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    Great thank you Greg.<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/27/2016 2:34 PM, Gregory Lang
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        listing, Stefano…..
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              <div class="">On Oct 27, 2016, at 4:53 PM, Stefano
                Musacchi <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                <div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="">Hello Everybody,<br
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                  I am trying to figure out who is involved in the apple
                  trials too. I am also looking for a potential
                  coordinator and participates of the a new apple
                  rootstocks trial 2018. We can discuss these subjects
                  during the meeting. Actually I received a request of
                  interest from Susanne Blatt. I would like to know if
                  other State are interested.<br class="">
                  I am also asking Gennaro if he can provide a list of
                  new rootstocks from his program to be included in the
                  new trial. It will be nice if you can present
                  informally to the apple group some of the new
                  genotypes you are testing.   I knew you are testing
                  new genotypes also in Washington and I would like to
                  know if you have in mind 3-4 genotypes interesting
                  that can be included in the 2018 trial.
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                  During the meeting I also would like to have a
                  discussion about the future trials design and
                  management.<br class="">
                  Following the report of 2015  I build up this table
                  please fill it with your name and if the trial have
                  two cultivars specify which you have under evaluation.<br
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                  It will take only few minute to do, but it can provide
                  a general picture of the existing situation and the
                  name of the person involved as referent. If your State
                  is not listed in the table please add a column.
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                  Kind regards,<br class="">
                  Stefano<br class="">
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                  Here the apple section of the 2015 report. <br
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                  A paper was submitted to the Journal of the American
                  Pomological Society with the title â€œTime Required
                  for Classifying Rootstock Vigor in Multi-location
                  Rootstock Trials”. This paper will likely appear in
                  the January issue of the JAPS. Data from the 1994 and
                  2003 apple rootstock trials were used to determine the
                  time required to classify rootstock vigor. Very
                  vigorous rootstocks, such as PiAu 56-83 and very low
                  vigor rootstocks, such as M.27, were statistically
                  different than standard rootstocks (M.26 and M.9 size
                  class) by the fourth year after planting. Six or seven
                  years were required to separate M.26 and M.9 NAKBT337,
                  but rootstocks in the same size class (M.9 NAKBT337,
                  G.935 and G.16) were not significantly different after
                  10 years. In future NC-140 apple rootstock trials, we
                  should be able to accurately classify rootstock vigor
                  after six or seven years at most locations. 
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                  The 2010 NC-140 Apple Rootstock Trial includes 10
                  Budagovsky, 16 Geneva, 3 Pillnitz, and 3 Malling
                  (controls) rootstocks.  Fourteen locations use
                  Honeycrisp as the scion cultivar, and 7 locations use
                  Aztec Fuji.  All trees were supported to approximately
                  3.5 m and grown as Tall Spindles.  At the end of 5
                  growing seasons and across all locations, the largest
                  Honeycrisp trees are on B.70-20-20.  This rootstock
                  results in a tree much too vigorous for high-density
                  planting.  The smallest trees are on B.71-7-11.  This
                  rootstock results in a Honeycrisp tree which is too
                  weak for commercial use.  Yield efficiency did not
                  vary greatly among rootstocks, except that the most
                  vigorous (e.g., B.70-20-20) are very inefficient. 
                  Fruit size has been good for all Honeycrisp trees in
                  this trial, except for those from trees on PiAu 9-90. 
                  In the Fuji trial, some trees were lost in the first
                  season due to damage in the nursery, but since that
                  time, trees have grown very well.  At the end of 5
                  growing seasons, largest Fuji trees were on B.70-20-20
                  and the smallest were on B.71-7-22.  As with
                  Honeycrisp, both rootstocks would be consider
                  unacceptable.  Generally, yield efficiency was
                  negatively related to tree size.  Fruit size was
                  relatively consistent, except fruit from trees on
                  B.7-20-21 were much smaller than those from all
                  others. Trees on PiAu 9-90 continue to have severe
                  chlorosis in BC, a sickly appearance, and often small
                  fruit size.<br class="">
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                  The 2014 Apple rootstock planting was established in
                  15 locations in the United States (AL, ID, IN, MA, ME,
                  MI, MN, GA, NJ, NY, PA, UT, VA, WA, WI), two in
                  Canada, and one in Mexico (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bit.ly_1zv3wCc&d=DQMFaQ&c=C3yme8gMkxg_ihJNXS06ZyWk4EJm8LdrrvxQb-Je7sw&r=WSdMvazbTx70F-ycfKBKjz6uFh91wpOIh7NH46Li6ww&m=ED37jyYUnC2AUtRfkZotUbAmUvtF8eZeLoxQNEWHBP4&s=ctIdW22zWhkLIJeKFyFlb2RgLdGmxaU7f2Iao7k_njU&e=">http://bit.ly/1zv3wCc</a>).

                  The trial consists of the following rootstocks: B.10,
                  G.11, G.202, G.214, G.30, G.41, G.5890, G.935, G.969,
                  M.26 EMLA, M.9 T337, V.1, V.5, V.6, V.7. The trial is
                  being coordinated by John Cline who has also agreed to
                  analyze the data. This trial has two cultivars: Aztec
                  Fuji (AL, ID, GA, NJ, ON, PA, UT) and Honeycrisp (ID,
                  IN, MA, ME, Mexico, MI, MN, NJ, NY, Ontario, PA, VA,
                  WA, WI), planted to a â€˜tall spindle’ systems at a
                  5 x 12 feet, and 4 x12 feet spacing, respectively.
                  Trees are planted using a randomized block design with
                  single trees serving as experimental units. Each site
                  selected a pollinizer variety since some sites are
                  very limited in adapted varieties. Trees were
                  established in the spring of 2014. The trees were
                  propagated by Willow Drive Nursery, WA. Data protocols
                  have been established for 2014 and 2015. In 2014, the
                  following data were recorded: 1) initial trunk
                  diameter measured at planting 30cm above graft union;
                  2) number of side branches >10 cm at planting; 3)
                  trunk circumference in the fall of 2014; 4) height of
                  the graft union above soil; 5) tree status at the end
                  of the 2014 growing season.<br class="">
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                  For the 2015 Organic Apple Rootstock Trial, trees have
                  been dug at Wafler Nursery. The trial will be planted
                  at 14 locations and will evaluate 9 Geneva rootstocks
                  and 1 Malling rootstock.  Modi is the cultivar and
                  Liberty will be the pollenizer.  The design is five
                  blocks in two-tree sets and will require 1/10 acre.  
                  Organic certification is optional, but orchard
                  management must be organic.  Land does not have to be
                  organically certified prior to planting.
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                  <div class="x_moz-cite-prefix">On 10/27/2016 12:40 PM,
                    Fallahi, Esmaeil (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                    <div class="">Hi Wes. We (Idaho) are in that project
                      and will send the report soon. Essie <br class="">
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                      Sent from my iPhone</div>
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                      On Oct 27, 2016, at 1:08 PM, Wesley R. Autio <<a
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                        <p class="">I need to know who is participating
                          in the 2015 Organic Modi Apple Trial.  In
                          2015, I received data from IA, MA, MI, NJ, NM,
                          NY-Ithaca, NY-Geneva, Vermont, and WI.  My
                          initial list suggested that California,
                          Chihuahua, Colorado, Idaho and Nova Scotia
                          were also involved, but I have not seen any
                          data.  For the latter, please confirm whether
                          or not you are part of this project.  If I
                          don't hear from you, I will assume that you
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Wesley R. Autio 
Professor & Director, Stockbridge School of Agriculture 
205 Paige Laboratory
161 Holdsworth Way
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003-9286

tel 413-545-2963   fax 413-577-0242   cell 413-348-8557

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Stefano Musacchi
Endowed Chair
Associate Professor
Tree Fruit Physiology and Management
Department of Horticulture 

Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center
1100 N. Western Avenue
Wenatchee WA 98801-1230
Phone 509-663-8181 ext 236
Fax 509-662-8714
email: <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="x_moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:stefano.musacchi@wsu.edu">stefano.musacchi@wsu.edu</a>
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Stefano Musacchi
Endowed Chair
Associate Professor
Tree Fruit Physiology and Management
Department of Horticulture 

Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center
1100 N. Western Avenue
Wenatchee WA 98801-1230
Phone 509-663-8181 ext 236
Fax 509-662-8714
email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:stefano.musacchi@wsu.edu">stefano.musacchi@wsu.edu</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.musacchi-orchardmanagement.com">www.musacchi-orchardmanagement.com</a></pre>
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