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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 tip...

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

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 pes...

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

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 (scion...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 fro...