FINAL REPORT DURATION: 99-00 WTFRC Project # Organizational Project # 58-1275-9-076 Project Title: Vapor and nonchemical treatments for decay control and flavor retention in apples. PI: Robert Saftner, Plant Physiologist,…
…the project was discontinued. CONFIRM was applied with a standard airblast sprayer to a 10 acre block of ‘Gala’ apples on May 1, 2000 and again on June 6, 2000….
…FINDINGS: Methods of formulating lavender essential oil were inadequate to protect apple fruit from codling moths. OBJECTIVES: The overall project objective is to define and develop chemical attractants for codling…