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1 Tree Fruit Horticural Research at Hudson Valley Research Laboratory Gemma Reig Córdoba Postdoctoral Research Associated

2 Terence Robinson s Projects HVRL s Projects Collaboration in other Projects Upcoming Season?

3 Terence Robinson s Projects HVRL s Projects Collaboration in other Projects Upcoming Season

4 Orchard Management Systems - Apple Planting System Trials 1. Dressel Farm (New Paltz, NY) From 2006 to 2017 Cultivar: GALA and EARLY RED FUJI Rootstocks: 7 Geneva stocks B.9, M.9, M.26 and M.7 Training systems: Tall Spindle (3 x11 ) Slender Pyramid (8 x16 ) Vertical Axis (6 x14 ) Slender Axis (4 x12 ) 2. Yonder Fruit Farm (Hudson, NY) From 2007 to 2018 Cultivar: SUPER CHIEF DELICIOUS Rootstocks: 6 Geneva stocks B.118, M.9, M.26 and M.7 Training systems: Tall Spindle (3 x11 ) Super Spindle (2 x10 ) Vertical Axis (5 x13 ) Triple Axis (4 x12 )

5 Orchard Management Systems - Apple Planting System Trials Cultivar Gala Fuji Red Delicious System Yield/tree (kg) Fruit size (g) Yield/acre (bu) Flesh Firmness (N) Fruit Soluble Solids (Brix) SA SP TS VA LSD P< SA SP TS VA LSD P< SS TS TSS VA LSD P< SA, Slender Axis; SP, Slender Pyramid; TS, Tall Spindle; SS, Super Spindle; TSS, Triple Axis

6 Orchard Management Systems - Apple Rootstock Trials 1. Dressel Farm (New Paltz, NY) 2. Yonder Fruit Farm (Hudson, NY) 3. HVRL (Highland, NY) From 2010 to 2019 Cultivar: FUJI AZTEC Rootstocks: 8 new Budagovsky stocks 3 new Pilnitz stocks 12 Geneva stocks Training system: Tall Spindle 4. Crist Brothers Farm (Milton, NY) From 2005 to 2015 Cultivar: FUJI Rootstocks: 39 Geneva stocks 4 Japan Morioka stocks 4 PiAu stocks 2 JTE stocks B.118 O.3 and 5 Malling stocks Training system: Tall Spindle

7 Orchard Management Systems - Apple Rootstock Trials Cultivar Gala Red Delicious Rootstock Yield (Kg/tree) Fruit size (g) Yield/acre (bu) Firmness (N) Fruit Soluble Solids (Brix) B G G G G G G G M M M LSD P< B G G G G G G M M M LSD P<

8 Sweet Cherry Planting System and Rootstocks trial Crist Brothers Farm (Walden, NY) From 2010 to 2020 Cultivar: REGINA Rootstocks: Gisela 3 Gisela 5 Gisela 6 Training systems: Tall Spindle (5 x12 ) Modified Spanish Bush KGB (5 x12 ) Upright Fruiting Offshoots UFO (5 x12 ) Super Spindle (2.5 x12 )

9 Sweet Cherry Planting System and Rootstocks trial TSA, Tall Spindle; SSA, Super Spindle; SSC, Soluble Solids Content

10 Precision Orchard Management HVRL (Highland, NY) Apple cultivar: GALA/HONEYCRISP Training system: Tall Spindle Evaluations 2015: Yield Fruit quality (diameter, firmness, color, sugars) End trial: - Precision Irrigation Minard Farm (Clintondalle, NY) Cultivar: GALA Irrigation vs. No Irrigation Training system: Tall Spindle Evaluations 2015: Tree status, stem water potential Yield Tree growth Fruit quality (diameter, firmness, sugars and color) End trial: - Precision Pruning and Thinning

11 Terence Robinson s Projects HVRL s Projects Collaboration in other Projects Upcoming Season

12 Agronomic and Economical impact of NY1 and NY2 budded on different rootstocks HVRL (Highland, NY) 5 years old trees Cultivar: NY1 and NY2 Rootstocks: B9 M.9/337 G.41 G.11 G.935 M.9/Nic29 Cultivar NY1 Pr < 0.05 NY2 Pr < 0.05 Rootstock Tree volum Yield (lb/tree) Fruit weight (g) % Fruit Bushels/acre $/acre Cat. 1 Cat. 2 Cat. 3 Cat. 1 Cat. 2 Cat.3 Total Cat. 1 Cat. 2 Cat. 3 Total (m 3 ) ab ab G ab ab G ab ab G a a Nic b b NS NS NS NS NS NS NS * NS NS NS * NS NS ab 48.2 ab a bc ab a bc b B9 1.2 c 28.7 c ab c c ab c c G bc 32.9 bc b bc bc b bc bc G bc 47.3 b b ab b b ab b G a 65.7 a ab a a ab a a *** *** NS NS NS NS NS ** *** *** NS ** *** *** Cat. 1 >100 size; Cat. 2 = 100 size; Cat. 3 < 88 size

13 NY1 and NY2 harvest indexes HVRL (Highland, NY) Cultivar: NY1 and NY2 4 harvest dates NY 1 NY 2 Harvest Postharvest (2 months at 36F + 1 day 68F)

14 Effect of Hedging and Calcium applications on quality and bitter pit incidence of Honeycrisp apples HVRL (Highland, NY) Deco years old trees Apple cultivar: HONEYCRISP Rootstock type: Nic29 June 40 trees July 40 trees August Control 40 trees 40 trees

15 Effect of Hedging and Calcium applications on quality and bitter pit incidence of Honeycrisp apples Timing Treatment TCSA (cm 2 ) Yield (kg) CL (# fruit/cm 2 ) % Bitter Pit at Harvest % Bitter Pit at Postharvest Hue (Blush side) % red color Flesh firmness (N) SSC (Brix) Acidity (g./l.) Internal Ethylene content (ppm) June 9.6 b 15.2 b b 1.0 c 30.7 b 76.4 ab c 3.8 b 12.2 a July 11.3 ab 18.9 ab a 4.1 a 31.4 ab 74.8 ab b 4.2 a 8.9 c August 10.4 b 17.9 b b 1.2 c 34.1 a 70.0 b ab 4.3 a 9.2 bc No hedging 12.8 a 22.4 a b 3.0 b 31.0 ab 75.9 a a 3.7 b 11.0 ab P<0.05 ** NS * *** * * NS *** *** *** CaCl b a No CaCl a b P<0.05 NS NS NS NS ** NS NS * NS NS NS June,CaCl b 14.0 c b 0.5 ab ab June,No CaCl b 16.3 bc b 1.5 ab b July,CaCl ab 22.0 ab b 3.3 ab ab July,No CaCl ab 14.9 c a 5.1 a ab August,CaCl ab 18.5 abc b 0.0 b ab August,No CaCl b 17.1 abc b 2.9 ab ab No hedging,cacl ab 22.6 a b 1.2 ab ab No hedging,no CaCl a 22.2 ab b 4.8 a a P<0.05 * * NS * * NS NS * NS NS NS TCSA, trunk cross sectional area; CL, crop load; SSC, soluble solids content

16 Sunburn Incidence of Honeycrisp and Cameo after different spray film treatments HVRL (Highland, NY) Irrigation vs. No Irrigation Cultivar: HONEYCRISP and CAMEO Treatments: Deco 405 (CaCl 2 ) Raynox ScreenDuo Raynox + Deco 405 Control Date Avg Temp (F) Max Temp (F) Min Temp (F) Solar Rad (langley) 7/26/ /27/ /28/ /29/ /30/ /12/ /13/ /14/ /15/ /16/ /17/

17 Sunburn Incidence of Honeycrisp and Cameo after different spray film treatments

18 Terence Robinson s Projects HVRL s Projects Collaboration in other Projects Upcoming Season

19 Statewide Projects 1. Statewide Crop Estimate Effort in NY Estate 6 Farms at the Hudson Valley Apple cultivar: McINTOSH, EMPIRE and GALA Rootstock type: Semi dwarf Dwarf 2. New Leaf Tissue Testing Regime with the Objective to Reduce Bitter Pit in HONEYCRISP

20 Terence Robinson s Projects HVRL s Projects Collaboration in other Projects Upcoming Season

21 Terence s projects HVRL s projects Measuring and Extending the Benefits of More Accurate HONEYCRISP Harvest Predictions Multiple Strategies to Control Bitter Pit in HONEYCRISP Suggestions?

22 THANK YOU VERY MUCH

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