by Brian Charles Clark, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN – An international team of scientists from Italy, France, New Zealand, Belgium and the USA have published a draft sequence of the domestic apple genome in the current issue of Nature Genetics. The availability of a genome sequence for the apple will […]
Xiao (Photo by Brian Charles Clark) The old saying about one bad apple spoiling the whole bunch is based on a real concern. For Washington’s tree fruit industry, postharvest rot of fruit in storage costs the industry millions of dollars of losses annually. Chang-Lin Xiao, an associate professor of plant pathology and extension specialist […]
The next time you are in your neighborhood grocery store you many want to look for a new apple with the sporty name Piñata. Stemilt Customer Development Specialist Travis Chin The Piñata is produced by Stemilt Growers in Wenatchee, and features a distinct tropical twist. “We want to expand the market for apples and […]
A Wednesday, Nov. 2 news conference will reveal the details of “Tackling Hurricane Relief,” a two-week program that gives this year’s Apple Cup game between Washington State University and the University of Washington some added importance and an unexpected twist.The 10 a.m. news conference will take place on the Space Needle observation deck.With the massive […]