Penn State to Celebrate 100 Years of Fruit Research Center

Posted by Christina Herrick|July 3, 2018

Penn State to Celebrate 100 Years of Fruit Research Center

A view of apple orchards at the Penn State Fruit Research and Extension Center in Biglerville, PA. (Photo: Penn State University)

Penn State University is hosting a centennial celebration for the Fruit Research & Extension Center in Biglerville, PA, on July 10. Festivities include tours of laboratories and orchard tours. This celebration will recognize the 100-year history and the benefit FREC has had on the fruit industry in Pennsylvania.

Topics include:

Thinning with lime sulfur and the pollen tube growth model and artificial spur extinction
Engineering in orchard management for tall spindle apple trees
Influence of rootstocks on tree nutrient content
Targeting bitter rot infection periods with effective fungicides and integration of alternative and conventional treatments to manage tree fruit diseases
New alternative tools to manage insect pests of fruit and biological control of brown marmorated stink bug
Impact of orchard pesticides on pollinators through ingestion and integrated pest and pollinator management in apple orchards

More details on the celebration as well as registration can be found online at the event’s webpage.