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Author(s) Teryl R. Roper, Daniel L. Mahr, Patricia S. McManus. A great how-to book for backyard apple growers. Covers everything from planting ti...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper, Daniel L. Mahr, Patricia S. McManus, Brian R. Smith. This award-winning manual offers detailed instructions on how to su...

Author(s) Brian R. Smith, Daniel L. Mahr, Patricia S. McManus, Teryl R. Roper. Strawberries are the most widely grown small fruit crop in Wisconsi...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper, Daniel L. Mahr, Patricia S. McManus. Pears are among the easiest tree fruits to grow. This publication covers everything...

Author(s) T. R. Roper. Proper training and pruning help to maximize the production of high-quality apples. This illustrated guide shows how and w...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper, Daniel L. Mahr, Patricia S. McManus. Currants, elderberries, and gooseberries are all native to Wisconsin woodlands, fen...

Author(s) Robert Tomesh. Vine-type fruits and vegetables—such as tomatoes, melons, and cucumbers—are some of the most popular produce grown. Vari...

Author(s) T. R. Roper. This detailed publication lists ripening dates, tree and fruit characteristics, and relative disease resistance for more t...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper. To grow fruit that is true to type, fruit trees are propagated by budding or grafting sections of known cultivars (scio...

Author(s) Annie Deutsch, Christelle Guédot. Apple maggot, also commonly known as railway worm, is a significant pest of apples in commercial and b...

Author(s) P. S. McManus, Teryl R. Roper. Learn to recognize the symptoms of fire blight. Suggests ways to prevent and manage this serious disease...

Author(s) Scott A. Sanford, John Hendrickson. Using proper storage methods, crops harvested in the fall can be stored in bins or bulk piles for 2-...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper. The high cost of establishing an orchard necessitates cropping the trees early and harvesting the maximum amount of qua...

Author(s) Janet van Zoeren, Christelle Guédot. Codling moth is an insect pest of apple, pear, and walnut crops in Wisconsin. Larval feeding can re...

Author(s) Amaya Atucha, Janet Van Zoeren. Harvesting apples at the optimal maturity for the target market is vital to ensure a high-quality produc...

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, S. N. Jeffers. A serious disease of apple and pear trees in the Midwest, fire blight also affects many other members of t...

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, W. R. Stevenson. Black walnut (Juglans nigra) and butternut (Juglans cinerea) trees produce a toxin called juglone capabl...

Author(s) Patricia S. McManus. Cranberry false blossom results in yield loss by causing flowers to abort in the year that symptoms appear and by r...

Author(s) Amaya Atucha, Madeline Wimmer. Cold climate hybrid grape cultivars differ from European grape cultivars in several respects and require ...

Author(s) Christelle Guédot, Janet van Zoeren. Since it was first detected in Wisconsin in 2010, spotted wing drosophila (SWD) has rapidly expande...

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, G. L. Worf Cedar-rust complex is caused by a fungus that requires two hosts—juniper plus apple, crabapple, hawthorn, or ...

Author(s) Scott Sanford, John Panuska. Micro irrigation has numerous advantages over sprinkler irrigation and can be used in greenhouses, orchard...

Author(s) Christelle Guédot, Janet van Zoeren. In the summer of 2016, the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) was detected for the first time in agr...

Author(s) P. S. McManus, M. F. Heimann Sooty blotch and flyspeck are separate diseases that often occur together on apple and pear fruit during l...

Author(s) Brian R. Smith, Daniel L. Mahr, Patricia S. McManus, Teryl R. Roper. A variety of raspberries-black, purple, and yellow as well as red-c...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper, Daniel L. Mahr, Patricia S. McManus. Apricot, cherry, peach, and plum trees produce some of the tastiest fruit available...

Author(s) Christelle Guédot, Jed Colquhoun, Glenn Nice, Leslie Holland. Revised March 2024. The latest recommendations for disease, insect, and wee...

Author(s) Amaya Atucha, Janet van Zoeren. Monitoring fruit ripening is a critical step in determining the optimal time to harvest grapes to ensure...

Author(s) C. F. Koval, S. W. Binnie. The eastern tent caterpillar is native to North America, and records of its existence go back as far as 1646....

Author(s) Annie Deutsch, Christelle Guédot. Plum curculio, a beetle native to the midwestern United States, is one of the most common and detrimen...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper. Plant growth regulators (PGRs) can be used with some precision for thinning fruit, regulating growth, and adjusting har...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper, Gary G. Frank. Apple production can be a financially and emotionally rewarding venture. However, a desire to grow fruit...

Author(s) P. S. McManus. Black Root Rot is one of the most common problems affecting strawberries in commercial plantings and in the home garden. ...

Author(s) P. S. McManus. Angular leaf spot, caused by Xanthomonas fragariae, is the only important bacterial disease affecting strawberries. Find ...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper.  For fruit to develop, pollen must be transferred from the anther to the stigma. Find out which crops require pollen fr...

Author(s) Patricia S. McManus. Leaf spot diseases of cranberry are common in Wisconsin, but losses are usually insignificant. Learn about the thre...

Author(s) P. S. McManus, A. Vasanthakumar, V. Best. Cranberry stem gall is a sporadic problem in Wisconsin. Once infected, vines take several year...

Author(s) Patricia S. McManus. Learn about the fungi that cause fruit rot in cranberries and management strategies. Also describes three disorders...

Author(s) Patricia S. McManus. Cottonball, a disease caused by the fungus Monilinia oxycocci, fills berries with a cotton-like fungus and makes th...

Author(s) Christelle Guédot, Janet van Zoeren. Learn about best management practices that promote yield and protect pollinators on the cranberry m...

Author(s) Midwest Fruit Workers Group. This publication is only available through Purdue Extension's Education Store. Free PDF Single copies from...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper. This fact sheet helps you determine when various apple cultivars are ripe and ready to pick as well as provides tips on...

Author(s) T. R. Roper. Watercore of apple is a physiologic disorder. The fruit tissue abnormal condition is a response of some apple cultivars to...

Author(s) L. D. Wells-Hansen, P. S. McManus. Tobacco streak virus (TSV) is one of four viruses detected in cranberry to date. Irregularly shaped, ...

Author(s) S. Thomas-Sharma, P. S. McManus. Soon after the discovery of Tobacco streak virus (TSV) in cranberry, Blueberry shock virus (BlShV) was ...

Author(s) Jed Colquhoun, Christelle Guedot, Patty McManus, Deana Knuteson. This workbook is a practical tool for grower use throughout the entire ...