Color Matters in New PGR Strategy for ‘Honeycrisp’ Apples By Sherif M. Sherif, Virginia Tech|July 14, 2025 Learn how striking the right balance with plant growth regulators can reduce fruit drop in 'Honeycrisp' without sacrificing color.Read More
Hot Take on Cyclospora and the Weakening of Food Safety Surveillance By Western Growers|July 16, 2026
Under Pressure: Ways Vegetable Growers Are Dealing With Mounting Challenges By Carol Miller|July 15, 2026
The Right Combination Can Limit Shoot Blight in Tree Fruit By Thomas Skernivitz|February 20, 2025 PGRs Apogee and Actigard, especially in combination, remain the best options to control shoot blight.
Studies Show Accede PGR Excels at Thinning Even After Freezes By Thomas Skernivitz|February 13, 2023 Six differing rates of treatment all reduce initial and final fruit sets.
PGR Progress and Apple Production: Don’t Delay on the NAA By Thomas Skernivitz|January 28, 2023 Where ‘Honeycrisp’ is involved, the best applications are those made between 10 and 30 days after full bloom.
This PGR Is a Benefit to Blackberry Crops By Thomas Skernivitz|April 2, 2022 Although not infallible, P-Ca treatments exceed the grower standard.
Accede PGR Now Available to Extend Chemical Thinning Window for Apples By Growing Produce Staff|March 10, 2022 Novel crop load management tool granted EPA registration.
Tree Fruit Researchers Excited About Potential of New Chemical Thinners By Thomas Skernivitz|February 15, 2022 See why the focus is turning to ACC and Metamitron.
Pome Fruit Storage Disorders: The PGR Effect By Thomas Skernivitz|July 27, 2021 Despite their benefits, plant growth regulators should be used cautiously to enhance postharvest storability.
New Plant Growth Regulator Thins Stone Fruit and Apples Posted by Growing Produce Staff|July 2, 2021 Valent BioSciences announces EPA registration of Accede plant growth regulator for effective thinning of stone fruit and apples.
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.
How PGRs are Making Pome Fruit Harvest More Manageable By Thomas Skernivitz|June 30, 2020 Harvesting of tree fruit has never been more flexible, thanks to pre- and near-harvest plant growth regulator applications.
Improve Cherry Production with Plant Growth Regulators By Gregory Lang|March 30, 2020 PGRs are great for fine-tuning various orchard management tasks, such as improving canopy architecture and boosting fruit quality.
What About Using a High Rate of PGRs on Honeycrisp Apples? By Duane W. Greene|August 19, 2019 Using plant growth regulator products can help spread out harvest times and minimize preharvest drop during a very busy fall.
Valent BioSciences Powers up its Plant Growth Regulator Team Posted by Paul Rusnak|February 15, 2019 Poliana Francescatto joins biorational crop protection company’s lineup as technical development specialist.
BRANDT Releases New Plant Growth Regulator Posted by Frank Giles|January 17, 2019 GlucPro frees up sugar in plants to aid in specialty crop yield and quality increases.
Can Plant Hormone Therapy Relieve Citrus Greening Grief? Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 8, 2018 Early research results show positive effects of Homobrassinolides on tree health and fruit production.
Customized Sprayer System Available For Harvista Applications Posted by Christina Herrick|May 17, 2016 The new sprayers are designed specifically for timely, customized applications.
Products To Help Prevent Preharvest Drop In Apple Orchards Posted by Christina Herrick|September 1, 2015 In the latest Extension bulletin from Penn State University, James Schupp associate professor of pomology suggests several products […]
Mother Nature’s Fury The Focus Of Annual Fruit Tour By Christina Herrick|August 11, 2015 [blackoutgallery id=”77060″] “(The trouble of) 2015 was to a large degree my fault. We had the nicest […]
New Plant Growth Regulator Use Expanded Posted by David Eddy|February 26, 2015 Ten more states grant registrations for Fine Americas’ new Kudos PGR.
