Conventional plant breeding activities were carried on for multiple years. Promising second generation seedlings were chosen as parents to produce third generation seedlings. Seedlings from past crosses moved from the greenhouse to the field. Evaluations of all plants included bush size and growth habit, bloom dates and estimated amount of flowers, berry characteristics including BRIX analyses, and yield of each bush.
The objective of the study was to determine mannoprotein and tannin concentrations in Oregon Pinot noir wines but a beneficial tool was also discovered through this research. Winemakers often age red wines in barrel on the yeast lees to enhance texture and improve overall wine quality.
The main objective of this research were to generate information on small fruit and grape virus diversity in the Pacific Northwest focusing on viruses transmitted by nematodes. The $840 million small fruit industry in the PNW faces several phytosanitary risk scenarios, one of these is the emergent or re-emergent viruses transmitted by nematodes.
Oregon and Washington are the fourth and fifth leading producers of cranberry in the US. Cranberry is a perennial crop with production and harvest practices unique among the small fruits. Some of the cranberry beds in the PNW are decades old. As expected with older cranberry beds, a portion of the cranberry crop is routinely lost to various fruit rots.
Powdery mildew (Erysiphe necator, formerly known as Uncinula necator) is one of the most significant fungal diseases affecting grapevines worldwide and especially prevalent in Oregon spring weather conditions in vineyards. Powdery mildew impacts grape yields and quality through reduced photosynthesis in infected leaves, leading to decreased sugar accumulation
