Presentation to Growers and Stakeholders

2011

• Mechanical Thinning of Peaches. Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Feb 24 2011 [8.8 MB]

2010

• Simcoe Apple Research Update to the Ontario Apple Growers. Jan 6, 2010 [2.9 MB]
• Enhancing Return Bloom of Apples. Okanagan Packinghouse Fieldmans' Meeting Feb 18, 2010, Kelowna, B.C. [2.9 MB]

• Fruit Thinning - an Overview. Okanagan Packinghouse Fieldmans' Meeting Feb 18, 2010, Kelowna, B.C. [2.9 MB]

• Mechanical Thinning of Peaches and Apples. Internation Fruit Tree Association Meeting. March 2, 2010, Grand Rapids, Michigan [2.9 MB]

• Fruit Growing in the Okanagan & Research at AAFC, Summerland. Essex County Associated Growers' Meeting, November 24 2010 [5.4 MB]

2009

• Pomology Research on Tender Fruit at the University of Guelph. Presentation to the Ontario Tender Fruit Producers' Marketing Board. April 14, 2009, Simcoe, ON [2.1 MB]
• Thinning with 6-BA (MaxCel® ) & Growth Control with Apogee. Engage Grower Meeting, March 25, 2009, Simcoe, ON [5.1 MB]
• Preharvest drop of McIntosh apples as affected by Fruitone-N and Fruitone-L, alone or in combination with Retain (AVG). 2009 North East Plant Growth Regulator Meetings, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (March 10-12, 2009) [3.2 MB]
• Response of Sweet Cherries to Prohexidione calcium (Apogee). 2009 North East Plant Growth Regulator Meetings, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (March 10-12, 2009) [1.25 MB]
• Trends in Ontario Apple Production. 145th Nova Scotia Fruit Growers' Association Annual Meeting, Greenwich, Nova Scotia ( Jan 28-29, 2009) [10.1 MB]
• Influence of Gibberellic Acid (GA3) on Fruit Quality of Sweet Cherries - Orchard and Vineyard Show, Traverse City, Michgian ( Jan 20-22, 2009) [2.95 MB]
• Vineland Rootstocks - Apple Rootstocks for Colder Climates - Orchard and Vineyard Show, Traverse City, Michgian ( Jan 20-22, 2009) [2.89 MB]

2008

• Thinning with 6-BA (MaxCel® ) &Enhancing Return Bloom using Ethephon and NAA - 56th Annual Meeting Essex County Associated Growers, Leaming, Ontario. Nov 19 2008 [1.95 MB]

• Apple Research Supported by the Ontario Apple Growers - 2007 [4.5 MB]
• Apogee - An Ontario Perspective (Okanagan Packinghouse Fieldmans' Meeting Feb 7, 2008, Kelowna, B.C.) [5.3 MB]
• Workshop on Plant Bioregulators for Tree Fruits (Okanagan Packinghouse Fieldmans' Meeting Feb 7, 2008, Kelowna, B.C.) [4.3 MB]

2007

• The Importance of Thinning Apples Chemically and an Overview of the Vineland Series Apple Rootstocks (Les journées horticoles, St-Rémi, QC) [3.5 MB]

• Use of Apogee in Ontario – A Research and Industry Perspective (Les journées horticoles, St-Rémi, QC) [4.3 MB]
• Alternative Methods to Thinning Peaches to improve Fruit Quality [4.52 MB]
• Pomology Research on Tender Fruit at the University of Guelph [20.2 MB]
• Protective Covers to Reduce Sweet Cherry Cracking [8.05 MB]

2006

• Protected Production Technologies [4.20 MB]
• Optimizing Return Bloom of Tree Fruit Crops [5.25 MB]

2005

• Pomology Research on Tender Fruit [20.3 MB]
• Using Apogee- A tool for Apple Producers [3.63 MB]
• Water Conservation In Producing Apple Orchards [8.42 MB]
• Conclusions from of a Five Year Sweet Cherry Experiment [9.31 MB]
• Advances in Plant Bioregulators in Apple Production [12.1 MB]

2004

• Alternative Methods to Thinning Peaches to Improve Fruit Quality [4.52 MB]
• 2004 Pomology Research on Tender Fruit at the University of Guelph [17.9 MB]
• Cultural Management of Gala, A MBrosia and Honeycrisp [15.5 MB]
• Pomology Research on Tender Fruit [20.2 MB]

2003

• Moisture Management for Tree Fruit Crops [6.63 MB]
• Nutrition and irrigation management of Lapins/Gisela 5 sweet cherry [16.4 MB]

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