Our Research

The following is a list, by subject matter (Tree Fruit, Vegetables, Berries and Grapes, Farm Business and Economics) and year, of the peer reviewed and CALS Extension publications that have come from research projects or collaborations undertaken by ENYCH team members that are accessible to the public.  The names of ENYCH staff are in blue.

Tree Fruit

2023

  1. Strickland D, Spychalla J, van Zoeren JE, Basedow MR, Donahue DJ, and Cox K. Assessment of fungicide resistance via molecular assay in populations of Podosphaera leucotricha, causal agent of apple powdery mildew, in New York. Plant Disease. 2023; Online. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-22-2820-SR.

2022

  1. Donahue DJ, Reig Córdoba G, Elone SE, Basedow MR and McNamee K. New York Statewide Validation of the EMR Model and Passive Method for ‘Honeycrisp’ Bitter Pit Prediction. Fruit Quarterly. 2022; 30(4):14-17.
  2. Khodadadi F, Martin PL, Donahue DJ, Peter KA, Aćimović SG. Characterizations of an Emerging Disease: Apple Blotch Caused by Diplocarpon coronariae (syn. Marssonina coronaria) in the Mid-Atlantic United States. Plant Disease. 2022; Online. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-21-2557-RE.

2021

  1. Donahue DJ, Reig G, Elone SE, Wallis, A.E.; Basedow, MR. Honeycrisp’ Bitter Pit Response to Rootstock and Region under Eastern New York Climatic Conditions. Plants. 2021; 10,983. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10050983.
  2. Donahue DJ, Reig G, Michael Rutzke, Anna Wallis, Basedow MR, Elone SE, A Predictive Model for Malus × pumila Borkh c.v. ‘Honeycrisp’ to Reduce Storage Risk in Eastern New York State, U.S.A. Acta Horticulturae 1314. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Precision Management of Orchards and Vineyards, October 2019. 2021; https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2021.1314.51
  3. Donahue DJ, Reig Córdoba G, Elone SE, Anna E. Wallis and Basedow MR. Rootstock, Region and Pick Timing are Factors to Consider When Choosing ‘Honeycrisp’ Blocks to Minimize Bitter Pit in Storage. Fruit Quarterly. 2021; 29(3):14-19.
  4. Donahue DJ and Elone SE. Case Study of a Declining Apple Orchard. Fruit Quarterly. 2021; 29(2): 28-31.

2020

  1. Elone SE, Tobin S, Donahue DJ. Evaluation of Modern Communication Technologies for Certified Pesticide Applicators to Communicate with Non-Certified Sprayer Operators. Fruit Quarterly. 2020; 28(2): 28-31.
  2. Reig G, Lordan J, Hoying S, Fargione M, Donahue DJ, Francescatto P, Acimovic D, Fazio G, Robinson T. Long-term performance of ‘Delicious’ apple trees grafted on Geneva® rootstocks and trained to four high-density systems under New York State climatic conditions. HortScience. 2020; 55(10). https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI14904-20.
  3. Singh J, Cobb-Smith D, Higgins E, Khan A. Comparative evaluation of lateral flow immunoassays, LAMP, and quantitative PCR for diagnosis of fire blight in apple orchards. Journal of Plant Pathology. 2020; Online: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-020-00644-w.

2019

  1. Acimovic S, Higgins E, Meredith C. Effective post-infection programs of prohexadione-calcium for reducing shoot blight and preventing fire blight canker initiation on apple wood with cost-benefit analysis. Fruit Quarterly 2019; 27(2):25-31.
  2. Khan A, Cobb-Smith D, Higgins E, Singh J. Pathogen Detection Assays for Fire Blight Management in Apple Orchards. Fruit Quarterly 2019; 27(3):27-30.
  3. Reig G, Donahue DJ, Jentsch P. The Efficacy of Four Sunburn Mitigation Strategies and Their Effects on Yield, Fruit Quality, and Economic Performance of Honeycrisp Cv. Apples under Eastern New York (USA) Climatic Conditions. International Journal of Fruit Science. 2019; https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2019.1605558.
  4. Reig G, Lordan J, Miranda Sazo M, Hoying S, Fargione M, Reginato G, Donahue DJ, Francescatto P, Fazio G, Robinson T. Long-term performance of ‘Gala’, Fuji’ and ‘Honeycrisp’ apple trees grafted on Geneva® rootstocks and trained to four production systems under New York State climatic conditions. Scientia Horticulturae 2019; 244:277-293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2018.09.025.

2018

  1. Acimovic, S., Wallis, A. and Basedow, M. Two Years of Experience with RIMpro Apple Scab Prediction Model on Commercial Apple Farms in Eastern NY. Fruit Quarterly. 2018. 26(4): 21-27.
  2. Donahue DJ, Reig G, Wallis AE, Elone SE. Bitter Pit Mitigation and the ‘Honeycrisp’ Apple: Prohexadione-calcium and Bourse Pinching Effects on Bitter Pit, Shoot Extension, and Fruit Size. Fruit Quarterly. 2018; 26(3):23-28.
  3. Fuchs M, Kahlke C, Donahue D, Wallis A Basedow M. Distribution of Viruses in New York Apple Orchards. Fruit Quarterly. 2018; 26(4): 5-9.
  4. Reig G, Lordan J, Miranda Sazo M, Hoying SA, Fargione MJ, Hernan Reginato G, Donahue DJ, Francescatto P, Fazio G, Robinson TL. Effect of tree type and rootstock on the long-term performance of ‘Gala’, ‘Fuji’ and ‘Honeycrisp’ apple trees trained to Tall Spindle under New York State climatic conditions. Scientia Horticulturae 2018; 246:506-517.

2017

  1. Agnello AM, Breth DI, Tee EM, Cox KD, Villani SM, Ayer KM, Wallis AE, Donahue DJ, Combs DB, Davis AE, Neal JA, English-Loeb FM. Xylosandrus germanus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) Occurrence, Fungal Associations, and Management Trials in New York Apple Orchards. J. Econ. Entomol. 2017:1-16.
  2. Donahue D. Bitter Pit in Honeycrisp on G-41 vs M9-337: Observations from an Orchard Visit. Fruit Quarterly. 2017; 25(1):13-17.
  3. Reig G, Donahue D, Jentsch P. Sunburn Management on Honeycrisp in the Hudson Valley in 2016. Fruit Quarterly. 2017; 25(2):19-24.
  4. Wallis, A., Agnello, A. and Reissig, H. On-Farm Evaluation of Apple IPM Protocols in the Champlain Valley. Fruit Quarterly. 2017. 25(4):5-11.

2016

  1. Breth D, Wallis A, Donahue D, Tee E. Managing Apple Orchard Weeds in the Fall. Fruit Quarterly. 2016; 24(4):9-15.
  2. Reig G, and Donahue D. The Fallout from the 2016 Hudson Valley Pre-Bloom Freeze: Will Applications of Certain Foliar Nutrients and Promalin Help Save an Apple Crop? Fruit Quarterly. 2016; 24(4):17-20.
  3. Robinson T, Francescatto P, Lordan J, Kahlke C, Wallis A, Donahue D, Miranda Sazo M, Tee E. Precision Harvest Management. Fruit Quarterly. 2016; 24(2):5-8.

Berry and Grape Publications

2023

  1. Hodgdon E, McDermott L, Sideman R, Orde K. Grower impressions of low tunnel utility for June-bearing strawberry production. Fruit Quarterly. 2023; 31(1): 19-22.

2022

  1. Sosnoskie LM, Butler-Jones A, Schulteis B, Van Zoeren J, McDermott L. A First Look at Precision Spraying and Electrical Weeding Technology for Possible Use in NY Fruit Crops. Fruit Quarterly. 2022; 30(4):23-26.

2020

  1. Meyers JM, Dokoozlian N, Ryan C, Bioni C, Vanden Heuvel JE. A New, Satellite NDVI-Based Sampling Protocol for Grape Maturation Monitoring. Remote Sensing. 2020; 12(7):1159. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12071159.
  2. Stockton DG, Hesler SP, Wallingford AK, Leskey TC, McDermott L, Elsensohn JE, Riggs DI, Pritts M, Loeb GM. Factors affecting the implementation of exclusion netting to control Drosophila suzukii on primocane raspberry. Crop Protection. 2020; 135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2020.105191.

2018

  1. McDermott L, Shields E, Testa T, O’Connell J, Field N. Understanding strawberry root problems that impact Northeast U.S. berry farm profitability: Results of Eastern NY survey. Fruit Quarterly. 2018; 26(3).

2017

  1. McDermott L, Shields E, Testa T, Pashow, L, Ivy A. Managing Strawberry Root Problems for Improved Profitability and Sustainability on NYS Berry Farms: Using Entomopathogenic Nematodes to Control Strawberry Root Weevil Complex, Fruit Quarterly 2017; 25(2)
  2. Pritts MP, McDermott L. Protected culture for strawberries using low tunnels. Cornell Cooperative Extension. 2017. http://www.hort.cornell.edu/fruit/pdfs/low-tunnel-strawberries.pdf
  3. Pritts M, McDermott L, Demchak K, Hanson E, Weber C, Both AJ, Loeb G, Heidenreich C. High Tunnel Production Guide for Raspberries and Blackberries. Cornell Cooperative Extension. 2017. http://www.hort.cornell.edu/fruit/pdfs/high-tunnel-brambles.pdf

2016

  1. Riggs DI, Loeb G, Hesler S, McDermott L. Using insect netting on existing bird netting support systems to exclude Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) from a small scale commercial highbush blueberry planting. Fruit Quarterly. 2016; 24(2).

2015

  1. Sandler H, McDermott L, Ghantous K, Medeiros D. Assessment of resistance management education and experience of educators and growers in the Northeast. Cranberry Station Research Reports and Surveys, University of Massachusetts. 2015. http://scholarworks.umass.edu/cranberry_research_repts/15.
  2. Pritts MP, Heidenreich C, McDermott L, Miller J. Berry Soil and Nutrient Management – A Guide for Educators and Growers. NESARE. Cornell University. 2015. https://blogs.cornell.edu/berries/productions/berry-soil-and-nutrient-management-a-guide-for-educators-and-growers/

2011-2014

  1. McDermott L, Nickerson L. Evaluation of insect exclusion and mass trapping as cultural controls of spotted wing drosophila in organic blueberry production. New York Fruit Quarterly 2014; 22(1):25-28.
  2. McDermott L, Bornt C. Optimizing strawberry production with a reduced tillage system. New York Fruit Quarterly; 2013 21(1).
  3. McDermott L, Landers A. Designing a Better Sprayer for Pesticide Application in Strawberries. New York Fruit Quarterly. 2011;19(4).

Vegetable Publications

2023

  1. Sideman RG, Roman C, and Hodgdon EA. Brussels sprout cultivar performance and response to apical meristem removal. HortTech. 2023; 33:193-202. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH05170-22

2022

  1. Hodgdon EA, Campbell AEM, Connor, DA, Hoepting CA, Galimberti AK, and Chen YH. Farm-level economic losses and willingness to try new management strategies for swede midge: a grower survey. HortTech 2022; 32: 471-478. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH05063-22.
  2. Hodgdon EA, Hallett RH, Heal JD, Stratton CA, Hoepting CA and Chen YH. Field tests of candidate pheromone blends show promise for mating disruption of the invasive swede midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Can Entomol. 2022; 154:1-17. https://doi.org/10.4039/tce.2022.20
  3. Nault BA, Sandhi RK, Harding RS, Grundberg EA, Rusinek T. Optimizing Spinosyn Insecticide Applications for Allium Leafminer (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Management in Allium Crops. J Econ Entomol. 2022; 115(2):618-623. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toac016. PMID: 35166346.

2021

  1. Hodgdon EA, Hallett RH, Heal JD, Swan AEM, Chen YH. Synthetic pheromone exposure increases calling and reduces subsequent mating in female Contarinia nasturtii (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Pest Manag Sci 2021; 77: 548-556. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6054
  2. Shields E, Testa A, Rusinek T, Bornt C. Management of Wireworms in Sweet Potatoes with Persistent NY Entomopathogenic Nematodes The Great Lakes Entomologist. 2021; 54(2). https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol54/iss2/4

2020

  1. Nault BA, Iglesias LE, Harding RS, Grundberg EA, Rusinek T, Elkner TE, Lingbeek BJ, Fleischer SJ. Managing Allium Leafminer (Diptera: Agromyzidae): An Emerging Pest of Allium Crops in North America. J Econ Entomol. 2021; 113(5):2300-2309. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaa128. PMID: 32533179.

2019

  1. Dunn A, Grundberg E. Efficacy and yield impact of transplant root dips for control of onion pink root, 2018. Plant Dis. Manag. Rep. 2019; 13:163. https://doi-org.proxy.library.cornell.edu/10.1094/PDMR13.

Business & Economics Publications

2023

  1. Astill, G. Higgins, E. Raszap Skorbiansky, S., Rickard, B. The Use of Whole Farm Revenue Protection by Specialty Crop Producers in New York State. New York Fruit Quarterly 2023, 31(4).

2022

  1. Skorbiansky S, Astill G, Higgins E, Ifft J, Rickard B, Yuan R, Rosch S. Specialty Crop Participation in Federal Risk Management Programs. USDA ERS. 2022. https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=104776
  2. Stup R, Higgins E, Karszes J, Rickard B, Wolf C. How New York Farmers Adapted to New Farm Labor Overtime Requirements. Cornell Ag Workforce Development Research Report. 2022. https://agworkforce.cals.cornell.edu/research-reports/.

2020

  1. Higgins E. Perspectives on Local Foods. Report on Impact of COVID-19 on New York’s Farm and Food System. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Charles Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. 2020 [white paper] retrieved from: https://cals.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/2020-10/covid19-impacts-white-paper-from-cornell-university.pdf.
  2. Higgins E. Perspectives on Nursery and Cut Flowers. Report on Impact of COVID-19 on New York’s Farm and Food System. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Charles Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. 2020 [white paper] retrieved from: https://cals.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/2020-10/covid19-impacts-white-paper-from-cornell-university.pdf.

2019

  1. Schmit, T. M., Severson, R. M., Strzok, J., & Barros, J. (2019). Improving Economic Contribution Analyses of Local Agricultural Systems: Lessons from a Study of the New York Apple Industry. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 8(C), 37–51. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2019.08C.009