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RUTGERS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AT THE NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 

PLANT & PEST ADVISORY 

FRUIT EDITION $1.50 JANUARY 14, 1997 

Temperatures and Painted 

Peach Tree Trunks 

Jerome L. Frecon, Gloucester County Agricultural Agent 

VOL. 1 NO. 30 

INSIDE 

Temps and Painted Peach 

Tree Trunks................................ 1 

Mid-Atlantic Direct Marketing 

Conference ................................ 2 

Philadelphia Farmers' 

Markets ...................................... 2 

Sentry Peach.............................. 2 

Calendar..................................... 3 

Plant Diagnostic Lab ............... 3 

Web Page Info Sites ................. 4 

S. Jersey Fruit Meeting ........... 5 

Many studies in Eastern peach producing areas have shown 

that the bark and cambium temperatures on a peach tree 

are considerably higher than the air temperatures. For 

example, Dr. Earl “Rip” Savage of the University of Georgia showed that 

the temperature on the south side of a peach trunk may reach 96 o F 

while the air temperature at the same time was only 55 o F.. Retired 

Agricultural Agent Les Miller and former Rutgers Agricultural Meteorologist 

Clarence Sakamoto reported on this differential in New Jersey 

Horticultural News in the late 1950’s. Using thermocouples attached to 

a recording thermometer Miller and Sakamoto recorded the wide 

variation in temperatures from November through February on bare 

trees and those treated with reflective coverings like white paint. 

Temperatures on clear days were quite different between treated 

and untreated trees. For example, the highest temperature of a trunk 

was recorded on February 8, at 84.5 o F on untreated trunks, 52 o F on 

trunks treated with white coverings, while the surrounding air temperatures 

were 39 o F. Many days during the winter temperatures on the 

southwest side rose above 32 o F. It was not uncommon on the clear 

days during January and February to see a differential of 25 to 40 

degrees on trees not treated with a white covering material. Peach trees 

treated with white coatings were always 10 to 32 degrees cooler and no 

more than 13 degrees higher than the air temperature. While it was not 

clear in this experiment when the chilling requirement of these trees 

was satisfied, it is not uncommon on Redhaven Peach Trees to have the 

chilling requirement met in mid January in New Jersey. Peach trees are 

more sensitive to low temperatures after high fluctuations when this rest 

period is completed. 

An additional factor to consider is that many of our peach trees are 

grown on loamy sands and sandy loam soils. While the centers of 

orchard rows are covered with sod, the strip under the trees are bare. 

Sandy soils heat up more quickly than heavier soils on a bright sunny 

day and also lose this heat more quickly on a cold clear night. This drop 

in the soil temperature on a sandy soil may add to the problem of increasing 

the low temperature sensitivity of the tree during the winter time. 

Many growers have gotten away from the practice of painting trees 

with white paint to protect them during the winter months. This 

practice has a far greater impact on protecting the tree from damage by 

SEE PAINTING ON PAGE 2 

PAGE 1

1997 Mid-Atlantic Direct 

Marketing Conference 

Mark your calendars for February 5-8, 1997, for 

the 15th Annual Mid-Atlantic Direct Marketing 

Conference and Trade Show (MADMAC 97), to be 

held at the Sheraton Inn, Dover, Delaware. The conference 

is sponsored by Rutgers Cooperative Extension and 

other extension agencies in Delaware, Maryland, 

Pennsylvania and Virginia. 

The conference theme is “Connections”. The conference 

covers such topics as connecting to farmers’ markets, 

customers, off-farm markets, and organic markets. 

Hotel reservations need to be received by January 

15, 1997. Conference registration deadline for a 20% 

preregistration discount is also January 15, 1997. If you 

would like a copy of the program and application, 

please contact Dr. Ramu Govindasamy, Marketing 

Specialist at 932-9171, x-25. 

Wanted: Local Farmers for 

Philadelphia Markets 

In 1997, the READING TERMINAL FARMERS’ 

MARKET TRUST will sponsor seasonal farmers’ 

markets in several Philadelphia communities. The 

markets will provide an opportunity for farmers in the 

region to sell their produce and other farm products 

directly to urban consumers. Only regionally grown 

farm products can be sold at these markets. 

The Trust is looking for local farmers to sell in the 

seasonal markets. The Trust will manage the markets in 

cooperation with community organizations. 

In January or February, the Trust will call a meeting 

of interested farmers and community representatives to 

describe the seasonal market program and to get commitments 

from farmers to sell at specific markets. 

If you or someone you know is interested in the 

1997 seasonal market program in Philadelphia, please 

give them a copy of this notice or have them contact: 

Sentry Peach 

Jerome L. Frecon, Gloucester County Agricultural 

Agent 

The undisputed best peach in Garnet Beauty 

season for Southern New Jersey growers is 

Sentry peach. Sentry has all the attributes we are 

looking for in a commercial variety as we proceed to 

establish earlier varieties. If you have a particularly 

“cold” orchard prone to low winter injury, another 

variety might be considered. This is the only reservation 

I have about this variety. 

The following description of Sentry was published 

fifteen years ago by Dr. Hal W. Fogle and Dr. Ralph Scorza 

of the Appalachian Fruit Research Station in Kearneysville, 

WV, in HortScience. After testing the variety almost this 

long, it is accurate for Southern New Jersey. 

Description - trees of ‘Sentry’ are vigorous and 

productive. Fruit average 6.0 to 6.4 cm (2 3/8 to 2 1/2 

inches) in diameter and are larger than those of cultivars 

with comparable crop and ripening season. The average 

date of ripening is July 12 at Beltsville, MD. This is about 

14 days before ‘Redhaven’ or 6 weeks before ‘Elberta.’ 

‘Sentry’ fruit are yellow-fleshed, semi-freestone and have 

firm flesh and good quality for their early season. A 

bright red blush covers about 80% of the ripe fruit. The 

undercolor and flesh color are bright, clear yellow. 

Pubescence is moderately short and sparse. Blossoms 

are non-showy and self-fertile. Leaf glands are small and 

globose. 

Resistance to bacterial spot, Xanthomonas campestris 

pv. Pruni (Smith 1903) Dye 1978, on leaves and fruit of 

‘Sentry’ appears to be at least equivalent to that of its 

parent ‘Sentinel,’ one of the most resistant cultivars. 

WB258 has been named Summer Serenade by 

Hilltop Nurseries in Hartford, Michigan. We have tested 

this variety for 15 years in New Jersey. It is an attractive 

yellow-fleshed peach, ripening in Sentry season. It may 

be an alternative variety to plant where winter low 

temperatures are too low for Sentry bud survival. 

PAINTING FROM PAGE 1 

low temperatures than piling soil around the trunks. 

Bob Pierson 

Over the years the best coating has been found to be 

Director of Community Markets 

a interior water based white latex paint covering the 

Reading Terminal Farmers’ Market Trust 

trunk and lower scaffold branches. Some growers have 

Two Penn Center, Suite 200 

found it beneficial to put repellents and other pest 

Philadelphia, PA 19102-1702 

management protectants in the paint. Diluting the paint 

(215)928-1029 ext. 25 

at least 50% with water is probably cost-effective in 

terms of increasing coverage and still maintaining good 

Or 

residual coverage. 

Ramu Govindasamy 

If we want to continue to keep our orchards living 

Marketing Specialist 

and increase yields we must protect trees during the 

Rutgers Cooperative Extension 

winter, particularly some of the newer varieties that may 

(908) 932-9171, ext. 25 

be more sensitive to low winter temperatures. 

PAGE 2 VOL. 1 NO. 30

VOL. 1 NO. 30 

Fruit Meeting Calendar 

January 18 & 19, 1997 - National Southeastern Peach Convention, 

Sheraton Augusta Hotel, Augusta, GA. 

CONTACT: Charles Walker (803) 788-7101. 

January 28, 29, 30, 1997 - Tri-State Horticultural Meetings, Hershey 

Lodge and Convention Center, Hershey, PA. 

CONTACT: Bill Tietjen, NJHS (908) 475-6505. 

February 20, 1997 - South Jersey Fruit Meeting, Masso’s Crystal Manor, 

Glassboro, NJ. 

CONTACT: Jerry Frecon (609) 863-0110. 

February 23, 24, 25, 26, 1997 - International Dwarf Fruit Tree Association 

Conference, Hilton Hotel, Rochester, NY. 

CONTACT: Bruce Barritt (509) 663-8181, Ext. 233. 

To be rescheduled: March, 1997 - South Jersey IPM-Tree Fruit Meeting, 

Gloucester County Office Bldg., Clayton, NJ. 

CONTACT: Dean Polk (609) 758-7311. 

March 6, 1997 - North Jersey Fruit Meeting, Rutgers Snyder Research 

and Extension Farm, Pittstown, NJ 

CONTACT: Win Cowgill (908) 788-1338. 

March 8, 1997 - Grape Expectations: A Viticultural and Enological 

Symposium. Forsgate Country Club, Jamesburg, NJ. 

CONTACT: Dr. Jospeh Fiola (609) 758 7311. 

April 1, 1997 - Evening Fruit Meeting (7:30 p.m.) Donio Farms, 

Hammonton, NJ. 


April 9, 1997 - Evening Fruit Meeting (7:30 p.m.) Gloucester County 

Office Building, Clayton, NJ. 


April 16, 1997 - Evening Fruit Meeting (7:30 p.m.) Donio Farms, 

Hammonton, NJ. 


April 29, 1997 - Evening Fruit Meeting (7:30 p.m.) Gloucester County 

Office Building, Clayton, NJ. 


May 13, 1997 - Evening & Twilight Fruit Meeting (6:30 p.m.) Rutgers 

Research & Extension Center in Upper Deerfield Township, NJ. 


May 21, 1997 - Twilight Fruit Meeting (6:15 p.m. - site to be determined) 

in South Jersey, NJ. 


Rutgers Cooperative 

Extension 

Plant Diagnostic 

Laboratory 

and Nematode 

Detection Service 

A full service plant health 

diagnostic facility specializing 

in: 

◆ Disease and Insect Pest Diagnoses 

◆ Plant and Weed Identification 

◆ Insect Identification 

◆ Nematode Detection 

◆ Turfgrass Endophyte Screening 

◆ Fungicide Resistance Screening 

For an accurate and timely diagnosis of 

your plant problem, forward plant 

material to the Rutgers Plant Diagnostic 

Laboratory and Nematode Detection 

Service. Submission forms and sampling 

information are available from your local 

county Cooperative Extension office, or 

write to: 

Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Plant 

Diagnostic Laboratory, P.O. Box 550, 

Milltown, NJ 08850-0550 

To have the forms automatically faxed to 

you 24 hours a day, call Rutgers Fax Info 

Line at (908) 932-6767 (call from phone, 

not handset of fax machine). Request 

documents #: 

3601 - Plant Diagnostic Laboratory and 

Nematode Detection Service - information 

sheet 

3602 - Plant Diagnostic Laboratory Form for 

Golf and Landscape Turf 


Home Grounds and Garden 

3604 - Plant Diagnostic Lab Form for Commercial 

Growers (Nursery, Greenhouse, Field etc.) 


Plant and Weed Identification 

3606 - Proper Sampling of Soil & Plant Tissue 

for Nematodes FS 757 

PAGE 3

Web Page Information Sites 

Jerome L. Frecon, Gloucester County Agricultural Agent 

Those of you with computers, modems, printers and the necessary communication and web browser software 

have already witnessed the vast amount of information available on the Internet System. If you haven’t, I 

have listed some of my favorite sites for fruit and agricultural information. This list is far from complete, but may 

save you a lot of time “browsing” or “surfing” for information on fruit production and varieties. 

American Crop Protection Association 

http://www.acpa.org. 

American Farm Bureau 

http://www.fb.com 

American Society for Horticultural 

Science 

http://www.ashs.org 

Arboriculture Online - ISA 

http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/-isa/ 

British Columbia Tree Fruit Production 

http://www.com/bcfa/ind-treefruit.html 

California Apple Commission 

Kenton Kidd, President 

1941 N. Gateway Blvd. Suite 102 

Fresno, CA 93727 

Phone: 209-456-0900 FAX 209-456- 

0125 

e-mail: apple@cyberGate.com 

WWW: http://www.cybergate.com:80/ 

apple/ 

or www.cybergate.com/apple 

California Strawberry Commission 

PO Box 269, Watsonville, CA 95077 

Phone: 408-724-1301 

FAX: 408-724-5973 

WWW: http://www.calstrawberry.com 

California Table Grape Commission 

WWW: http://www.foodnet.com/epr/ 

providers/ctg/sdctghome.html 

Canadian Produce Marketing Association 

310-1101 Price of Wales Drive 

Ottawa, Ontario K2C 3W7 

Phone: 613-226-4187 

FAX: 613-226-2984 

E-Mail: question@cpma.ca or 

munchers@cpma.ca (for the Mighty 

Munchers Club 

WWW: http://www.cpma.c2 

CAST - Council on Agricultural Science 

and Technology 

WWB site is http://www.netins.net/ 

showcase/cast/. 

Central Valley Postharvest Newsletter 

http://www.uckac.edu/postharv/ 

Cornell Scaffolds Pest Management 

Newsletter 

http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/ 

scaffolds/1996/index.html 

Cornell University Dept. of Flor. and 

Orna. Horticulture 

http://www.cals.cornell.edu/dept.flori/ 

index.htm/ 

Cornell Cooperative Extension Fruit 

Net 

http://www.cce.cornell.edu/programs/ 

ag/fruit.html 

Cornell University Home Page 

http://www.info.cornell.edu/ 

CUHomePage.htm 

Farm Journal 

http://www.farmjournal.com 

Gloucester County 

http://.buyrite.com/gloucestercounty/ 

home.htm 

Good Fruit Grower 

http://www.goodfruit.com 

NASDA -National Association of State 

Departments of Agriculture 

. 

National Cancer Institute 

http://www.nci.nih.gov/5aday/ 

homepg.html 

New Jersey Department of Agriculture 

http://www.state.nj.us/agriculture 

New Jersey State Weather Man 

http://climate.rutgers.edu/stateclim/ 

clim.htm/ 

New York Agricultural Exp.t Station, 

Cornell 

http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu 

North American Blueberry Council 

4995 Golden Foothill Parkway 

Suite 2, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 

Phone:(916)933-9777 

http.//www.blueberry.org 

Oregon Berry Commissions 

http://.peak.org:80/-berrywrk/ 

Oregon Blueberry Growers’ Association 

http://www.nwrec.orst.edu/infonet/obga.htm 

Pacific Fruit Inc.65 E. 55 St. 

New York, NY 10022 

Phone:(212) 350-9600 

Fax:(212) 350-9623 

http://www.bonita.com 

Pesticide Information Center on Line 

http://picol.cahe.wsu.edu 

Plant America 

http://www.plantamerica.com 

Pome Fruit Clone Index 

http://www.tricity.wsu.edu/~gmink/nrpclop/ 

ntml 

Postharvest Outreach Program 

http://pom44.usdavis.edu/postharvest.html 

Produce Marketing Association 

1500 Casho Mill Road 

P.O. Box 6036 

Newark, DE 19714-6036 

Phone:(302) 738-7100 

http://www.pma.com 

Rutgers Floriculture Home Page 

http://aesop.rutgers.edu/~floriculture/index.htm 

Rutgers Plant and Pest Advisory Newsletters 

(Fruit Edition) 

http://orchard.uvm.edu/rec/plantpest/ 

default.htm/ 

Stone Fruit Index 

http://www.tricity.wsu.edu/~gmink/ 

nrspclos.html 

Texas A&M 

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ 

or http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/fruit/ 

fruit.htmy 

Tree Fruit Research & Extension Newsletter 

http://tfrec.new.net/ 

SEE WEB SITES ON PAGE 5 

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Pest and Labor Management 

Focus of South Jersey Fruit 

Meeting 

Ms. Allison DeMarree, production economist 

with Cornell Cooperative Extension will be 

one of the featured speakers at the South Jersey Fruit 

Meeting and Labor Conference on Thursday February 

20, 1997 at Masso’s Crystal Manor in Glassboro. Ms. 

DeMarree will use her expertise as a commercial fruit 

grower and an economist to share new ideas on cutting 

labor costs and improving management efficiency. Ms. 

DeMarree is an area specialist in Western New York and 

also farms 200 acres of tree fruit with her husband. 

Also featured is Dr. Nancy Fiedler, Associate 

Professor of Environmental and Community Medicine at 

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, who will present 

new information on the health of farmers exposed to 

long term use of pesticides. Dr. Fiedler, a psychologist, 

will discuss both the psychological and medical effects 

of pesticide use by fruit growers in southern New Jersey. 

Fruit growers are considered intensive pesticide users by 

Dr. Fiedler and are compared to other farmers who do 

not use pesticides extensively. Dr. Mark Robson, 

Executive Director of the Environmental and Occupational 

Health Institute at Robert Wood Johnson, will also 

present some interesting case studies on pesticide 

exposure. 

The morning session of the all day meeting will be 

focused on pest management. Specialists from Rutgers 

Cooperative Extension will give presentations on weed 

management, root disease control in fruit trees, and an 

update on new insect management techniques. Dr. 

Robert Belding, Specialist in tree fruit science with 

Rutgers Cooperative Extension, will discuss new ways to 

extend the shelf life of peaches using growth regulators 

and nutrients. Mr. Dean Polk, Integrated Pest Management 

agent with Rutgers Cooperative Extension will 

discuss new techniques employed in pest management 

for tree fruit in 1996. 

The meeting is jointly sponsored by Rutgers Cooperative 

Extension and the New Jersey State Horticultural 

Society. Pesticide Applicator Recertification Units will 

be given along with Production Efficiency Grant Credits 

for Business Management. 

Information on the meeting can be obtained by 

contacting Jerome L. Frecon, Rutgers Cooperative 

Extension, 1200 North Delsea Drive, Clayton, New 

Jersey 08312 609 863-0110, Fax 609 881-4191 or E- 

Mail Frecon@aesop.rutgers.edu 

WEB SITES FROM PAGE 4 

University of California Fruit and Nut Research Information 

http://pom44.ucdavis.edu/ 

U.S. Apple and Pear Marketing Board, Inc. 

Seattle, WA - e-mail: mb@fruit-usa.com 

URL:http://www.fruit-usa.com 

USDA Agricultural Statistics Home Page 

http://www.usda.gov/nass/nasshome.htm 

USDA/AMS - Fruit and Vegetable Division 

http://www.usda.gov/ams/fruitveg.htm 

USDA Appalachian Fruit Research Station 

http://www.intrepid.net/afrs/afrs.htm 

USDA-ARS Tree Fruit Research Lab 

http://www.tfrl.ars.usda.gov/ 

Virginia Stone Fruit Page 

http://www.ento.vt.edu/fruit files/VirginiaPeachsite/ 

Washington Apple Commission 

PO Box 18, Wenatchee, WA 98807 

Phone: 509-663-9600, FAX: 509-662-5824 

http://www.bestaplles.com 

Washington State Fruit Commission 

105 S. 18th St. No. 205 

Yakima, WA 98901 

Phone: 509-453-4837 

FAX: 509-453-4880 

http://www.yakima.net/yakima/agricult/index.html 

Washington Tree Fruit Directory 

http://www.treefruit.com/ 

West Virginia Experiment Form Fruit Information 

http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/wvufarm1.html 

WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, Wenatchee 

http://www.tfrec.wsu.edu 

Virtual Orchard 

http://orchard.uvm.edu/ 

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FRUIT EDITION - CONTRIBUTORS 

RCE Specialists 

Robert Belding, Ph.D., Pomology 

Joseph A. Fiola, Ph.D., Small Fruit & Viticulture 

Norman Lalancette, Ph.D., Plant Pathology 

Bradley A. Majek, Ph.D., Weed Science 

Peter Oudemans, Ph.D., Plant Pathology 

Sridhar Polavarapu, Ph.D., Entomology 

Peter W. Shearer, Ph.D., Entomology 

Craig A. Storlie, Ph.D. Agricultural Engineering 

NJAES/Cook College 

Joseph Goffreda, Ph.D., Breeding 

Edward Durner, Ph.D., Plant Physiology 

RCE County Agricultural Agents and Program Associates 

Gloucester, Jerome L. Frecon (609-863-0110) 

Hunterdon, Winfred P. Cowgill, Jr. (908-788-1338) 

Morris, Peter J. Nitzsche (201-285-8300) 

Warren, William H. Tietjen (908-475-6505) 

Cream Ridge, Dean Polk (609-758-7311) 

Ken Petersen, Program Associate (908-788-1338) 

Gene Rizio, Program Associate (609-784-1001) 

David Schmitt, Program Associate (609-863-0110) 

Newsletter Production 

Jack Rabin, Assistant Director, NJAES 

Cindy Rovins, Editor and Designer 

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Employer. 

Pesticide User Responsibility: Use 

pesticides safely and follow instructions 

on labels. The user is reponsible for the 

proper use of pesticides, residues on 

crops, storage and disposal, as well as 

damages caused by drift. For specific 

labels, special local-needs label 24(c) 

registration, or section 18 exemption, 

contact Rutgers Cooperative Extension of 

your County. 

Use of Trade Names: Trade names are 

used in this publication with the understanding 

that no discrimination is 

intended and no endorsement is implied. 

In some instances the compound may be 

sold under different trade names, which 

may vary as to label clearances.

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