Vegetable and Fruit News-September 2022
Causes and Prevention of Chilling Injury in Honeycrisp Apples
… harvest, preharvest, and postharvest practices. Honeycrisp fruits are particularly susceptible to the temperature to … of soggy breakdown. Therefore, fruits that are left in the tree waiting for red skin color development have increased … the harvest window, allowing keeping fruit on the tree for a longer time without it getting overripe. This …
ANMP Publications
… Liquid Manure Spreader Using the Load-area Method " SFG EC-4 " Calibration of a Manure Spreader Using the Load-area … Crops in the Mid-Atlantic States " Nutrient Manager (Vol 4, Issue 1, Summer 1997) " Focus on Phosphorus " Nutrient … Categories Used by UMD Soil Test Laboratory " SFM-4 " Converting Among Soil Test Analyses Frequently Used in …
Vegetable and Fruit News-2025 (Volume 16, Issue 1)
Superficial Scald in Apples: Strategies and Solutions
… and Solutions What is superficial scald in apple fruits and what causes it? Physiological disorders correspond … below the optimum range. During apple cold storage fruits can accumulate a-farnesene, a volatile compound present in the fruits’ wax layer. This compound can cause superficial scald …
Aronia
… to health-promoting effects, there is great interest in fruits and vegetables containing high concentrations of … in the IR4 Group 13, subgroup 07B: Bushberry and Small Fruits. If a pesticide has this group labeled and the pest …
Soft Scale Insects on Trees and Shrubs
… , especially star magnolia ( Magnolia stellata ), cucumber tree ( Magnolia acuminata ), lily magnolia ( Magnolia … on Woody Plants: an IPM approach. Third Edition, revised. Tree Care Industry Association. Pest Predictive Calendar A …
Invasive Tree Control
… WW, G, C&P/S, C&G - see key below Empress or princess tree (Paulownia tomentosa) Highly valued in Asia, here its … It invades through its winged seeds (up to 20 million a tree) and persistent suckering from stump or roots. Requires … julibrissin) Native from Iran to Japan, the “silk tree” was introduced for its ferny foliage, pink summer …
Water core in apples: what is it, what causes it and how can it be controlled?
… more frequent in apple varieties that must be left on the tree for a longer period of time to develop the skin color … harvesting overripe fruit or keeping fruit hanging on the tree for excessive time. In addition, balanced and uniform tree growth should be maintained. Pre-harvest management such …
Armored Scale Insects on Trees and Shrubs
… and treatment Appearance Photo: Lorraine Graney, Bartlett Tree Experts, Bugwood.org Mature female covers are rounded, … trees include peach ( Prunus persica ) and other stone fruits plus flowering cherry ( Prunus ), white mulberry ( … infestations cause premature needle drop and eventual tree death (even for mature plants). Life cycle There are 2 …