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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
  • Sustainable Management of Wireworms by Targeting the Adult Click Beetles
  • RNA-Based Pesticides To Manage Insect-Vectored Plant Pathogens In Potato
  • Identifying Biological Controls of Insect Vectors in Non-Crop Habitats of the Columbia Basin
  • Beet Leafhopper and Associated Pathogens in Columbia Basin: Impact of Crop Type and Abiotic Factors
  • Dev of Better Methods to Det Cultivar Resist to Internal Discoloration from Heat Necrosis, After-Cooking Darkening, Blackheart and Hollow Heart
    • FUNDACAO DE ESTUDOS AGRARIOS LUIZ DE QUEIROZ
  • Determining the Threat and Spread of New and Novel South American Ca. Liberibacter Species to North American Potato Crops and Wild Potato Germplasms
    • MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST LANSING, MI
  • Enhancing Integrated Insect Pest Management Strategies for U.S. Potato Production Systems
    • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, BOZEMAN
  • Developing Best Practices for Releasing Lacewings in Apples
    • OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, CORVALLIS, OR
  • Phenotyping or Optimizing Management of New Potato Lines with Improved Disease Resistance, Yield, or Quality
  • USDA-ARS/Oregon State University Partnership to Breed New Potato Cultivars with Improved Disease Resistance, Yield, and Quality
  • Biopesticides for the Potato Psyllid
    • OREGON SWEET CHERRY COMMISSION, HOOD RIVER, OR
  • Precision Agriculture: Innovating Cherry Disease Management with Direct Plant Infusion
  • Experimental Orchard for X-Disease and Little Cherry Disease Research
    • REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RI, RIVERSIDE, CA
  • Threat and Spread of New and Novel South American Ca. Liberibacter Species
  • Discovery and Application of Click Beetle Attractants for IPM of Wireworms in Potatoes
    • REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, MOSCOW, ID
  • Characterization of Novel Viruses Pathogenic to the Powdery Scab Pathogen Spongospora subterranea
  • Characterization of Novel Viruses Pathogenic to Potato Psyllid
  • Evaluating Phenotypes or Optimizing Management of New Potato Lines with Improved Disease Resistance, Yield, or Quality
  • Characterization of Novel Viruses Pathogenic to Potato Psyllid
  • USDA-ARS/University of Idaho Tri-State Breeding Partnership to Produce New Potato Cultivars with Pest/Disease Resistance and Enhanced Yield/Quality
    • SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY, SAINT LOUIS, MO
  • Exploring Pathogenicity Factors of Phytoplasma Causing Potato Purple Top Disease in the Northwestern U.S.
    • TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH, COLLEGE STATION, TX
  • Integrative Approaches to Understanding How Vector Proteins Affect Plant Defense and Plant-Insect Interactions
    • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS, DAVIS, CA
  • Quality Assurances Services and Support for IR-4 Minor Use Pesticides Residue Laboratory in Wapato, Washington
    • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,(UCANR), Davis
  • The Development of an Effective Trapping System for the Invasive Greater Banded Hornet, Vespa tropica, in Guam
    • USDA, APHIS, PPQ, S&T, RALEIGH, NC
  • Development of Netting Protocols to Prevent Insect Transmission of X Disease Phytoplasma in Cherry Trees
    • WASHINGTON STATE POTATO COMMISSION, MOSES LAKE
  • Support for the Investigation of Emerging and Persistent Potato Diseases in the Northwest
  • Advancement of Disease Resistant Germplasm using Quantitative Genetics and Marker Assisted Selection
  • Pyramiding of Potato Virus Y and Columbia Root-Knot Nematode Resistances using Greenhouse and Molecular Marker Screening
  • Regional Sampling Network for Insect Pests of Potato in the Columbia Basin of WA
    • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, PULLMAN, WA
  • Identifying the Sources of Aphids and Aphid-vectored Viruses Afflicting Potato Fields
  • The Whirligig Mite and New Biological Control Opportunities in Potatoes
  • Extension Activities for Best Practices for Releasing Lacewings in Apples
  • Beet Leafhopper and Associated Pathogens in Columbia Basin
  • Assessing Traits or Optimizing Management of New Potato Lines with Improved Disease Resistance, Yield, or Quality
  • Washington State Partnership to Find Rapid Solutions to Little Cherry Disease
  • Integrating Advanced Diagnostic Strategies for Powdery Scab and Potato Mop-Top Virus Detection
  • Developing New Tools to Predict Migration of Insect Vectors into Potato Crops
  • Novel Delivery of Therapeutic Molecules to Cure Diseases of Fruit Trees
  • USDA-ARS/Washington State University Little Cherry Disease Research Partnership
  • Assessing Chemical Control Options for Aphid-vectored Virus Management
  • Comparison of Monitoring Tools for Hemipteran Vectors Entering Potato Fields
  • Sustainable Management of Wireworms by Targeting the Adult Click Beetles
  • USDA-ARS/Washington State University Partnership to Breed New Potato Cultivars with Improved Disease Resistance, Yield, and Quality
  • Development of a Spongospora subterranea and Potato Mop-Top Virus Disease Field for Breeding and Research Purposes
    • WASHINGTON TREE FRUIT RESEARCH COMMISSON, WENATCHEE, WA
  • Sustainable Cherry Protection with SYMBIONT
  • Genetic Engineering of Moth Viruses for Enhanced Insecticidal Efficacy
  • Novel Control of Codling Moth with RNA Interference
  • Best Practices for Releasing Lacewings in Apples
  • Whirligig Mite: A New Biocontrol Agent for Apples and Pears