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  • Sample Collection & Preparation for Perennial Fruit Crops

    … is best NOT to take multiple leaves from the same bush or tree but rather collect from a wide selection of plants … you are sampling. Refer to NM-5 “Nutrient Management for Tree Fruits and Small Fruits” for more information on tissue …

  • From the Orchard to Cold Storage: A Closer Look at the Development of Nine Physiological Disorders in Apples (FS-2022-0640)

    … certain disorders than others. For example, Honeycrisp fruits are highly prone to bitter pit development. Growers … to disorders such as watercore. Preharvest factors such as tree fruit mineral nutrition, rootstock selection, or crop … to develop after petal fall and can be expressed on the tree, but will be found during the first 2 months of storage. …

  • Tree Fruit Pest Management

    … control of major tree fruit (Pomes: apples, pears; Stones: peaches, plums, nectarines and cherries) pest and diseases.  … an updated database of spray products for apples and peaches and has revised the list of spray compounds for these … Fungicide Resistance Management Guidelines for Apple Scab, Powdery Mildew, Brown Rot, and Peach Scab Control in …

  • Spray Program for Multi-Tree Fruit Orchards

    … Sevin® 50W [1A] (apple thinning agent) 4.0 lbs SWD, Japanese Beetles, Hornets, Sap Beetles *Rate for 50-100 gal. Acre … ozs (0-day PHI, except apples 14-days) Sevin® 50W 4.0 lbs (Japanese Beetle & Moths – 5-Day PHI for All Fruit) August 1 - …

  • Sunburn in apples-Why does it occur and how can it be prevented?

    … fruit surface temperature for sunburn to occur. Some varieties, such as Cripps Pink, require a very high fruit … since it must be compatible with the specific variety of apple and with the environmental conditions in which the … the fruit and in some varieties can also help improve the red skin color of apples. It is important to note that …

  • Apples

    … orchard scouting principles for a common disease – apple scab – and also mite pests and beneficials. From Penn State … Tree Fruit Pest Management Explore Tree Fruit Cherries Peaches Pears Plums Hard Cider and Ice Wine … Apples …

  • Invasives in Your Woodland: Princess Tree

    … disturbed areas such as roadsides and stream banks. In woodlands, it can colonize areas that have been burned or … re-sprout via suckering, a follow-up cut-stump herbicide treatment is effective. Foliar treatments are only …

  • What is Chilling Injury in Peaches, What Causes it, and How Can You Manage it? (FS-1141)

    … market need to be harvested at early stages of ripening (i.e. mature (firmness of 10-12 lbs.) but not yet fully ripe … selecting which cultivar to establish in your orchard, you should consider the peach characteristics in the context of … Fruit Get Their Flavor? University of Maryland Extension Vegetable and Fruit News Special Alert #5 . May 2020: 8-12. …

  • Wilt Diseases of Trees

    … cherries, and other stone fruits, elm, golden rain tree, horse chestnut, magnolia, redbud, serviceberry, smoke tree, tulip tree, and tupelo. Early symptoms usually start as … plants in the same soil is not an option. Prompt pruning of symptomatic limbs well below the last visible leaf …

  • Plums

    … University of Maryland Extension. Access the Presentation Tree Fruits Web pages on Production & Harvesting, Cultivars & … and Fruit News, Vol. 15, Issue 6   Spray Program for Multi-Tree Fruit Orchards Common Fruit Herbicides* Tree Fruit …