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Collaborations

The Appalachian Fruit Research Laboratory has a long and productive history of collaborative research involving stakeholders.

Current collaborators and projects:

APPALACHIAN HEADWATERS, INC, LEWISBURG
  • Appalachian Headwaters Pollinator Recovery, Education, and Research Center
    • DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BIOENERGY TECHNOLOGIES O, Washington
  • BioPoplar: A Tunable Chassis for Diversified Bioproduct Production
    • DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES, INC., LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL
  • Improving Disease Resistance, Fruit Quality, and Growth Habit of Temperate Fruit Crops through Biotechnology
    • JOHN F KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, TITUSVILLE, FL
  • Technologies for Fruit Production and Plant Propagation that are Compatible with Spaceflight Conditions
    • NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, U, KANSAS CITY
  • Cultivating Tomorrow's Orchard: Evolving and Enhancing Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Eastern Tree Fruit Systems
    • PHYTECH US, INC, TULARE
  • Insights into Regulated Deficit Irrigation on Apple Growth and Color Development
    • REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RI, RIVERSIDE, CA
  • Evaluation of Promising, HLB-Resistant/Tolerant Citrus Scion Hybrids Generated by Breeding
    • REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MINNEAPOLIS, MN
  • An Areawide Pest Management Plan for Spotted Lanternfly and Tree of Heaven
    • RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ
  • An Areawide Pest Management Plan for Spotted Lanternfly and Tree of Heaven
  • Sustainable Management of Persistent Native and Invasive Pests of Temperate Fruit Production
    • STATE HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF PA, ORRTANNA, PA
  • Developing Effective Plum Curculio Management Regimes for Apple Crops Using Currently Available Tools
    • THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY PARK, PA
  • Biology, Management and Reducing the Impact of the Spotted Lanternfly in Specialty Crops in the Eastern USA
  • Evaluating Suppression of Erwinia Amylovora in Commercial Apple Production using Symbiotic Methylobacteria
  • An Areawide Pest Management Plan for Spotted Lanternfly and Tree of Heaven
    • UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, ATHENS, GA
  • An Areawide Pest Management Plan for Spotted Lanternfly and Tree of Heaven
    • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK, COLLEGE PARK, MD
  • Phloem Targeted Multiplexed Gene Editing for Enhanced Control of Huanglongbing in Citrus
    • UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE, TN
  • Development of Huanglongbing Resistant/Tolerant Citrus through Genomic Approaches
    • UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL C, BURLINGTON, VT
  • Using a Robot for UV-C/Dark Treatments of Field-Grown Strawberries for Control of Fungal Diseases and Arthropod Pests
    • UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL CO, BURLINGTON, VT
  • Survey of Mid-Atlantic Apple Orchards for Cultivar-Specific Relationships Among Insect Prevalence, Canopy Conditions, and Fruit Quality
  • Evaluating the Potential of Low-Cost Irrigation Automation for Improving Yield and Quality of High-value Vegetable in High Tunnel Production Systems
    • USDA, APHIS, PPQ, S&T, RALEIGH, NC
  • Survivorship and Development of Spotted Lanternfly on Wild and Cultivated Vitis Species
  • Enhanced Mitigation and Rapid Response to Reduce Spread and Impact of Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) in the United States
    • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVER, BLACKSBURG, VA
  • An Areawide Pest Management Plan for Spotted Lanternfly and Tree of Heaven
    • WASHINGTON TREE FRUIT RESEACH COMMISSON, WENATCHEE, WA
  • Insights into Regulated Deficit Irrigation on Apple Growth and Color Development
  • Germplasm Evaluation for Fruit Quality and Post-Harvest Traits
  • Evaluation of UV-C for Management of Cherry Diseases and Pests
    • WEST VIRGINIA MILITARY AUTHORITY, CHARLESTON, WV
  • Patriot Guardens: An Integrated Agriculture and Technology Support Program for Appalachia – Supporting Agreement