Progress 10/01/05 to 09/30/10
Outputs
OUTPUTS: This is a coordinating committee project. New tree fruit cultivars are continuously being developed around the world. However, most land grant universities no longer have a critical mass of researchers addressing the regional and national needs for evaluating fruit cultivars. The fruit industry and scientists working in tree fruit research would benefit from a unified system of evaluation and a repository for information about new cultivars. The objective of this coordinating committee was to provide a means for scientists in diverse fields to gather and discuss the merits and liabilities of new tree fruit cultivars. Two meetings were held in conjunction with NC140 and one online meeting was held in 2009. Second the committee will function as a repository and gathering group for new information and publications about tree fruit cultivars. NJ is focusing on early maturing strains of Fuji in replicated trials at the Rutgers Snyder Farm. The apple breeding program of Joe Goeffreda continues to develop new disease resistant cultivars at the NJAES. A new agreement with Adams County Nursery will assist in getting these new apple, peach and apricot cultivars out for test in the Northest. 12 new apple selections from the NJAES breeding program were planted in 2010 at the Rutgers Snyder Farm. NJ cultivar PCFW2-134, 40 trees on B9 rootstock were propagated and and planted at the Rutgers Snder Farm and at UMASS Cold spring Orchard in 2010. NJ is participating in a multistate variety trial of Asian pear cultivars. This trial was established at the Rutgers Snyder Farm April 2010 with 12 cultivars planted. Win Cowgill received a SARE Partneship Grant for the Project- Appletesters.net, a web application to collect, manage, and share apple variety characteristics. The data base and web application development are complete. Fruit quality data was entered in 2009 and 2010 by UMASS and New Jersey. See www.appletesters.net Data will be entered again in 2010. PARTICIPANTS: Winfred P Cowgill, Jr. is the principal investigator and project director. Cowgill is a Professor and Area Fruit Agent with the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station-Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hunterdon County. Cowgill develops, implements and evaluates educational programs and conducts applied research for commercial fruit growers in North Jersey; commercial vegetable growers in Hunterdon and Somerset counties. He has statewide responsibility for applied research in apple horticulture. Cowgill conducts risk management programs for all northern NJ producers. TARGET AUDIENCES: Target Audiences: Target Audiences: Target audience in NJ is commercial tree fruit producers. Research results are presented at Twilight meetings and winter educational meetings. Research plots are toured at the Rutgers Snyder Farm in April and September http://snyderfarm.rutgers.edu/ This work will also benifit hobby orchardists as well. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
All data for NJ's two early fuji trials was collected as per protocol. Extensive fruit quality data was collected on both trials with six total cultivars; September Wonder, Auvil Early, BeniShogun, Rising Sun Fuji,Day Break Fuji and Morning Mist Fuji. Ten NJ growers have based their selection of early Fuji cultivars on this research. A journal article is being prepared for APS and a popular article for Horticultural News and Fruit Notes. Three twilight meetings were held at the Rutgers Snyder Farm, in 09-10 including a Fruit Variety Showcase featuring the early Fuji Cultivars. Over ten NJ growers have adopted and planted one of more of these cultivars based on our testing and evaluations. Results are incorporated into our annual NJ Tree Fruit Production Guide for commercial growers. A website at the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station is being created on all of our Asian Pear growth regulator data and other information on Asian Pears from NJ and the NJAES. Asian Pear cultivar information will be forth-coming as our regional cultivar block matures in 2012.
Publications
- Cowgill, Win, D. Ward, R. Magron, N. Viencent, T. Gianfagna, S. Solner-Figgler. Chemical Fruit Thinning of Asian Pears With Cytokinin (MaxCel). 2009. International Great Lakes Fruit Workers Conference Proceedings, Great Lake Fruit Workers Conference, Fishkill, New York
- Daniel Ward, Win Cowgill, Neil Vincent, Rebecca Magron, Tom Gianfagna. 2008. Chemical fruit thinning of Asian Pears using cytokinin. HortScience. 43(4): 1294-1295. (Abstr.)
- D. Ward, W.P. Cowgill Jr., J.L. Frecon, G.C. Hamilton, J.R. Heckman, L.S. Katz, N. Lalancette, B.A. Majek, D. Polk. 2011. New Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Production Guide. Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station-Extension Bulletin E002
- Cowgill, W.P., Jr., W.R. Autio, and M.Maletta, 2007. Early Fuji Cultivar Performance in New Jersey. Abs., HortSci. 41(4):999
- Win Cowgill*, W. Autio, E. Dager, S. Sollner-Figler, R. Magron, M. Maletta, M. Muehlbauer, and G. Sliffer. 2010. Performance of Six Early Fuji Cultivars in New Jersey. HortScience 45(4):485 (Abstr).
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Progress 01/01/09 to 12/31/09
Outputs
OUTPUTS: This is a coordinating committee project. New tree fruit cultivars are continuously being developed around the world. However, most land grant universities no longer have a critical mass of researchers addressing the regional and national needs for evaluating fruit cultivars. The fruit industry and scientists working in tree fruit research would benefit from a unified system of evaluation and a repository for information about new cultivars. The objective of this coordinating committee would be twofold. First the committee would provide a means for scientists in diverse fields to gather and discuss the merits and liabilities of new tree fruit cultivars. This would include information on growth, yield, geographical adaptability, fruit quality, disease susceptibility and insect preference of new cultivars of such fruit as apples, peaches, plums, cherries and other tree fruit. Second the committee will function as a repository and gathering group for new information and publications about tree fruit cultivars. The information would be located on the web and provide easy access to both industry and the university community. NJ is focusing on early maturing strains of Fuji in replicated trials at the Rutgers Snyder Farm. The apple breeding program of Joe Goeffreda continues to develop new disease resistant cultivars at the NJAES. A new agreement with Adams County Nursery will assist in getting these new apple cultivars out for test in the Northest. 20 of the new apple selections from the NJAES breeding program will be planted in 2010 at the Rutgers Snyder Farm. NJ cultivar PCFW2-134 on B9 rootstock has been propagated and trees will be planted in a multi-state trial in beggining in 2010. NJ is participating in a multistate variety trial of Asian pear cultivars. This trial will be established at the Rutgers Snyder Farm April 2010. Win Cowgill has received a SARE Partneship Grant for the Project- Appletesters.net, a web application to collect, manage, and share apple variety characteristics. The data base and web application development is underway and some fruit quality data was entered in 2009. Work will continue in 2010.See www.appletesters.net PARTICIPANTS: Winfred P Cowgill, Jr. is the principal investigator and project director. Cowgill is a Professor and Area Fruit Agent with the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station-Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hunterdon County. Cowgill develops, implements and evaluates educational programs and conducts applied research for commercial fruit growers in Hunterdon, Morris, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and Somerset counties; commercial vegetable growers in Hunterdon and Somerset counties. He has statewide responsibility for apples. Cowgill conducts risk management programs for all northern NJ producers. Cowgill manages all aspects of the the NE-1009 project. TARGET AUDIENCES: Target Audiences: Target audience in NJ is commercial tree fruit producers. Research results are presented at Twilight meetings and winter educational meetings. Research plots are toured at the Rutgers Snyder Farm in April and September http://snyderfarm.rutgers.edu/ This work will also benifit hoby orchardists as well. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Not relevant to this project.
Impacts
All data for NJ's two early fuji trials was collected as per protocol. Extensive fruit quality data was collected on both trials with six total cultivars; September Wonder, Auvil Early, BeniShogun, Rising Sun Fuji,Day Break Fuji and Morning Mist Fuji. Data will be analyzed and reports written in 2010. Two twilight meetings were held at the Rutgers Snyder Farm, including a Fruit Variety Showcase featuring the early Fuji Cultivars. Over ten NJ growers have adopted and planted one of more of these cultivars based on our testing and evaluations. Results are incorporated into our annual updated NJ Tree Fruit Production Guide for commercial growers.
Publications
- Cowgill, Winfred P.,Jr., Wesley R. Autio 2009 Enhancing Return Bloom On Apple With Plant Growth Regulators UMASS, Rutgers Fact Sheet F-131R
- Autio, W. and W. Cowgill, 2009 Late-season Rescue thinning with ethephon. University of Massachusetts Extension Factsheet F-129R, 2 pp.
- Cowgill, W. and W. Autio, 2009, Enhancing return bloom of apple. University of Massachusetts Extension Factsheet F-131R, 2009
- D. Ward, G. Lokaj, W.P. Cowgill Jr., J.L. Frecon, G.C. Hamilton, J.R. Heckman, L.S. Katz, N. Lalancette, B.A. Majek, D. Polk, W.H. Tietjen. 2010. New Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Production Guide. Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension Bulletin
- Invited presentations Chemical Fruit Thinning of Asian Pears With Cytokinin -MaxCel. International Great Lakes Fruit Workers Conference- Great Lake Fruit Workers Conference, Fishkill, New York; Win Cowgill, Dan Ward, Rebecca Magron, Neil Viencent, Thomas Gianfagna, Suzanne Solner-Figgler, 2009
- Using NAA to reduce growth in tops of super-spindle apple trees where a heading cut is used to control height. International Great Lakes Fruit Workers Conference- Great Lake Fruit Workers Conference, Fishkill, New York; Win Cowgill, Wesley R. Autio, and Jon M. Clements 2009
- Win Cowgill, W. Autio, J. Clements, 2009. Using Naphthalene Acetic Acid NAA To Reduce Shoot Growth When A Heading Cut Is Used To Lower Tree Height In Super-Spindle Apple Trees. Plant Growth Regulator Meetings -Presented as a talk, March 11, 2009, Wilkes Barre, PA
- Cowgill, W., R. Magron, and W. Autio, 2009. Preliminary results with Pristine for growth enhancement of first-leaf Golden Delicious and Honeycrisp apples in a tall spindle system. Plant Growth Regulator Meetings -Presented as a talk, March 11, 2009, Wilkes Barre, PA
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Progress 01/01/08 to 12/31/08
Outputs
OUTPUTS: This is a coordinating committee project. New tree fruit cultivars are continuously being developed around the world. However, most land grant universities no longer have a critical mass of researchers addressing the regional and national needs for evaluating fruit cultivars. The fruit industry and scientists working in tree fruit research would benefit from a unified system of evaluation and a repository for information about new cultivars. The objective of this coordinating committee would be twofold. First the committee would provide a means for scientists in diverse fields to gather and discuss the merits and liabilities of new tree fruit cultivars. This would include information on growth, yield, geographical adaptability, fruit quality, disease susceptibility and insect preference of new cultivars of such fruit as apples, peaches, plums, cherries and other tree fruit. Second the committee will function as a repository and gathering group for new information and publications about tree fruit cultivars. The information would be located on the web and provide easy access to both industry and the university community. NJ is focusing on early maturing strains of Fuji in replicated trials at the Rutgers Snyder Farm. The apple breeding program of Joe Goeffreda continues to develop new disease resistant cultivars.NJ cultivar PCFW2-134 on B9 rootstock has been propagated and trees will be available for a multi-state trial in begining in 2010. NJ is also planning to participate in a multistate variety trial of Asian pear cultivars being coordinated by Chris Walsh Univ. of Maryland. Win Cowgill has also applied for a SARE Partneship Grant for 2009-Project Title: Appletesters.net, a web application to collect, manage, and share apple variety characteristics PARTICIPANTS: Winfred P Cowgill, Jr. is the principal investigator and project director. Cowgill is a Professor and Area Fruit Agent with the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station-Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hunterdon County. Cowgill develops, implements and evaluates educational programs and conducts applied research for commercial fruit growers in Hunterdon, Morris, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and Somerset counties; commercial vegetable growers in Hunterdon and Somerset counties. He has statewide responsibility for apples. Cowgill conducts risk management programs for all northern NJ producers. Cowgill manages all aspects of the the NE-1009 project. TARGET AUDIENCES: Target Audiences: Target audience in NJ is commercial tree fruit producers. Research results are presented at Twilight meetings and winter educational meetings. Research plots are toured at the Rutgers Snyder Farm in April and September http://snyderfarm.rutgers.edu/ This work will also benifit hoby orchardists as well. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
All data for NJ's two early fuji trials was collected as per protocol. Extensive fruit quality data was collected on the older trial with four cultivars; September Wonder, Auvil Early, BeniShogun and Rising Sun Fuji. Data will be analyzed and reports written in 2009. Two twilight meetings were held at the Rutgers Snyder Farm, including a Fruit Variety Showcase featuring the early Fuji Cultivars. Five growers have adopted and planted one of more of these cultivars based on our testing and evaluations.
Publications
- Miller, S., R. McNew, R. Crassweller, D. Greene, C. Hampson, A. Azarenko, L. Berkett, W. Cowgill, E. Garcia, T.Lindstrom, M. Stasiak, J. Cline, B. Fallahi, E. Fallahi, and G. Greene II. 2007.
- Performance of Apple Cultivars in the 1999 NE-183 Regional Planting. II. Fruit Quality Characteristics. Journal of the American Pomological Society 61(2):97-114.
- Hampson, C., R. McNew, R. Crassweller, D. Greene, S. Miller, L. Berkett, M. E. Garcia, A. Azarenko, T. Lindstrom, M. Stasiak, W. Cowgill, and G. Greene II. 2007. Performance of Apple Cultivars in the 1999 NE-183 Regional Project Planting. III. Fruit Sensory Characteristics. Journal of the American Pomological Society 61(2):115-126.
- Cowgill, W. Jr., N. Polanin, P. Nitzsche, R. Magron, J. Gyurian, E. Dager. 2008. Rutgers NJAES Snyder Research and Extension Farm,Master Gardener involvement in research, extension and community outreach. HortScience. 43(4): 1174. (Abstr.)
- Ward, D., W. Cowgill, N. Vincent, R. Magron, T. Gianfagna. 2008. Chemical fruit thinning of Asian Pears using cytokinin. HortScience. 43(4): 1294-1295. (Abstr.)
- Cowgill, Winfred P.,Jr., J. Clements, P. Perdomo, W. Autio 2007. Apple Tree Pruning and Training (English & Spanish) UMASS, Rutgers Fact Sheet F-130 http://www.umass.edu/fruitadvisor/factsheets/factsheets.html
- Cowgill, Winfred P.,Jr., Wesley R. Autio 2007. Enhancing Return Bloom On Apple With Plant Growth Regulators UMASS,Rutgers Fact Sheet F-131 http://www.umass.edu/fruitadvisor/factsheets/factsheets.html
- Green, D., R. Grassweller, C. Hampson, R. McNew, S. Miller, A. Azarenko, B. Barrit, L. Berkett, S. Brown, J. Clements, W. Cowgill, J. Cline, C. Embree, E. Fallahi, B. Fallahi, E.Garcia, G. Greene, T. Lindstrom, I. Merwin, J. D. Obermiller, D. Rosenberger, and M. Stasiak. 2007.
- Multisciplinary Evaluation of New Apple Cultivars: the NE-183 Regional Project 1999 Planting. Journal of the American Pomologial Society 61(2):78-83.
- Crassweller, R., R. McNew, D. Greene, S. Miller, J. Cline, A. Azarenko, B. Barritt, L. Berkett, S. Brown, W. Cowgill, E. Fallahi, B. Fallahi, E. Garcia, C. Hampson, T. Lindstrom, I. Merwin, J. D. Obermiller, M. Stasiak, and G. Greene II. 2007.
- Performance of Apple Cultivars in the 1999 NE-183 Regional Project Planting. 1. Growth and Yield Characteristics. Journal of the American Pomological Society 61(2):84-96.
- Cowgill, W. Growing With Cherries 2008. American Fruit Grower Magazine, Vol. 128, (4), P13.
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