated November 15, 2004

 

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