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Collaborations

The Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research has a long and productive history of collaborative research involving stakeholders.


Current collaborators and projects:

AGRICULTURE, WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF, OLYMPIA, WA
  • Development of Trapping Systems for the Asian Giant Hornet
  • New Tools for Improving Biological Control of Pear Psylla by Trechnites Parasitoids
  • Dev of Better Methods to Det Cultivar Resist to Internal Discoloration from Heat Necrosis, After-Cooking Darkening, Blackheart and Hollow Heart
  • Biological Control of Insect Pests in Non-Crop Habitats
  • Genetic Insights into Leafhopper/Phytoplasma Interactions and Gene-Based Immunization for Plant Disease Control
  • Development of Trapping Systems for the Asian Giant Hornet
  • AGRICULTURE, WASHINGTON STATE DEPT OF, OLYMPIA, WA
  • RNA-Based Pesticides To Manage Insect-Vectored Plant Pathogens In Potato
  • Applying Molecular Markers To Select For Promising Virus Resistant Germplasm
  • Support For The Investigation Of Emerging And Persistent Potato Diseases In The Northwest
  • Role of Vector Saliva in Pathogen Transmission
  • Developing Methods to Protect Potato Quality, Yields and Profitability.
  • BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE FOR PLANT RESEARCH,, ITHACA, NY
  • AgriVectors: An Open Access Resource to Encourage Productive Collaboration between Researchers of Potato and Citrus Pests and Diseases
  • M3 CONSULTING GROUP LLC, WAYNESVILLE
  • Augmenting Earwigs with Drones
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY,INC, BOZEMAN, MT
  • Wigging Out, Then Wigging In: Removing Earwigs From Stone Fruit and Augmenting Them in Pome Fruit
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, FARGO, ND
  • Understanding Differences in P. allius Populations from North Dakota and Washington State, and Their Role in TRV Transmission in Potato
  • Exploring Differences in P. allius Populations through Whole-genome Sequencing and the Effect of Different Potato Cultivars on Population Fecundity
  • OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, CORVALLIS, OR
  • Areawide Management of Insect Vectors in the Columbia Basin of Oregon
  • Characterization of Soil Health Parameters from Nematode Infested Potato Fields in the Columbia Basin
  • Phenotyping or Optimizing Management of New Potato Lines with Improved Disease Resistance, Yield, or Quality
  • Discovery and Application of Click Beetle Attractants Toward Management of Wireworms in Oregon
  • OREGON SWEET CHERRY COMMISSION, HOOD RIVER, OR
  • Experimental Orchard for X-Disease and Little Cherry Disease Research
  • REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSI, RIVERSIDE, CA
  • Search For Wireworm Attractants
  • REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, MOSCOW, ID
  • Addressing Prevalence of Beet Curly Top Virus in Beet Leafhopper and Potato, and Screening Potato Cultivars for Susceptibility to BCTV
  • Development Of Sustainable System-Based Management Strategies For Two Vector-Borne, Tuber Necrotic Viruses In Potato
  • Characterization of Novel Viruses Pathogenic to Potato Psyllid
  • Evaluating Phenotypes or Optimizing Management of New Potato Lines with Improved Disease Resistance, Yield, or Quality
  • Green Peach Aphid–Plant Interactions in Southern Idaho
  • Search for Wireworm Attractants in Idaho
  • SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY, SAINT LOUIS, MO
  • Profiling Pathogenic Genome Variation in Novel Haplotypes of 'Candidatus Liberibacter Solanacearum' Isolated from Psyllid Species from Potato
  • TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH, COLLEGE STATION, TX
  • Identification of Psyllid Salivary Proteins to Improve Use of Host Plant Resistance
  • Integrative Approaches to Understanding how Vector Proteins Affect Plant Defense and Plant-Insect Interactions
  • TEXAS A&M RESEARCH FOUNDATION, COLLEGE STATION, TX
  • Effect of Heat Stress on Glycoalkaloid Amounts in Potato Tubers
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS, DAVIS, CA
  • Quality Assurance Services and Support for IR-4 Minor Use Pesticides Residue Laboratory in Wapato, Washington
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA, IL
  • Search for Wireworm Attractants in Illinois
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LOWELL, MA
  • Beyond Micronutrients – Discovering Natural Compounds in Potato and their Health Benefits
  • USDA, APHIS, PPQ, S&T, RALEIGH, NC
  • Asian Giant Hornet (AGH) Lure Development
  • Asian Giant Hornet Lure Development
  • WASHINGTON ST COMM ON PESTICIDE REGISTRATION, ELTOPIA, WA
  • Assessment of Beet Leafhopper and BLTVA Phytoplasma Impact on Potato Tuber Yield and Quality
  • Oak Leaf Volatiles for Pest Suppression and Disease Management
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, PULLMAN, WA
  • USDA-ARS/Washington State University Little Cherry Disease Research Partnership
  • Understanding Differences in P. allius Populations from North Dakota and Washington State, and their Role in TRV Transmission in Potato
  • Genetic Insights into Leafhopper/Phytoplasma Interactions and Gene-based Immunization for Plant Disease Control
  • Areawide Management of Insect Vectors in Columbia Basin Vegetable and Seed Crops
  • Areawide Management of Insect Vectors in the Columbia Basin of Washington
  • Earwig Augmentation and Conservation in the Wenatchee Valley
  • Spotted Wing-Drosophila Areawide Project Phase II
  • Assessing Whether Potato Leafroll Virus Transmission and Feeding Behavior of the Green Peach Aphid in Potatoes is Altered by Afidopyropen
  • Application of Image Analysis Techniques to Quantify Potato Processing Quality and Disease Symptomatology
  • Identifying the Sources of Aphids and Aphid-vectored Viruses Afflicting Potato Fields
  • Improving Potato Performance and Quality through Breeding and Management
  • Identifying Important Parasites and Predators of Potato Psyllid in Non-Crop Habitats of the Columbia Basin
  • Assessing Traits or Optimizing Management of New Potato Lines with Improved Disease Resistance, Yield, or Quality
  • Exploring Tobacco Rattle Virus Insensitivity Differences Between North Dakota and Washington State
  • Field Testing of Minor Use Pesticides
  • Spotted Wing-Drosophila Areawide Project
  • WASHINGTON TREE FRUIT RESEACH COMMISSON, WENATCHEE, WA
  • Tactics To Improve Natural Enemy Releases In Tree Fruit
  • Incorporating Trechnites Into a Psylla Biocontrol Program
  • What Factors Impact Mite Outbreaks In Pear?
  • Can We Get Codling Moth Females To Stop Laying Eggs On Apple
  • Novel Control of Codling Moth with RNA Interference
  • Identification of Pear Tree Volatiles Attractive to Winterform Psylla
  • Genetic Engineering of Moth Viruses for Enhanced Insecticidal Efficacy