Research Projects

Research in the Tree Fruit and Berry Pathology program is geared towards solving problems relevant to the fruit industry of New York. We have research projects that span the crops grown in New York and are mixture between basic and applied projects. The basic research projects focus on epidmiological approaches to managing plant disease. The applied projects are generally evaluations of the efficacy of fungicides or fungicide programs and are geared to help the industry better understand how to use the products available to them for managing disease.

On Tree Fruit

• Reduced Antibiotic Use with Revised MARYBLYT Forecasting

• Evaluating the Potential of Hot Water Treatment as Means to Reduce Bacterial Canker

• Screening New York Plum Varieties for Susceptibility to Black Knot

• Redefining Strawberry IPM under the Threat of Anthracnose and Strawberry Sap Beetle

• Developing Damage and Economic Thresholds for Foliar Disease Management in Perennial Plantings of Strawberry