Members of the breeding program’s Industry Advisory Council visit a Phase 3 evaluation site at Quincy in 2010. They are: (from left) Dave Gleason, Kershaw Companies; Harold Schell, Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission member and field services manager at Chelan Fruit Cooperative; Jeff LaPorte, Chelan Fruit; and Tim Welsh, Columbia Fruit Packers Inc. The Washington State Univers­ity apple breeding program was establish­ed in 1994 to provide Washington growers with a portfolio of new varieties with high consumer acceptance that are well suited for Washington growing conditions. How does the WSU apple breeding program achieve this vision? Going back just a […]