A Summary of 1997 Fruit Projects

In addition to the projects highlighted above, the IPM Program funded work in 1997 on the following:

• comparing different strawberry production systems
• testing 12 strawberry varieties for their ability to compensate for strawberry bud weevil ("clipper") damage
• management of bird damage and the efficacy of alternative protectants for diseases in blueberries and strawberries
• biological control of tarnished plant bug in strawberries
• management strategies for mirid bugs on apples
• a pesticide timing model for treatment of flyspeck on Hudson Valley apples
• determining whether apple scab is resistant to fungicides
• weather-based models for predicting the onset of apple diseases in Upper Hudson and Champlain Valleys
• evaluation of a novel pesticide application method in high-density apple plantings
• strategies for the management of fungal-induced russet of pear and apple
• interactions among ground cover, irrigation, and weeds in vineyards
• evaluating a weather-based model for forecasting grape downy mildew
• demonstrating a postemergence vineyard weed management strategy

Several of these projects are long-term in nature and will not produce definitive results in the immediate future.

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