CENTENNIAL FRUIT FIELD DAYS 2004
at the Geneva Experiment Station

Cornell University will host the Centennial Fruit Field Days and Equipment Show at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, NY on July 27 and 28 from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. Fruit growers, consultants, and industry personnel are invited to tour field plots and learn about the latest research and extension efforts being carried out by researchers on the Geneva and Ithaca campuses. The focus will be on all commodities key to New York's $300 million fruit industry: apples, grapes, raspberries, strawberries, peaches, pears, cherries, and nectarines.

View the Fruit Field Days Press Release

Fruit Field Day time and event schedule (pdf)

July 27 – Tree Fruit

• Fruit thinning; sensor technology, etc. • New apple varieties for NY • Zonal chlorosis of Honeycrisp leaves • Reducing fruit safety risks • Serenade biofungicide for management of apple diseases • Managing fungicide resistance in apple • Stone fruit breeding at Geneva • Update on internal worm management research • Simulation research and cybernetic technology for apple growers • Apple and tart cherry germplasm collections • Choosing a sweet cherry planting system • Protecting sweet cherries from cracking and birds • Mature management of sweet cherries • Training and pruning of young sweet cherries • Sprayer testing: Rising to the challenge of EUREPGAP • Sprayer demonstrations

July 28 – Grapes

• Grape disease management • Biology & epidemiology of powdery mildew • Spore production in powdery mildew • What’s new with downy mildew • Beneficial mites for powdery mildew • Lure & trap to monitor grape berry moth • Management of grape berry moth • Sprayer nozzle orientation • Sprayer demonstrations —10 manufacturers • Viticulture Research at Fredonia • Simulation research and cybernetic technology for grape growers • Winter hardiness in NY hybrid wine grape varieties/breeding program selections • Root growth & respiration in grapes • Managing grape crown gall • Water & nitrogen management to reduce atypical aging of white wine • Grape Improvement Research at USDA • The Vitis germplasm collection at PGRU

July 28 – Small Fruits

• Weed control in strawberries • Alternative production practices • White pine blister rust control on Ribes • Equipment demonstrations • Bird control in blueberry • Food safety in berries • Strawberry and raspberry varieties • Alternative berry crops • Grower contributions • Berry rot management options: Anthracnose & gray mold • Strawberry sap beetle management • Integrated pest management options • Organic pest control options

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