February 1, 2020

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Horticulture/Viticulture

Featured stories covering horticulture, viticulture and more in this issue.

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Trellising and training tips for pears

Cabernet Sauvignon grapes with leaf and stem pieces from mechanically harvesting near the Hanford Reach area in Washington in 2015. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Frozen leaves can affect wine flavors

Pruning after cold damage

Bernadine Strik, an Oregon State University berry crop extension specialist, prunes out a “twiggy” branch on a young blueberry plant, leaving the whip clean with buds near the end. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)

Prune hard for better blueberries

Packing performance good for first Cosmic Crisp

Cosmic Crisp soars at launch

Scharlau: Ensuring clean plant sustainability

Support the tech pipeline — Video

A robot’s rules for pruning — Video

Systems trial asks: 2D or not 2D? — Video

Francisco Sarmiento Jr., a young grower from East Wenatchee, Washington

Hunter Adams, a lecturer at Cornell University, deploys microsatellites at the Cornell teaching vineyard in Lansing, New York, in September. Adams is using the devices, which he calls Monarchs, to gather data on temperature and other climatic factors within the vineyard. (Courtesy John Munson/Cornell University)

Space satellites also good for grapes

When the growing gets tough

Bitter pit suppression is all about timing — Video

ReTain can boost shy-bearing apples

Embracing opportunity at Washington Winegrowers

The spotted lanternfly — seen here in the winged adult and fourth instar nymph stages — poses a serious risk to grapevines and fruit trees. (Courtesy U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service)

Good to Know: Spotted lanternfly risk regions mapped

Mechanization continues to be a focus for viticulture and enology research, such as this mechanized wire-lifter trial run by a Mercer Estates crew near Alderdale, Washington, in 2018, but there’s also exciting progress with new technology for everything from irrigation to crop load assessment. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Hansen: A lot to look forward to

Dena Ybarra receives the Cherry King award on Jan. 10 at the annual Cherry Institute meeting in Yakima, Washington. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

2020 Cherry King crowned