Protect theinvestment

摘要

Producers have invested nearly $500 million in planting the WA 38, Washington State University's new apple variety now in the midst of its first commercial harvest. But the industry also made hefty contributions to research that supports the rollout of the cultivar to be sold under the trade name Cosmic Crisp."It was equally exciting for scientists because everybody likes to have a success story," said Ines Hanrahan, executive director of the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission.