Oregon State University scientists have embarked on a major soil research project to identify soil management strategies in sweet cherry orchards that will improve overall fruit quality and tree health. The three-year project, led by OSU’s Dr. Anita Azarenko, is funded by a $437,000 competitive grant of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Integrated Organic Program. Other project directors include nematologist Dr. Russell Ingham, soil scientist Dr. David Myrold, and Dr. Clark Seavert, agricultural economist, all from OSU. “It’s a huge project,” Azarenko said. In replicated trials, the biological and economic effects of two organic fertility management systems during cherry orchard […]