New Cherries Play Defense

摘要

Washington varieties have built-in resistance to powdery mildew. TWO cherry cultivars being grown at Washington State University's Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center really stood out this year. The two as of yet unnamed varieties emerged among the 30 acres of cherries at the facility, which is located in the south-central city of Prosser, because they looked so, well, normal. "The others had powdery mildew all over the place," says Nnadozie C. Oraguzie, an associate professor who currently specializes in cherry breeding.