On Friday September 16, Dr. Chin-Feng Hwang, Li-Ling Chen, Jennifer Morganthaler, Daniel Adams and Jacob Schneider attended the 2016 Black Walnut Field Day at Hammons Products in Stockton, Missouri. We received a tour of the facility, listened to several presentations and yes we ate some amazing food prepared with walnuts. A big thank you to Brian Hammons and family and … [Read more...] about Hammons Products Black Walnut Field Day
Archives for September 2016
GDD base 50 accumulation count beginning April 1 = 3303 http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp Phenology stages according to the Modified E-L system http://door.uwex.edu/files/2010/10/ModifiedEichhornLorennzsystem.pdf … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation
The juice analysis results of the berries sampled this morning are as follows: 16-Sep-16 Cultivar ˚Brix pH TA g/100ml Chambourcin F 22.6 3.31 0.818 Chambourcin M 21.4 3.34 0.848 Chambourcin NWV 22.2 3.40 0.810 … [Read more...] about Grape juice analysis
The grape juice analysis results from the berry samples collected this morning are as follows: 12-Sep-16 Cultivar ˚Brix pH TA g/100ml Catawba R 18.1 3.13 0.930 Chambourcin F 22.0 3.27 0.866 Chambourcin MVEC 21.0 3.29 0.897 Chambourcin NWV 22.0 3.34 0.870 … [Read more...] about Grape juice analysis
We participated in the 19th Annual Ozarks Celebration Festival held at Missouri State University September 9-11th. We handed out samples of Apples, Asian Pears and Paw Paws. We answered questions about growing fruits in Missouri and the Fruit Station in general. Literature on growing and maintaining fruit crops in Missouri was also available. Dr. Martin Kaps organizes our … [Read more...] about Ozarks Celebration Festival 2016