The Key To Bitter Pit in Apples? Unlock The Calcium By Thomas Skernivitz|December 4, 2023 While there is no simple solution to improving uptake of the nutrient, ‘Honeycrisp’ growers have various options. Read More
Avoid These Mistakes When Flying Drones Over Your Farm Field By Ksenia Korolkova, Proofminder|April 24, 2024
Big Breakthrough When It Comes To Bitter Pit and ‘Honeycrisp’ Apples By Thomas Skernivitz|August 8, 2023 Study indicates rootstocks matter — some more than others, like B.10 rootstock — in the control of troublesome disorder.
High Prices and Low Calcium at Center of Crop Nutrition Issues for Fruit Growers By Thomas Skernivitz|July 18, 2023 Rising fertilizer costs and increased incidence of bitter pit topped the list of 2022 production challenges.
Mitigate Bitter Pit in Your Apple Crops With Auxin and ABA By Thomas Skernivitz|May 1, 2023 The compounds create new xylem; calcium deficiencies offset.
The Top Rootstocks for Growing ‘Honeycrisp’ Apples By Thomas Skernivitz|May 3, 2022 Root-2-Fruit researchers identify the ideal rootstocks for the bitter pit-prone variety.
Can Abscisic Acid Help Mitigate Bitter Pit in ‘Honeycrisp’ Apples? By Kathie Taylor|April 27, 2021 Studies at Michigan State University seek to find out.
The Secret To Less Bitter Pit in ‘Honeycrisp’ Apples By Thomas Skernivitz|March 9, 2021 And because rootstocks vary in shoot length and other factors, some fare better than others at preventing the disorder in popular apple variety.
How to Predict Bitter Pit in Honeycrisp Apples By Ana Isabel Reho|September 3, 2018 This harvest season, Pennsylvania ‘Honeycrisp’ growers will test a new model developed by Penn State researchers.
Penn State University Develops Bitter Pit Prediction Model Posted by Christina Herrick|August 5, 2017 Research team unlocks relationship between bitter pit, minerals, and shoot lengths.
Ease Bitter Pit by Boosting Calcium By Christina Herrick|June 5, 2017 Promising research shows the link between transpiration and calcium uptake and how abscisic acid may help reduce calcium disorders in ‘Honeycrisp.’
The Story Of Honeycrisp Is One Of Challenges And Success By James R. McFerson|January 27, 2015 ‘Everything’s different’ in this world of 150 million 40-pound box world of apple growing.
The Dark Side Of Honeycrisp By Christina Herrick|January 27, 2015 Growers say there’s a love-hate relationship with America’s darling apple.