The Pacific Northwest (PNW) is an important production region for blueberry with 158 million lbs harvested in Oregon and 180 million lbs harvested in Washington in 2022, valued at $187 million (USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2023)
Gray mold, caused by Botrytis spp., is a major issue for blueberry crops in the Pacific Northwest (PNW), leading to losses in yield and quality. This study examined the pathogen's in vitro resistance to various fungicides, collecting samples from 35 fields in 2022 and 2023, resulting in 376 and 339 Botrytis isolates, respectively.
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.
This study was initiated to better understand the evolution of polyphenolics (focus being proanthocyanidins, also known as tannins). Wine phenolics (tannins, anthocyanins, etc)
