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  • Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission Wenatchee WA
  • Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission Wenatchee WA
  • Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission Wenatchee WA
  • Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission Wenatchee WA
  • Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission Wenatchee WA
  • Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission Wenatchee WA
  • Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission Wenatchee WA
  • Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission Wenatchee WA
  • Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission Wenatchee WA
  • Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission Wenatchee WA
  • Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission Wenatchee WA
  • Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission Wenatchee WA
  • Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission Wenatchee WA
  • Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission Wenatchee WA
  • Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission Wenatchee WA
  • Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission Wenatchee WA

MAY BOARD MEETING CHANGE

The May Board meeting, scheduled for Thursday, May 9th, will be held via teleconference only starting at 1:00pm.  For more information and call-in instructions, contact Kathy Coffey,  at 509-665-8271, extension 2, or via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
 

2013 Cherry Cracking Susceptibility Test

The WTFRC internal program has developed a grower version of a bench-top test to determine cherry cracking susceptibility. Detailed instructions can be downloaded by clicking on the link below.

2013_Cracking_Susceptibility_test

 

 

Special Project Assessment

 

Cherry and Stone Fruit Special Project Assessment Referendum
The results are in and the special project  assessment passed for both cherry and stone fruit.  Thanks to everyone for supporting sustained research and outreach capacity at Washington State University.  To read more about the referendum results, click on the link below.

TFRC_-_REFERENDUM_RESULTS.pdf

 

   

Pesticide Residue Reports

In response to increasing industry concerns about meeting Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for pesticides in foreign markets, the WTFRC initiated studies in 2011 in apple and cherry to develop some residue data for commonly used insecticides and fungicides to help Washington growers make more informed choices about their spray programs.  The results of the most recent study on apple evaluating residues of eleven common insecticides and eight fungicides is available below, as well as reports from similar WTFRC projects on apple and cherry and a 2011 project on cherry insecticide residues conducted by David Haviland of the University of California Cooperative Extension.

 2012 WTFRC Apple Residue Study

2012 WTFRC Cherry Residue Study

2011 WTFRC Cherry Residue Study

2011 Haviland Cherry Residue Study

2011 WTFRC Apple Residue Study

 

 

 
 

Starch Iodine Index for Honeycrisp

The Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission (WTFRC) Internal Program has developed a starch index for Honeycrisp (scale 1-6) based on actual starch patterns observed for fruit grown in Washington State. To download a copy, click on the link below.

 2012_Honeycrisp_starch_scale.pdf
2012_Honeycrisp_starch_scale__COLOR_.pdf

 

   

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