Annual Research Review &
Funded Projects
Research Review
The 2024-25 Northwest Cherry and Stone Fruit Research Review was held on November 5, 2024, in Yakima, WA.
This hybrid event jointly sponsored by the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission and the Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission featured continuing and final research project reports on Little Cherry Disease, Spotted Wing Drosophila, Horticulture, Breeding, Mildew, and more.​​​
Funding
For the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission provided $213,595.00 for research
Continuing Projects
Researcher
Nottingham
Galimba
McCord
Adams
Adams
Project Title
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​​​​​Developing a Leafhopper Degree-day Spray Program for Cherry IPM
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Physiology-based identification of X-disease infected cherry trees
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A robust PNW sweet cherry breeding and genetics program
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SWD in-orchard movement and overwintering population dynamics
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Dispersive distance of cherry X-disease vector leafhoppers in cherry
Years of Project
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22-24
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22-24
22-24
22-24
22-24
Schmidt
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Zhao
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Galimba
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Adams
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Sallato​
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Pitino
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Harper
Pesticide Residues of PNW Cherries
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Cas 12a-Based Rapid Method for Early Detection of X-disease Phytoplasma
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Determining Sweet Cherry Rootstock Sensitivity to X-Disease
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Ganapsis brasiliensis for Biological Control of SWD
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Precision Nutrient Management for Sweet Cherry Orchards​
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Precision Agriculture: Innovating Cherry Disease Management with DPI
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Evaluation of simple, cheap tests for X Disease in Bare Root Trees
23-25
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23-24
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23-25
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23-25
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23-25​
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24-25
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24
Project Proposals submitted to OSCC, WA Tree Fruit Research Commission, and NNII for funding consideration in 2025
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Zhao Field-deployable diagnosis of XPD based on optimized Cas12a method+
Yang A field-deployable diagnosis of XPD based on optimized Cas12a+
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McCord Identifying sources of resistance to Pseudomonas and powdery mildew+
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Sallato & McCord Cherry rootstock research and demonstration orchard*+
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McCord & Galimba A robust PNW sweet cherry breeding and genetics program*+
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Thompson & Galimba Evaluating Heat Stress Response in Novel Cherry Rootstocks*+
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Pitino A Sustainable Cherry Protection with Symbiont*+
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Zhao Investigating Bacterial Canker Disease of Cherry in young Orchards*+
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*Approved for funding by the Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission
+Approved for funding by the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission