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Apple Maturity Report for September 16

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We checked the maturity of apples growing at the Alson H. Smith, Jr. AREC on September 16.

With clear days, dry conditions, and cool nights we couldn’t ask for a better stretch of weather. Many growers are starting to pick their main cultivars, including Red Delicious and Golden Delicious. Data from the AREC show that both of these cultivars are still in an ideal window for long-term storage. Jonagolds and Empires are entering into the ideal harvest window. Idareds and Romes are probably a week or so away, and Yorks are probably two weeks away from their ideal harvest maturity.

Below are all of our harvest data for 2014.  Click on this sentence to learn more about the different maturity indices.

Maturity Report 2014, Virginia Tech        
Sample Collection Date Cultivar Location Number of Orchards Tested (10 Fruit Each) Background Color (1-4)* Red Color (%) Firmness (lbs) Soluble Solids (ºBrix) Starch-iodine Index       (1-8)** Fruit Diameter (inches) Fruit wt. (g) Ethylene (ppm)
8/18/14 Gala (Crimson) AHS JR AREC 1 – 80.4 23.2 11.2 1.1 2.66 144 0.0
8/25/14 Gala (Crimson) AHS JR AREC 1 – 93.2 20.0 13.3 3.4 2.79 162 0.4
8/25/14 Gala (Buckeye) AHS JR AREC 1 – 98.7 21.6 14.9 4.0 2.79 172 1.6
8/18/14 Golden Supreme AHS JR AREC 1 3.1 – 18.1 10.9 1.7 2.88 174 0.0
8/25/14 Golden Supreme AHS JR AREC 1 2.6 – 16.9 11.5 2.6 2.82 166 0.0
8/25/14 Golden Delicious Winchester 12 2.2 – 18.6 12.4 1.5 2.85 166 0.0
9/16/14 Golden Delicious Winchester 2 2.9 – 16.3 13.5 4.6 2.82 161 0.0
8/18/14 Honeycrisp AHS JR AREC 1 – 53 18.5 11.8 1.1 3.27 232 0.0
8/25/14 Honeycrisp AHS JR AREC 1 – 55 15.8 13.0 1.8 3.36 247 4.9
8/25/14 Red Delicious (Scarlet Spur) Winchester 1 – 91 19.2 10.9 1.3 2.90 179 0.0
8/25/14 Red Delicious (Red Chief) Winchester 2 – 80 19.3 10.6 1.2 2.92 182 0.0
8/25/14 Red Delicious (Nured) AHS JR AREC 1 – 87 18.0 9.8 1.1 2.83 166 0.0
8/25/14 Red Delicious (Redspur) Winchester 1 – 64 18.6 11.2 2.1 2.93 182 0.0
8/25/14 Red Delicious (Ace) AHS JR AREC 1 – 95 19.7 10.8 1.0 2.78 160 0.0
8/25/14 Red Delicious (Bisbee) AHS JR AREC 2 – 86 18.9 10.9 1.3 2.80 163 0.0
9/16/14 Red Delicious (Nured) AHS JR AREC 1 – 97 17.0 11.7 2.4 2.83 167 0.9
9/16/14 Red Delicious (Ace) AHS JR AREC 1 – 99 19.2 13.0 2.0 2.93 187 3.6
8/25/14 Empire AHS JR AREC 3 – 64 18.8 11.7 1.6 2.82 148 0.0
9/16/14 Empire AHS JR AREC 1 – 88 18.3 12.6 2.7 2.65 126 0.6
9/16/14 Rome (Law) AHS JR AREC 1 – 92 21.7 12.2 3.0 2.92 163 0.3
9/16/14 Rome (Taylor) AHS JR AREC 1 – 50 21.6 12.4 3.0 3.14 203 0.0
9/16/14 York AHS JR AREC 2 – 80 23.8 11.1 1.3 2.90 161 0.0
9/16/14 Jonagold AHS JR AREC 1 – 81 16.3 14.2 5.4 3.30 251 0.1
9/16/14 Idared AHS JR AREC 1  – 61 15.2 12.9 2.0 3.00 180 0.0
* 1 = green, 2 = light green, 3 = yellowish green, 4 = yellow.
** 1 = 100% starch, 5 = 60% starch, 8 = 0% starch.

 

Alson H. Smith, Jr. AREC (Winchester) Public Open House

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July 21, 2014

Winchester, VA—The faculty, staff, and students at Virginia Tech’s Alson H. Smith, Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center and Virginia Cooperative Extension’s Frederick County Office will be hosting a public open house on August 16 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The Center’s scientists will provide an overview of their research projects and outreach efforts through hands-on activities, posters, and guided tours of the experimental vineyards and orchards.

This is an open event—all are welcome! Come meet the scientists who work at the Center. Cold drinks and locally made desserts will be provided. The open house will be held rain or shine.

Contact: For more information contact Debra Marple at: 540-869-2560 or dmarple@vt.edu.

About the The Alson H. Smith, Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center: This Virginia Tech laboratory serves Virginia’s commercial fruit and value-added, horticultural food crops industries through research, educational programs, development of sustainable production systems and technologies, and increased public knowledge of horticultural opportunities and benefits. Please visit our website to learn more about our current research and information on tree fruit and grapes. http://www.arec.vaes.vt.edu/alson-h-smith/

Directions: The facility is located at 595 Laurel Grove Road, Winchester, VA 22602.

From I-81: take the Stephens City exit (Exit 307). Go west into Stephens City on Fairfax Street. Proceed straight through Stephens City onto Rt. 631 (Fairfax Street becomes Marlboro Road). Continue west on Marlboro Road for approximately 3.5 miles. When Marlboro Road dead-ends at a “T”, turn right (north) onto Middle Road (Rt. 628). Proceed on Middle Road for 1.5 miles. Turn left (west) onto Laurel Grove Road (Rt. 629). Travel 0.8 miles to the Center, which will be on your left.

If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact Debra Marple (AHS AREC) at (540-869-2560 X19*) during business hours of 7:30 am and 4:00 p.m. to discuss accommodations five days prior to the event. *TDD number is (800) 828-1120.

2014 AHS AREC Open House-Save the Date Flier <pdf>.

Virginia Cooperative Extension programs and employment are open to all, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital, family, or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.  An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

AREC to Host Field Tour and Twilight Meeting

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The faculty and staff of Virginia Tech’s AHS Jr. AREC and Virginia Cooperative Extension invite you to a Field day and Twilight Meeting on Thursday, July 18, 2013. In addition to a traditional twilight meeting, there will be a comprehensive tour of the research plots at the AHS Jr. AREC. Growers from throughout Virginia, as well as nearby states are invited to attend. Please note that the mealtime is earlier than in past years.

2:30pm – 5:15pm: Tour of Research Orchards (Entomology, Horticulture & Pathology) – Meet at the main building

5:30pm – 7:00pm: Catered Supper & Seasonal Updates – Equipment Shed

Registration is required.  To ensure that you are provided with a meal, you must email Mark Sutphin at mark.sutphin@vt.edu or call his office: (540.665.5699) before noon on Monday, July 15th.

Directions: The facility is located at, 595 Laurel Grove Road, Winchester, VA 22602. From I-81: take the Stephens City exit (Exit 307). Go west into Stephens City on Fairfax Street. Proceed straight through Stephens City onto Rt. 631 (Fairfax Street becomes Marlboro Road). Continue west on Marlboro Road for approximately 3.5 miles. When Marlboro Road dead-ends at a “T”, turn right (north) onto Middle Road (Rt. 628). Proceed on Middle Road for 1.5 miles. Turn left (west) onto Laurel Grove Road (Rt. 629). Travel 0.8 miles to the AREC, which will be on your left. Parking is available in front of the building.

Drs. Keith Yoder, Chris Bergh, and Greg Peck will be providing seasonal updates at dinner and will be available for discussions and concerns regarding the growing season.

**Please save the date of Tuesday, August 27, 2013 for a joint Twilight Meeting with WVU Extension at Orr’s Farm Market in Martinsburg, WV.**

Many thanks to all of our faithful sponsors for making this event possible!

AgroFresh

Bayer CropScience, L.P.

Bowman Andros Products, LLC

Certis USA, LLC

Crop Production Services

Dow Agro Sciences

DuPont Crop Protection

First Bank & Trust

Frederick County Farm Bureau

Frederick County Fruit Growers

Gowan Company LLC

Helena Chemical Company

Knouse Foods Co-Op., Inc.

MidAtlantic Farm Credit

National Fruit Product Company

Nichino America

Peterson Farms, Inc.

Southern States

Suterra

Syngenta Crop Protection

Trece, Inc.

Valent USA

Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Company

Virginia Cooperative Extension

Virginia Farm Bureau

Winchester Equipment Company

 

Mark Sutphin

Associate Extension Agent | Agriculture and Natural Resources, Horticulture | Unit Coordinator (Frederick)

Virginia Cooperative Extension – Frederick County Office | 107 North Kent Street | Winchester, VA 22601

Phone – 540.665.5699 | Fax – 540.722.8380 | Cell – 540.398.8148 | Email – mark.sutphin@vt.edu | http://offices.ext.vt.edu/frederick/

Serving the counties of Frederick, Clarke, Page, Shenandoah, & Warren