Fruit Crops: A Summary of Research 1998

Research Circular 299-99

Joseph C. Scheerens

Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
Ohio State University Extension
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
The Ohio State University

Contents

• Pesticide Deposition in Orchards: Effects of Pesticide Type, Tree Canopy, Timing, Cultivar, and Leaf Type
  Franklin R. Hall, Jane A. Cooper, and David C. Ferree
  
  
• The Influence of a Synthetic Foraging Attractant, Bee-ScentTM, on the Number of Honey Bees Visiting Apple Blossoms and on Subsequent Fruit Production
  James E. Tew and David C. Ferree
  
  
• The Reliability of Three Traps vs. a Single Trap for Determining Population Levels of Codling Moth in Commercial Northern Ohio Apple Orchards
  Ted W. Gastier
  
  
• Evaluation of an Empirical Model for Predicting Sooty Blotch and Flyspeck of Apples in Ohio
  Michael A. Ellis, Laurence V. Madden, and L. Lee Wilson
  
  
• Influence of Pesticides and Water Stress on Photosynthesis and Transpiration of Apple
  David C. Ferree, Franklin R. Hall, Charles R. Krause, Bruce R. Roberts, and Ross D. Brazee
  
  
• Influence of Temporary Bending and Heading on Branch Development and Flowering of Vigorous Young Apple Trees
  David C. Ferree and John C. Schmid
  
  
• The Effect of Apple Fruit Bruising on Total Returns
  Richard C. Funt, Ewen A. Cameron, and Nigel H. Banks
  
  
• Yield, Berry Quality, and Economics of Mechanical Berry Harvest in Ohio
  Richard C. Funt, Thomas E. Wall, and Joseph C. Scheerens
  
  
• Monitoring Flower Thrips Activities in Strawberry Fields at Two Ohio Locations
  Roger N. Williams, M. Sean Ellis, Dan S. Fickle, and Carl M. Felland
  
  
• Cluster Thinning Effects on Fruit Weight, Juice Quality and Fruit Skin Characteristics in 'Reliance' Grapes
  Yu Gao and Garth A. Cahoon
  
  
• Effects of Various Fungicide Programs on Powdery Mildew Control, Percent Berry Sugar, Yield, and Vine Vigor of 'Concord' Grapes in Ohio
  Michael A. Ellis, Laurence V. Madden, L. Lee Wilson, and Gregory R. Johns
  
  
• Influence of Growth Regulators, Cropping, and Number on Replacement Trunks of Winter-Injured 'Vidal Blanc' Grapes
  David C. Ferree, David M. Scurlock, and Rick Evans
  
  
• Effect of New Herbicides on Tissue-Cultured Black Raspberry Plants
  Richard C. Funt, Thomas E. Wall, and B. Dale Stokes
  
  
• Investigating the Relationship Between Vine Vigor and Berry Set of Field-Grown 'Seyval Blanc' Grapevines
  Steven J. McArtney and David C. Ferree
  
  
• Summary of Ohio Fruit Growers Society Apple Cider Competition, 1993-1997
  Winston Bash and Diane Miller