WA 2, the first release of Washington State University’s apple breeding program, is a blushed, orange-red apple. GERALDINE WARNER The Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission is in the process of setting up a nonprofit organization to manage Washington State University’s new tree fruit varieties. Once the 501(c)(3) organization is set up, the Research Commission will be officially licensed to commercialize the varieties, which are owned and patented by the WSU Research Foundation. The commercialization agreement between the commission and the foundation has not yet been signed, said Tom Kelly, the university’s technology licensing associate. Dr. Jim McFerson, manager of the […]