The national Tree Fruit Technology Road Map underlined the need to produce higher quality fruit at lower cost, if the U.S. tree fruit industry is to remain competitive. And it identified new technology as the way to accomplish that. We asked fruit growers from across the country to tell us from which technology they could benefit most from. Dave Allan, Yakima, Washington New varieties and rootstocks New varieties and rootstocks will have a greater impact on all the tree fruit industries‹apples, pears, and cherries‹than new machines or computers, Allan believes. New technology, such as marker-assisted selection and an understanding of […]