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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) 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. Pears are among the easiest tree fruits to grow. This publication covers everything...

Author(s) Patricia S. McManus, Daniel L. Mahr, Teryl R. Roper. Home gardens usually contain only a few apple trees, making it feasible to limit pe...

Author(s) A. Atucha, B. R. Smith, J. van Zoeren. Find out which fruit cultivars are recommended for your area. Describes flavor, ripening date, wi...

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

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) 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) Brian R. Smith, Teryl R. Roper. Find out which fruit cultivars are recommended for your area of Northern Wisconsin. Describes flavor, ri...

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

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) 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) 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) 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...