Tree Fruits
Our experts support the industry through the development of successful new varieties, cutting edge horticultural practices and disease and pest management knowledge.
Cornell AgriTech is world renowned for its apple breeding program and has released 66 apple varieties including famous varieties such as Empire, Ruby Frost and Jonagold. Apples are developed with New York climate, disease and pest conditions in mind as well as consumer and growers needs.
We support the health of tree fruit industries by getting out in front of disease and pest conditions through innovative research and the development of practical solutions that help growers thrive.
Our tree fruit experts
Extension Associate, Sr.; HVRL Station Superintendent
Cornell AgriTech
Hudson Valley Research Laboratory
Department of Entomology
Peter Jentsch
- (845) 691-6516
- pjj5 [at] cornell.edu
Arthur Agnello
- (315) 787-2341
- ama4 [at] cornell.edu
Susan Brown
- (315) 787-2224
- skb3 [at] cornell.edu
Plant breeding (apples)
Marker-assisted breeding
Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Horticulture Section
Cornell AgriTech
Terence Robinson
- (315) 787-2227
- tlr1 [at] cornell.edu
Orchard production systems
Crop load and canopy management
Fruit tree physiology
Jan Nyrop
- (607) 255-2552
- jpn2 [at] cornell.edu
Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Cornell AgriTech
Marc Fuchs
- (315) 787-2487
- mf13 [at] cornell.edu
Virus diseases of fruit and vegetable crops
Grape viruses
Plant virus-insect vector interactions
Associate Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Cornell AgriTech
Kerik Cox
- (315) 787-2401
- kdc33 [at] cornell.edu
Orchard fungal ecology
Fungicide resistance
Pesticide stewardship, fruit pathology
Associate Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Horticulture Section
Cornell AgriTech
Kenong Xu
- (315) 787-2496
- kx27 [at] cornell.edu
Tree fruit genomics
Apple gene regulatory networks
Associate Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Cornell AgriTech
Awais Khan
- (315) 787-2446
- mak427 [at] cornell.edu
Mechanisms of host disease resistance in apples; particularly to fire blight and apple scab
Quantitative genetics, genomics, genetic diversity, and pre-breeding
Rapid disease detection, pathogen identification, and high-throughput phenotyping tools
Grower resources
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